Genre: Thriller

Thrillers run on tension and pace — danger, stakes, and a clock running down, pulling you forward to find out whether the worst comes true.

  • Inside Man (2006) Cover

    Inside Man (2006)

    Spike Lee's 2006 Manhattan bank heist. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster. Real plot mechanics, not just style.
  • Coma (1978) Cover

    Coma (1978)

    Michael Crichton's 1978 medical thriller. Genevieve Bujold investigates hospital coma conspiracy. Source novel by Robin Cook.
  • Mission: Impossible (1996) Cover

    Mission: Impossible (1996)

    1996 Brian De Palma spy thriller launching the Tom Cruise franchise. IMF agent Ethan Hunt is framed and must find the real mole.
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) Cover

    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

    2016 sequel with Tom Cruise. Reacher returns to clear an army officer framed for espionage and uncovers deeper conspiracy.
  • Jack Reacher (2012) Cover

    Jack Reacher (2012)

    2012 Christopher McQuarrie thriller with Tom Cruise as Lee Child's ex-military investigator looking into a Pittsburgh sniper case.
  • Broken Arrow (1996) Cover

    Broken Arrow (1996)

    1996 John Woo action with Travolta as rogue Air Force pilot who steals nuclear weapons. Christian Slater pursues.
  • Face/Off (1997) Cover

    Face/Off (1997)

    1997 John Woo action with Travolta and Nicolas Cage swapping faces as cop and terrorist. Operatic ridiculousness.
  • Basic (2003) Cover

    Basic (2003)

    2003 John McTiernan military thriller with Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. Rashomon-style investigation of a Panama training accident.
  • I Am Wrath (2016) Cover

    I Am Wrath (2016)

    2016 Chuck Russell action with Cage as an engineer hunting his wife's killers through corrupt Columbus, Ohio.
  • Get Carter (1971) Cover

    Get Carter (1971)

    1971 Mike Hodges crime film with Michael Caine as a London gangster avenging his brother in Newcastle. Cold and merciless.
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