Films that combine a crime story with an investigation and an unpredictable plot that causes fear, and anxiety, are detective thrillers. All lovers of intriguing movies will be able to try on the role of a detective while watching suspenseful tapes with ominous events and numerous mysteries. We present 33 detective thrillers of recent years, which are worth watching.
The Best Offer
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
- Production Italy / 2012
- Budget: €13,500,000
- Worldwide gross: $20,596,350
- Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland, Philip Jackson, Dermot Crowley, Kiruna Stamell, Leah Kebede, Katerina Kapodilista, Gan Seto
This is an Italian psychological thriller about love with an immersion in the world of antiques. Virgil Oldman is the managing director of a leading auction house. From time to time, with his partner Billy, in front of the whole world, he pulls off cunning scams, deftly manipulating and misleading sellers and buyers alike. In the secret hall of his villa, he collected hundreds of priceless paintings from different eras. One day a mysterious woman, hiding her identity, asks him to sell her family’s antiques.
Among the many works of art, time after time Oldman discovers pieces of a long-lost mechanism. At one time it was said that in order to revive its creators have resorted to the help of higher powers. Putting together as a puzzle found the details, along with his brilliant friend Robert, they are trying to unravel this secret. But Oldman is interested not only in antiquities.
One day he receives an order to evaluate antiquities from a mysterious stranger. Unexpectedly, he reconsiders his own values.
The Collini Case
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Detective, drama, crime, thriller
- Production Germany / 2019
- Worldwide gross: $2,752,807
- Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
- Cast: Elias MBarek, Heiner Lauterbach, Alexandra Maria Lara, Franco Nero, Manfred Zapatka, Yannis Nievener, Rainer Bock, Katrin Striebeck, Pia Stutzenstein, Peter Prager
Hans Meyer, a major industrialist, is shot dead in a hotel room. The criminal does not try to escape, but surrenders to justice. What do these men from different walks of life have in common, and what are the motives behind the murder?
The defence of the Italian is conducted by the novice lawyer Caspar Leinen. The defendant stubbornly remains silent and does not make contact. In order to get to the bottom of the truth, the lawyer will have to rewind time back 50 years.
The movie is based on the German bestseller by Ferdinand von Schirach, one of Germany’s most famous authors. The main theme of the film is not ‘Who is the murderer’, but ‘What is the motive’.
Searching
- Rating IMDB – 7.6
- Genre: Detective, thriller, drama
- Production USA, Russia / 2018
- Budget: $880,000
- Worldwide gross: $75,462,037
- Directed by Anish Chaganti
- Cast: John Cho, Sara Sohn, Alex Jane Gow, Megan Liu, Kaya Dawn Lau, Michelle La, Joseph Lee, Dominic Hoffman, Sylvia Minasian, Melissa Disney
When David Kim discovers that his 16-year-old daughter has been held up too long, panic begins to set in. He is ready to call the police and file a missing person’s report, but first, he has to wait the few hours allowed by law, during which the teenager can safely return home. However, Pamela does not return.
When it becomes clear that things are bad, David puts aside his doubts and decides the first thing to do is to check his daughter’s recent activities on her laptop, her chats, emails, and open tabs on websites. Perhaps this will give him and the police a chance to find the girl before something really awful happens.
‘The Search’ is an American drama thriller from producer Timur Bekmambetov. The film is made in the screen life genre, which suggests that most of the action unfolds not in the real world, but on computer screens. The film was among the best detective thrillers of 2018 and collected a high rating.
Prisoners
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
- US production / 2013
- Budget: $46,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $122,126,687
- Directed by Denis Villeneuve
- Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Soule, Erin Gerasimovich
A small town in Pennsylvania. Neighbors Dover and Birchy are about to celebrate Thanksgiving. While the adults are having fun and the teens are watching TV, the six-year-old daughters of both families go missing. Everyone waits, but the girls don’t return; they must have been kidnapped.
The adults’ panic reaches its peak. The only clue is a van parked nearby, owned by a quiet young man with developmental delays. Detective Lockey investigates and takes Alex Jones, the owner of the van, into custody. There is not enough evidence against him, so the police let him go. The father, overwhelmed with anguish, takes matters into his own hands; he is convinced that Jones is a mentally ill maniac.
The Little Things
- Rating IMDB – 6.3
- Genre: Detective, crime, thriller, drama
- US production / 2020
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $29,844,012
- Directed by John Lee Hancock
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Christopher Bauer, Michael Hiatt, Terry Kinney, Natalie Morales, Isabelle Arraisa, Joris Jarsky, Glenn Morshower
Recently released, one of the best detective thrillers covers the events of the early ’90s in America. The protagonist Joe Deacon, an assistant district attorney from the province on official business goes to Los Angeles.
It was in this city that he began his successful career as a detective, and here he lost his health. Suddenly creepy pictures of his past life come back and Joe again plunges into the world of mysterious murders occurring in the city.
Gone Gir
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2014
- Budget: $61,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $369,330,363
- Directed by David Fincher
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, David Clennon, Lisa Baines, Missi Pyle
Married couple Nick and Amy are ready for their fifth-anniversary celebration together. Suddenly, the birthday girl disappears. For the husband, it is strange and incomprehensible, because nothing foretold trouble. In the house there are signs of an act of violence, there are traces of blood. Nick becomes the prime suspect.
More and more evidence points to his involvement in the disappearance of his
wife. A string of clues from Amy’s favorite treasure hunt game provides a chance to shed light on the fate of the missing.
The detective thriller is based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, who reworked her book into a screenplay. The author wrote several versions of the film’s ending to intrigue viewers.
Les Traducteurs
- Rating IMDB – 6.5
- Genre: Thriller, detective
- Production France, Belgium / 2019
- Worldwide gross: $2,998,422
- Directed by Régis Rouansart
- Cast: Lambert Wilson, Olga Kurylenko, Riccardo Scamarchio, Sidse Babette Knudsen, Eduardo Noriega, Alex Lawther, Anna Maria Sturm, Frederic Chaud, Maria Leite, Manolis Mavromatakis
The film can be classified as one of the best detective thrillers. In total secrecy, the final 3rd part of the popular bestseller ‘Daedalus’ is being prepared for publication. Fearing that the book would leak onto the internet, publisher Eric Angström rents a chateau in Villette and hires nine of the best translators from different countries to work on the manuscript. They work on a manuscript in an underground bunker completely cut off from the outside world.
But the text of the novel still leaks. To find out who could do such a nasty thing, Angstrem is ready for radical measures. The place of action is an isolated bunker, in which ten translators are placed. Their goal is to translate a super-secret manuscript sequel to a best-selling novel. But the dream job could become a real nightmare if one of them lets the information leak.
Based on the plot of a book by the consummate Agatha Christie.
The Vanished
- Rating IMDB – 5.7
- Genre: Thriller, crime, detective
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Peter Facinelli
- Cast: Anne Heche, Thomas Jane, Jason Patric, Alex Haydon, Peter Facinelli, Alexei Archer, Christopher Wente, John D. Hickman, Mitchell L. Johnson, Kakei Heim
In the plot of the psychological detective thriller, married couple Wendy and Paul decide to take a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Fishing with their daughter, and sitting around the campfire on the shores of a picturesque lake turns into a complete nightmare for the family.
The hero’s daughter disappears without a trace. The parents appeal to the local authorities to no avail. The couple launches their own investigation, in which everyone without exception falls under suspicion. In a dynamic film, the strange and illogical actions of the characters sustain the suspense.
Unknown
- Rating IMDB – 6.8
- Genre: Action, thriller, detective
- Production UK, Germany, France, USA / 2011
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $130,786,397
- Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider, Stipe Erzeg, Rainer Bock
Dr. Martin Harris regains consciousness after a car accident in Berlin and discovers that his wife does not recognize him and another man has appropriated his identity. Ignored by unbelieving authorities and pursued by mysterious killers, exhausted and forced into hiding, he finds himself alone.
Suddenly a chance ally comes to his rescue and Martin is plunged headlong into a maelstrom of deadly mystery that will question his state of mind, his identity, and how far he is willing to go to uncover the truth.
The Hateful Eight
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Western, crime, thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2015
- Budget: $44,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $155 760 117
- Director Quentin Tarantino
- Cast: Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gurier
America after the Civil War. Bounty hunter John Root, nicknamed ‘The Hangman,’ is escorting a bandit woman who must be handed over to justice. On the way, they are joined by several travelers.
A blizzard begins, and the heroes decide to take shelter in Minnie Minke’s shop, where they are met by the only employee, the Mexican Bob and a strange motley company. The appearance of the first corpse is not long in coming. Who among those present ‘put on the mask’? Tarantino’s film is deservedly called the best detective thriller and has had numerous awards.
The Invisible Guest
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
- Production Spain / 2016
- Budget: €4,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $31 191 910
- Directed by Oriol Paolo
- Cast: Mario Casas, Ana Wachener, José Coronado, Barbara Lenny, Francesc Orella, Paco Tous, David Selvas, Iñigo Gastesi, San Elamos, Manel Dueso
Adrian Doria, a young businessman and an excellent family man, finds himself the main suspect in the murder of his mistress. But the man denies his involvement, claiming that he was unconscious in the hotel room and woke up to find Laura already dead.
The desperate situation pushes him to use the services of the experienced Virginia Goodman, the best lawyer in the country for getting out of difficult conflicts. This is the last case for her, and she is willing to do whatever it takes not to lose.
Non-Stop
- Rating IMDB – 6.9
- Genre: Detective, thriller, thriller
- Production UK, France, USA, Canada / 2014
- Budget: $50,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $222,809,600
- Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong’o, Omar Metwally, Jason Butler Harner, Linus Roach
The main character is an air marshal Bill Marks. As always, he secretly boards a flight from New York and keeps the cabin in order. Bill is an air marshal with a scowling face and stout build, in charge of passenger safety, and for some reason suffers from aerophobia.
On board, Marks receives phone threats from a terrorist. The clever criminal has framed him for the charges. From that moment on, the Marshall is hunted by America’s intelligence services. The way out for him is to figure out and eliminate the criminal and save the passengers and his love, which he meets by chance.
It took more than 200 people to shoot the crowd scenes.
A Simple Favor
- Rating IMDB – 6.8
- Genre: Thriller, comedy, crime, detective
- Production USA, Canada / 2018
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $97,644,617
- Directed by Paul Feig
- Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, Dustin Milligan, Rupert Friend, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart
The plot centers on a young mommy blogger, Stephanie, who is trying to uncover the cause of her best friend Emily’s sudden disappearance. Stephanie is joined in the investigation by the missing woman’s husband Sean, with whom she gets caught up in an incredible a cycle of events full of mystery, betrayal and deceit.
‘A Simple Request’ is an American crime detective film directed by Paul Fig, based on the novel of the same name by Darcy Bell. The film rights to Bell’s book were bought by Fox Studios in January 2016, more than a year before the original novel was published.
The gripping Hollywood thriller with elements of humor is based on the detective novel by Darcy Bell.
The Woman in the Window
- Rating IMDB – 5.7
- Genre: Thriller, crime, detective
- US production / 2021
- Director Joe Wright
- Cast: Amy Adams, Fred Hechinger, Wyatt Russell, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Brian Tyree Henry, Tracey Letts, Anthony Mackie, Mariah Boseman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Anna Fox worked as a child psychologist, but one day became part of a nightmarish tragedy after which she stopped going out. For many years she practically does not see people and even with her parents only communicates by phone. Her daily routine consists of drinking glasses of wine while watching old movies, chatting online and watching her neighbors from her apartment window. The film tells the story of a woman who suffers from an acute form of agoraphobia and for this reason hardly ever leaves the threshold of her home in New York. To distract herself from the effects of psychological trauma, Anna Fox begins to watch the neighbors from the window.
One day, out of habit, looking out the window, she becomes a witness to a crime in the window across the street, only the police do not believe her testimony. So the woman decides to get to the truth on her own. But they do not want to believe the mentally ill person who takes psychotropic drugs.
Wind River
- Rating IMDB – 7.7
- Genre: Detective, crime, thriller
- Production UK, Canada, USA / 2016
- Budget: $11,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $43,980,821
- Director Taylor Sheridan
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal, Kelsey Asbil, Julia Jones, Theo Briones, Apesanahkwat, Graham Greene, Tantu Cardinal, Eric Lange
After the death of his daughter, young Corey Lambert found a job where no one would bother him, all day he disappears away from the crowds. His job for the Department of Games and Fisheries is to keep the predator population within the necessary limits, that is, to shoot. One day, while on the former Wind River Indian Reservation, he discovers the body of a girl who has been raped and murdered.
His ‘find’ interests not only the local police but also the FBI, which sends its agent to investigate. Since the case is not the most high-profile, the choice falls on a recent graduate of the Academy. When she arrives, she realizes that without a guide in these wild lands, it will be very difficult for her and turns to Lambert for help.
The film won the Best Director award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film was filmed in Park City, Utah. The same city hosts the Sundance Film Festival, where ‘Wind River’ premiered.
The Girl in the Fog
- Rating IMDB – 6.8
- Genre Thriller, crime, drama
- Production Italy, Germany, France / 2017
- Worldwide gross: $4,996,317
- Directed by Donato Carrisi
- Cast: Toni Servillo, Jean Reno, Alessio Boni, Lorenzo Riquelmi, Galatea Ranzi, Michela Cescon, Lucrezia Guidone, Daniela Piazza, Thierry Toscan, Catherine Buscemi
On a cold winter night, a psychiatrist Augusto Flores is called urgently to work to examine Inspector Vogel, who has been involved in an accident. The inspector remembers nothing, nothing at the scene of the accident indicates its cause or its victims, but Vogel’s shirt is stained with fresh blood, and that blood is not his. The conversation begins to reconstruct a chain of unbelievable events that began a month ago.
A sleepy little town lost in the Alps, Christmas evening, fog. From the house, where the lights shine Christmas tree and lay presents, to the festively decorated local church, only three hundred meters, but in the church of the young Anna Lu did not appear. Everywhere, journalists, photographers and television reporters besiege the town. Each of them is eager to be the first to report the breaking news of the investigation.
This skillfully uses the special agent Vogel, drawing attention to his own person. But what really happened to the quiet redheaded girl and what does a stray cat have to do with it?
‘The Girl in the Fog’ is an Italian thriller by director and screenwriter Donato Carrisi, who adapted his own detective novel, which treats the commonplace plot with a disappearing act in the author’s trademark paradoxical style. Tony Servillo and Jean Reno played the lead roles.
Quick
- Rating IMDB – 6.8
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
- Production Sweden, Belgium / 2019
- Worldwide gross: $156,168
- Directed by Mikael Hofström
- Cast: Jonas Karlsson, David Dencik, Alba August, Suzanne Reiter, Linda Ulvaeus, Christopher Wagelin, Tova Magnusson-Norling, Doug Malmberg, Magnus Roosmann, Bjorn Bengtsson
The film will tell the story of one of the most high-profile trials in Swedish history. Thomas Quick, an elderly bespectacled man with a shy smile, is a bloodthirsty maniac who murdered dozens of innocent souls, caught and locked up for forced treatment in an asylum.
Journalist Hannes Rostam does not understand why Quick is convicted only on the basis of his confession, since there is no evidence or witnesses in the case. The journalist’s arguments are so convincing that the viewer can’t be sure of Quick’s guilt or innocence until the finale. Tense, fascinating crime thriller with a twisted plot based on real events.
Unknown Origins
- Rating IMDB – 6.1
- Genre: Action, thriller, drama, crime, detective, adventure
- Production Spain, Argentina / 2020
- Directed by David Galan Galindo
- Cast Javier Rey, Veronica Echegui, Bryce Efe, Antonio Resines, Ernesto Alterio, Carlos Areces, Juanfra Juarez, Alejandro Garcia, Leonardo Sbaraglia
A series of brutal and inventive murders take place in Madrid. A maniac exterminates people, imitating comic book characters. To understand the secret meaning of the rapist’s actions, police inspector David Valentino is paired with comic book salesman Jorge Elias.
The streets of Madrid become the backdrop for a deadly quest that the heroes will have to overcome. The film has an assortment of styles: detective, comedy, thriller and adventure.
Some of the film’s characters bear the names of nationally known comic book publishers.
Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
- Rating IMDB – 7.2
- Genre: Detective, crime, thriller
- Production Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway / 2013
- Budget: €5,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $13,656,380
- Directed by Mikkel Nörgaard
- Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Per Scheel Kruger, Troels Lubyu, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm, Søren Pilmark, Divya Das, Anna Berskog Hauger, Sonya Richter, Rasmus Botoft
The protagonist is detective Karl Merck, who has suffered a setback with another investigation and, after being wounded, is reassigned to a light-duty ‘Department Q,’ dealing with ‘grouse.’ He is assisted by Asad, an investigator with no operational experience.
One archival case catches Carl’s attention. Five years ago, Merete Lingard went missing from a ferry. The police did not give the case the attention it deserved. The detectives begin a full-scale investigation and get on the trail of the maniacal psychopath who kidnapped Merete. Chasing him across the country, Carl and Asad are one step behind the criminal.
Wonder
- Rating IMDB – 4.9
- Genre: Thriller
- Production Canada, USA / 2020
- Worldwide gross: $4,609
- Directed by April Mullen
- Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Heather Graham, Raymond Cruz, Brendan FurRoger Dorman, Nicole Steinwedell, Tilanni Smith-Scott, Deborah Chavez
Private detective Arthur Bretnick takes on the case of a mysterious murder in the small town of Wonder. During the investigation, the man realizes that the incident has something to do with the death of his daughter in a car accident several years ago.
Unclear things are happening in the town, the detective is constantly monitored and all this is related to the tragedy of his family. The hero of the crime thriller tries to solve the problem: to uncover a government conspiracy, to stop the numerous murders and to punish the perpetrators.
Serenity
- Rating IMDB – 5.4
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
- Production USA, UK / 2019
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $14,454,622
- Directed by Stephen Knight
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, Charlotte Butler, David Butler, Rafael Sayeh, Michael Richard
On an island paradise near Florida, the captain of the fishing boat ‘Serenity’ named Baker Dill leads a measured life. With a partner, he takes wealthy tourists on a yacht around the exotic island.
Unexpectedly, Baker runs into former lover Karen, who has left him for an unloved billionaire. Karen takes pity, telling him about her sadistic husband. The woman asks the sailor to kill her spouse on a boat trip and feed him to the sharks.
The beginning of the movie is a thriller, the middle is sci-fi, and the end is a philosophical parable.
Steel Country
- Rating IMDB – 6.2
- Genre: Thriller, detective
- Production UK, USA / 2018
- Worldwide gross: $9,212
- Directed by Simon Fellows
- Cast: Andrew Scott, Brona Waugh, Denis Gough, Michael Edward Rose, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Christa Beth Campbell, Eric Mendenhall, Andrew Musset, Christian Finlayson, Kate Forbes
A little-known sleepy little town in the States, through the streets of which drives a garbage truck with a weirdo driver in earflaps, Donald Delvin, who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. One day, Donald is surprised by the absence of the boy who met the garbage truck on the route every day. When the boy goes missing on the outskirts of a sleepy little town in the States, local garbage man Donald decides to take care of the case himself.
But besides the garbage man, no one cares about the boy’s disappearance. He begins an investigation. Donald’s inconvenient questions and apt observations make the suspect uneasy. The absurdity of what’s going on and the jerkiness of the garbage man’s antics will make the viewer chuckle.
The Girl in the Train
- Rating IMDB – 6.5
- Genre: Thriller, detective, drama, crime
- US production / 2016
- Budget: $45,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $173,185,859
- Director Tate Taylor
- Cast: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramirez, Laura Prepon, Allison Janney, Darren Goldstein, Lisa Kudrow
Every day, Rachel Watson, who is going through a rough divorce and is addicted to alcohol, boards a train and simulates a trip to work. Every day, the train passes by the luxurious cottage where the happily married couple lives, reminding Rachel of her personal tragedy. But when real trouble strikes and her seeming idyll is shattered, Rachel finds herself drawn into an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a young girl, for from the train window she has seen more than anyone else.
The novel is set in England. In the film adaptation, the events were transferred to New York State. Initially, the role of Megan was approved by Kate Mara, but she later dropped out of the project. Margot Robbie was also considered for the role. Jared Leto and Chris Evans could have played in the film, but both dropped out due to being busy with other projects.
Carefully preserving the atmosphere of the source material, the film tells a fascinating detective story in which love, betrayal, violence and the tragedies of the characters are closely intertwined.
‘The Girl on the Train’ is an adaptation of the debut novel of the same name by British author Paula Hawkins, released in 2015 and instantly becoming an international bestseller.
The Limehouse Golem
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Detective, crime, thriller
- Production UK / 2016
- Worldwide gross: $2,327,419
- Directed by Juan Carlos Medina
- Cast: Douglas Booth, Olivia Cooke, Sam Reed, Maria Valverde, Daniel Mays, Bill Nighy, Peter Sullivan, Michael Jenn, Daniel Serkera, Patrick Durham
Following a series of mysterious murders, the public is baffled as they search for the culprit. After long, fruitless attempts to find a reasonable explanation, people have no choice but to pin the blame on a mythical creature named the Limehouse Golem.
The British horror-thriller is directed by Juan Carlos Medina and based on the novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd. The script is based on the historical detective genre, in this case, a description of a grim murder story in Victorian London.
The role of the character actor Bill Nye was originally planned to give to Alan Rickman, but after a sharp deterioration in the health of the latter, the role was given to Nye. One of the secondary roles starred a famous commentator channel Eurosport named Jake Senson, for which the shooting in this film was the debut in an acting career.
The Girl with Dragon Tattoo
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
- Production USA, Sweden, Norway / 2011
- Budget: $90,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $232,617,430
- Directed by David Fincher
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorik van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Visnjic
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist was accused of allegedly slandering a famous influential billionaire. Because of this, he was temporarily suspended from his job. Unexpectedly Mikael was contacted by the billionaire Henrik Vanger who offered the journalist a lucrative part-time job. He asked to investigate a 40-year-old family secret.
Niece Harriet disappeared without a trace on an island belonging to the powerful Vanger clan. The whole family is under suspicion. Helping Mikael in the investigation is hacker Lisbeth Salander, a girl who looks like a punk kid. She is filled with hatred for all the inhabitants of the island.
This film, for best editing, won an Oscar.
At the End of the Tunnel
- Rating IMDB – 7.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
- Production Argentina, Spain / 2015
- Budget: €2 000 000
- Worldwide gross: $2,039,463
- Directed by Rodrigo Grande
- Cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Clara Lago, Federico Luppi, Uma Salduende, Walter Donato, Laura Fayenza, Facundo Noel Jimenez, Javier Godino, Ariel Nunez De Croke
Joaquin was a happy husband and father, but tragedy takes his family away from him and makes him a cripple who moves around in a wheelchair in an empty house. Joaquin is threatened with having his house taken away for debts and is forced to let in tenants, a young woman and her daughter.
Watching from the window over the street, the hero of the thriller sees a gang of gangsters trying to rob a bank by building an underground tunnel under it. But the cripple is in no hurry to expose the criminals. He is sure that he has a chance that should not be missed.
Solace
- Rating IMDB – 6.4
- Genre: Thriller, crime, detective, fantasy
- US production / 2014
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $22,354,572
- Directed by Afonso Poyart
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Matt Gerald, José Pablo Cantillo, Marley Shelton, Xander Berkley, Kenny Johnson, Joshua Close
This thriller-detective thriller directed by Afonso Poyart tells the story of psychic John Clancy, who has repeatedly helped the FBI investigate complex crimes. Fate brings him face to face with the most dangerous case of his life. His new adversary is a cold-blooded killer capable of predicting the future.
The maniac kills his victims by stabbing them in the neck with a long and sharp needle. Now, to stop the series of murders, John must engage in an unequal battle with the killer and find a way to trap him, which is difficult – because the maniac is always ten steps ahead.
Originally planned to star Bruce Willis, but it ended up being played by Anthony Hopkins.
Marsh Land
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Crime, thriller, detective
- Production Spain / 2014
- Budget: €4,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $9,014,591
- Directed by Alberto Rodriguez
- Cast: Javier Gutierrez, Raul Arevalo, Maria Varod, Perico Cervantes, Jesus Ortiz, Jesus Carrosa, Salva Reina, Antonio de la Torre, Nerea Barros
Spain, 1980s. Two policemen arrive from Madrid in the middle of nowhere: the young guy Pedro Suarez and the experienced, cynical Juan Robles. They have nothing in common: few words, they communicate exclusively on the case, laconic and dry. Their task is to investigate the murder of two girls who disappeared during a local holiday.
People in the province are closed, and everyone has his own skeleton in the closet. The investigation is going hard, but with each new piece of evidence, the detectives get new facts, indicating the uncommonness of the case. The men must overcome their differences and unite in their struggle against the maniac.
Side Effects
- Rating IMDB – 7.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
- US production / 2013
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $63,372,757
- Director Steven Soderbergh
- Cast: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw, Michael Nathanson, Peter Friedman, Andrea Bogart, Lila Robins, David Costabile
The list of detective thrillers continues the tape, in which the married couple Emily Taylor and her husband together again. Martin is released after serving four years in prison. They still love each other, but their relationship is spoiled by Emily’s constant depression.
Because of her psychological problems, she attempts suicide. Jonathan Banks, a psychology specialist, after consulting with the woman’s former doctor, prescribes her an unknown drug that reverses her mood and improves Emily’s sex life. But with the improvement come side effects.
The psychological thriller was in the main competition at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival. The screenwriter had been hatching the idea for the film for 10 years.
The Body
- Rating IMDB – 7.6
- Genre: Thriller, detective, crime
- Production Spain / 2012
- Worldwide gross: $8,779,609
- Directed by Oriol Paolo
- Cast: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belen Rueda, Aura Garrido, Miguel Gelabert, Juan Pablo Shuk, Oriol Vila, Carlota Olsina, Patricia Bargallo, Mia Esteve
A twisted psychological detective thriller in which a young chemistry professor, Alex Ulloa, who has lost his wife, learns that her body has disappeared from the morgue in a strange way. An investigation begins. The night watchman of the morgue, who could shed some light on the incident, is hit by a car, after which he slips into a coma. Evidence of the crime is completely missing. But police investigator Jaime Peña tries to make sense of the woman’s death and solve the mystery.
The Gift
- Rating IMDB – 7.0
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
- Production USA, Australia, China / 2015
- Budget: $5,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $58,978,653
- Directed by Joel Edgerton
- Cast: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Allison Tolman, Tim Griffin, Busy Philipps, Adam Lazarr-White, Beau Knapp, Wendell Pierce, Mirra Faulks
This is a solid psychological thriller about how the past accidentally catches up with a person. The plot centers on a married couple who recently moved to California. Simon is a successful, pragmatic and confident man; Robin is a modest, quiet, poised woman. For the time being, all is well with the spouses.
Into Simon’s life bursts a former classmate, Gordo, a friendly man with great oddities. He overturns the couple’s measured life, blows the dust off Simon’s old sins and reveals his true nature. And it will become clear to everyone that past sins must be paid for.
Brimstone
- Rating IMDB – 7.1
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective, western
- Production Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA / 2016
- Budget: €12,000,000
- Worldwide gross: $2,140,941
- Directed by Martin Koolhoven
- Cast: Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Kit Harington, Carice van Houten, Emilia Jones, Jack Roth, Jack Hollington, Paul Anderson, Carla Urey, Vera Vitali
A film about a hard choice of moral values in which the heroes have to choose between the life of one and the death of the other. In the nineteenth century, a mute girl Liz is living peacefully with her husband and children until a strange priest with a scar on his face appears in her life.
The young woman is afraid of him. The vengeful preacher stalks poor Liz. To save herself and her loved ones, she tries to escape her dark, terrible past and hide from the pursuit of the ‘devilish’ priest.
Limbo
- IMDB rating – 7.1
- Genre: Detective, thriller, crime
- Production Hong Kong, China / 2021
- Directed by Chin Pou Soi
- Cast: Gordon Lam, Mason Lee, Sia Liu, Fish Liu, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Hanna Chan, Kamer So, Sammy Sum, Iris Lam, Hugo Ng
‘Limbo’ is a black-and-white Asian crime thriller with a dashing plot and exciting Jackie Chan-style stunts. The lack of color creates a disturbing, crisp graphic novel atmosphere and emphasizes the sinister figure of the story’s central character, a serial killer who preys on women, brutally murders and cuts off his hand.
Police officers Chum Lau and Will Zhen makes a deal with the criminal, offering her the deadly role of bait for the maniac. From that moment on, the decoy’s life becomes a living hell.
