Popular Thriller Movies on Kanopy - Page 10

Original Sin

2001

Original Sin

2001
6.1
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
Backstabbing for Beginners

2018

Backstabbing for Beginners

2018
6.2
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
Sweet Country

2018

Sweet Country

2018
6.7
In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.
Unsane

2018

Unsane

2018
6.3
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
American Satan

2017

American Satan

2017
7.2
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Custody

2018

Custody

2018
7.5
In the midst of a divorce, Miriam Besson decides to ask for exclusive custody of her son, in order to protect him from a father that she is accusing of violence. The judge-in-charge of the file grants a shared custody to the father whom it considers abused. Taken as a hostage between his parents, Julien Besson will do everything to prevent the worst from happening.
My Son

2017

My Son

2017
5.8
The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all costs...
The Workshop

2017

The Workshop

2017
5.9
Antoine has agreed to follow a writing workshop where some young people in insertion must write a noir novel with the help of Olivia, a recognized novelist. The work of writing will bring to life the working-class past of the city. Its shipyard is closed for 25 years, a nostalgia that does not interest Antoine, influenced by the anxiety of the present world
Most Beautiful Island

2017

Most Beautiful Island

2017
5.6
Chronicling one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana’s day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome, unforeseeable extremes.
All That Divides Us

2017

All That Divides Us

2017
5.5
A middle-class house in the middle of nowhere. A council estate in Sète. A mother and daughter. Two childhood friends. A vanishing. Blackmail. A clash between two worlds.
Ismael's Ghosts

2017

Ismael's Ghosts

2017
5.6
Just as the disheveled and alcoholic filmmaker Ismaël embarks on a difficult new film project, his life is sent into a tailspin. His wife Carlotta, presumed dead for 20 years, come crashing back into his life creating chaos in his work and his current romantic relationship with the starry-eyed astronomer Sylvia.
The Nile Hilton Incident

2017

The Nile Hilton Incident

2017
6.6
Cairo, 2011. A police officer investigates the murder of a woman in a luxurious hotel in the days leading up to the Egyptian revolution.
Thelma

2017

Thelma

2017
6.8
A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.
Beirut

2018

Beirut

2018
6.3
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.
Dismissed

2017

Dismissed

2017
6.5
A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Submergence

2017

Submergence

2017
5.5
While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.
Black Christmas

1974

Black Christmas

1974
6.9
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
Fist of Fury

1972

Fist of Fury

1972
7.2
Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.
Green Room

2016

Green Room

2016
6.7
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
The Lazarus Effect

2015

The Lazarus Effect

2015
5.3
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.