Popular Thriller Movies on Kanopy - Page 78

Old Stone

2016

Old Stone

2016
6.9
When a drunken passenger causes taxi driver Lao Shi to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, he stops to help the victim. As no ambulance arrives he drives him to the hospital, but soon has to face the rules of today's Kafkaesque China. With his family and life endangered, he desperately seeks a way out.
Trigger Happy

2025

Trigger Happy

2025
3.7
A repressed husband attempts to murder his bread-winning wife for her life insurance policy in this madcap, 1950s-inspired satire.
The Clouds

2025

The Clouds

2025
4.3
Pablo Prieto leads a gang of thieves whose time is running out. Hunted by a relentless judge, will Pablo be able to escape his fate or will he have to pay for his crimes?
The Wild

2025

The Wild

2025
3.8
The tragic death of their best friend Bea has splintered longtime friends Emilia, Finn, and Lucey, until Emilia convinces them to go on their annual camping trip to reconnect.
Trust Me

1992

Trust Me

1992
7
Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the faked memoirs of a contract killer to a publisher, things start to go seriously wrong.
What We Do Next

2022

What We Do Next

2022
6
A New York City politician is forced to navigate her complicated past with a young woman recently released from prison and corporate attorney. Power constantly shifts among the three characters as they fight for their version of the truth.
Night of Fear

1973

Night of Fear

1973
5.2
A young girl who has just spent an afternoon playing tennis and making love with a man, gets accidentally run off the road by a truck. Ending up on a dead-end dirt road, her car gets stuck in a ditch, where she starts getting terrorized by a drooling, gibbering psycho, who also has a colony of rats.
Manhunter

1986

Manhunter

1986
7
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
Der Chinese

2011

Der Chinese

2011
Castro's Spies

2020

Castro's Spies

2020
9.2
The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death.
Ayar

2021

Ayar

2021
7
Ayar, a first-generation American Latina, returns home to reunite with her daughter. But when her mother, Renata, refuses to let her see her due to Covid, Ayar is confronted by the many roles she’s been forced to play, including the role in this film.
Modus Operandi

2010

Modus Operandi

2010
5.5
Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sensitive material. A covert branch of the CIA calls on notorious Black Ops agent Stanley Cashay, who has been barely existing in a semi-comatose twilight since the murder of his wife. Cashay is offered the identity of his wife’s killer in exchange for locating and returning the cases.
Slaughterhouse

2022

Slaughterhouse

2022
4.7
1975. An American filmmaker arrives in Argentina to film the story of the first revolt of laborers against landowners. Hoping to document history, instead, he finds himself becoming part of it as he’s swept into the revolt and soon finds himself on the run from the dark bloodiness that is sweeping the country.
Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers

2013

Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers

2013
5.6
The Pink Panthers have stolen over £270m in diamonds in more than 241 robberies in cities from Paris to Tokyo. The film explores the rise of the group during the 1990s Balkan conflict when economic sanctions imposed on Serbia fueled illegal activities. The criminals reveal an underworld driven by fast wealth and paranoia, while the detectives and inspectors, who are working with Interpol, are on a mission to stop their crime spree with growing success.
Skin in the Game

2019

Skin in the Game

2019
4.2
Abducted off the sidewalk of suburban America, fifteen year old Dani finds herself submerged in the horrific underground world of human trafficking. With no initial assistance from the police, Dani's mother and an ex-prostitute take to the streets in an effort to find her before it is too late.
East End Hustle

1976

East End Hustle

1976
3.9
Group of prostitutes who rely on each other to revolt against their sinister pimps. Their bid for freedom turns much more dangerous than they ever imagined.
3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets

2015

3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets

2015
7.3
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying sneakers and talking to girls. With music blaring, one boy exits the car and enters the store, a quick stop for a soda and a pack of gum. A man and a woman pull up next to the boys in the station, making a stop for a bottle of wine. The woman enters the store and an argument breaks out when the driver of the second car asks the boys to turn the music down. 3½ minutes and ten bullets later, one of the boys is dead. 3½ MINUTES dissects the aftermath of this fatal encounter.
Diablo

2012

Diablo

2012
7.2
A depressed former boxing champion gets involved in a big problem with his cousin the same day that he was about to make up with his ex-girlfriend.
Hit Man File

2005

Hit Man File

2005
6
Tan Thai, a smart hit man is hired to silence some powerful godfathers who are linked to a business case. One of the major targets is Lee Meng, a big drug agent who's feuding with village chief Bum.
God's Petting You

2022

God's Petting You

2022
4.4
Charlie is a drug addict. He meets a girl. She's a sex addict. What could possibly go wrong?