American films about surveillance

List of the best American films about surveillance, selected by visitors to our site: The Rental, The Night Clerk, The Voyeurs, On the Rocks, Snowden, Watcher, The Woman in the Window, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Dark Blue, The Chronicles of Riddick.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA

Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

A young couple, find themselves becoming interested in the sex life of their neighbors across the street. What starts as an innocent curiosity turns into an unhealthy obsession.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
CountryFrance, Germany, USA, United Kingdom
Duration02:23

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Arab Emirates, USA, Romania

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA

An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:10

    The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Dark Blue was an action/drama television series which premiered on TNT on July 15, 2009, at 10 pm. It ended its run on September 15, 2010. The series is set in Los Angeles, California. It revolves around Carter Shaw, the leader of an undercover unit. He is an officer who has dedicated his life to taking down the worst criminals in L.A., and this dedication has cost him his marriage. His team includes Ty Curtis, a newlywed who struggles between his job and his new life; Dean Bendis, an officer who is so deep in his undercover role that his team is no longer sure which side he is on; and Jaimie Allen, a green patrol cop recruited into the undercover unit because of her dark past and criminal skills.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, action
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, China, Canada
    Duration01:55

    Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in pursuit of lost time after meeting a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home. What begins as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering series of events.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, short
    CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
    Duration00:13

    A story about a boy, his robot and the consequences of his anger at the disintegration of his parents marriage.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age, they only have each other. Over the course of a summer they venture on a journey exploring deep secrets and hopes of a future while being confronted with fears of isolation, abandonment and an unknown tomorrow.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    Teenager Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina Pennington. He'll have to deal with his best friend's horny mom, a drug abusing boss and even the mob if he ever hopes to land the girl of his dreams. Love is never easy!

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    A detective teams with a tabloid psychic to track down a missing child.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    An American hypochondriac who is working as a baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom

    An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA

    A group of friends return home with a friend to help him share a secret only to learn that sometimes older secrets are even more deadly.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns out to be more real than they planned.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, India, Canada
    Duration01:46

    An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryIndia, USA
    Duration02:52

    To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics turns thief to take down a corrupt bank in Chicago. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    With her personal and professional life in shambles, Elise ends up having to take a job as a counselor at her old summer camp. There, she reunites with two estranged friends who attended camp and never left. When the future of the camp is put in jeopardy, the three friends must band together to save it, changing the course of their lives forever.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany, Saudi Arabia
    Duration01:41

    A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hot shot

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    When a group of teenagers stumble upon a secret lab, they become part of a deadly experiment - The Recreator - evil human clones. Craig, Tracy and Derek come face to face with exact copies of themselves that have only one purpose; to find and kill their originals. With time running out it's up to the original group to destroy the lab and save themselves before they are replaced. Gregory Orr's exciting thriller brings science fiction to life with a sexy edge.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.

    Markimdb: 2.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, western
    CountryUSA

    After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:10

    A struggling family buys an old ship at auction with high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover her horrifying secrets on the isolated open waters.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:33

    Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    A ragtag group of former TV stars and comic book artists who make their living working at conventions decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A small boy discovers a mystical power as a child. He is then separated from his childhood girlfriend. He grows up to be a computer scientist who is hacking into the most secret national and international secrets, as well as being an acclaimed novel writer. His childhood 'finding' gives him amazing paranormal powers. He is reunited with the childhood girlfriend, mystically, on his hospital deathbed... as his relationship with his current drug addict girlfriend is deteriorating. The passions build between the threesome. Mystical, psychiatric and worldly forces rise to prevent him from revealing the hacked secrets. He attempts to reveal all in a Washington DC large press conference, with 'fateful' and dangerous consequences.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Malcom's done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going - everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with a bag full of weapons and self-made bombs, he makes his way to the nearby mall to really stir things up. On his personal war campaign, he not only changes his life radically, but also the fate of other people who are in the wrong place at the same time: a teenager whose favorite pastime is smoking pot in his dreary existence, a housewife, where their best days have been left behind, a greedy businessman whose only desire is to increase his wealth and a depressed pervert.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration02:13

      A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA

      Granted unprecedented access, Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar Date with Destiny, pulling back the curtain on this life-altering and controversial event, the zealous participants and the man himself.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:34

      A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrefantasy, comedy, family
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:42

      Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA

      A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. At the time of the sexual assaults, Pott was 15 and Coleman was 14 years old. After the assaults, the victims and their families were subjected to abuse and cyberbullying.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
      Duration01:37

      The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:36

      The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:08

      Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:30

      New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribner’s Sons is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer named Thomas Wolfe falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius. Together the two men set out to work on a version for publication and a seemingly endless struggle over every single phrase ensues. During this process, Perkins the gentle family man and Wolfe the eccentric author become close – a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When ‘Look Homeward, Angel’ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.




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