College thriller movies

The list of the best films of thrillers of youth about college, selected by visitors of our site: The Captain, Gossip, Uncut Gems, Nefarious, Profile, The Mule, Safe Haven, Flight, Gone Girl, The Devil All the Time.

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

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, military, history
CountryGermany, France, Poland, China, Portugal
Duration01:51

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

On a beautiful college campus, something ugly is about to be spread around. A bit of gossip that was told is starting to take a frightening turn. Who could it have offended and how far will the person on the other side of the gossip handle the embarrassing situation.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, detective
CountryRussia, USA, United Kingdom, Cyprus

Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, Amy Whitaker, a journalist, creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:56

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
    Duration02:18

    Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

      With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:04

      Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:35

        A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

          An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Japan
          Duration02:27

          Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

            Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

            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: 6.8
              Genreaction, thriller, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France, USA
              Duration01:53

              An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a former Stazi agent, he sets out to prove who he is and find out why people are trying to kill him.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genreaction, thriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:34

              A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:55

                Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrethriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:41

                  Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrethriller, drama, biography
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration02:00

                  As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

                  Markimdb: 8.1
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:59

                  A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
                  CountryGermany, USA
                  Duration02:14

                  The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
                  Duration02:13

                  Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

                  Markimdb: 7.9
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:59

                  Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

                  Markimdb: 6.4
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration01:42

                  Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

                  Markimdb: 8.1
                  Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:04

                  An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genrethriller, drama, adventure
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:57

                    An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:49

                    A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                    Duration01:59

                    Match Point is Woody Allen’s satire of the British High Society and the ambition of a young tennis instructor to enter into it. Yet when he must decide between two women - one assuring him his place in high society, and the other that would bring him far from it - palms start to sweat and a dark psychological match in his head begins.

                    Markimdb: 6.3
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:50

                    A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genrethriller, comedy, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:43

                    A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

                    Markimdb: 7.1
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:03

                    Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
                    Duration02:10

                    A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genrethriller, drama, detective
                    CountryDenmark, Finland, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
                    Duration02:58

                    A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, drama, history
                    CountryFrance, Canada, USA
                    Duration02:44

                    During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

                    Markimdb: 8.1
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:33

                      When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

                      Markimdb: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:43

                        A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

                        Markimdb: 6.8
                        Genrethriller, drama, music
                        CountryUSA, Canada, Netherlands
                        Duration01:20

                        After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

                        Markimdb: 6.5
                        Genrethriller, melodrama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:48

                        When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:35

                        Three stories portray women coping with unplanned pregnancies in various social climates, the 1950s, 1970s and 1990s. In 1952 the newly widowed nurse Clare goes and sees a back-street abortionist in order to put an end to her pregnancy. After giving birth to three children, Barbara at last has the realistic hope of finding a job again, but then a new pregnancy thwarts her plans. In 1974 abortion is already legal; however, this fact does not make it any easier for Barbara to take the right decision. In 1996 Christine, a student, consults an abortion clinic to get information on abortion. While doing this, she is being harassed by militant anti-abortionists.

                        Markimdb: 6.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:55

                        A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:35

                        When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

                        Markimdb: 7.7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:38

                        The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

                        Markimdb: 8.5
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:53

                        Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

                        Markimdb: 8.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:53

                        A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.

                        Markimdb: 7.6
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountrySpain, USA
                        Duration02:00

                        A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

                        Markimdb: 7.9
                        Genrethriller, comedy, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:58

                        Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:20

                          A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.




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