Heroes thriller movies

List of the best thriller movies about heroes selected by visitors to our site: Out of Time, Flightplan, Double Jeopardy, All the President's Men, Presumed Innocent, Three Days of the Condor, Outbreak, Michael Collins, The Hurt Locker, Blow Out.

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

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada
Duration01:45

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:18

In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:08

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

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: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the truth, he does not know whom he can trust.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

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?

    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada

    An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

      When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

      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: 6.7
        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: 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: 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: 8.1
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryCanada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:32

        Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?

        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: 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: 7.6
            Genrethriller, drama, history
            CountryUSA, Germany, India
            Duration02:39

              During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrethriller, drama, adventure
              CountryGermany, USA
              Duration01:50

              Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

              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: 7.8
              Genrethriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:53

              Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple are in danger.

              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.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, USA
                Duration02:18

                When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrethriller, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:21

                A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

                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: 7
                Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:43

                  The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

                  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: 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: 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: 6.3
                  Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:48

                    Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:52

                    A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

                    Markimdb: 6.4
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:25

                    Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.

                    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: 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: 6.8
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:53

                      Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

                      Markimdb: 8.2
                      Genrethriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:28

                      Initially, "Mulholland Dr." was to mark David Lynch's return to television. It is a retooling of a script originally shot as a 94-minute pilot for a TV series (co-written with TV screenwriter Joyce Eliason) for the channel ABC, which had approved the script, but chose not even to air the pilot once it was done in 1999, despite Lynch's labours to cut the project to their liking. It was left in limbo until 18 month later French company Studio Canal Plus (also producer of 'The Straight Story') agreed to pay ABC $7 million for the pilot, and budget a few million more to turn the pilot into a two-hour, 27-minute movie. The cost of the film doubled to $14 million as sets had to be reconstructed and actors recalled.

                      Markimdb: 8
                      Genrethriller, detective
                      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                      Duration02:18

                      A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover – but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:09

                      Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop and a high-profile 'fixer' enter high-stakes negotiations.

                      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: 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: 8
                      Genrethriller, drama, western
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:25

                      Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

                      Markimdb: 8.4
                      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                      Duration02:24

                      Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

                      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: 7.7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:00

                        The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.

                        Markimdb: 7.1
                        Genrethriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:32

                        A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire movie takes place in one room, with only the two actors. The movie is set in an unidentified, modern police state.

                        Markimdb: 6
                        Genrethriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:24

                        A bickering couple drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In a flash, they recognize a crumpled body laying at the side of the road and after much argument they stop, only to find a young man battered and bruised. An offer of summoning the police firmly rejected, the two help the man as best they can although it certainly means missing the ferry... and so starts this thriller: a tale of twisted sexual attraction and ulterior motives.




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