Movies thrillers about conspiracy theories

List of the best thriller films about conspiracy theories according to the audience: Anonymous, Flight, The Next Three Days, The Grey, Doctor Sleep, The Devil All the Time, Uncut Gems, The Trial of the Chicago 7, 127 Hours, The Town.

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

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
Duration02:10

    Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

    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: 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
      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: 7.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom

        A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

        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: 7.4
        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: 7.8
        Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India

        What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
        Duration01:33

        The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

        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: 6.6
        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: 7.7
          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: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:52

            After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

            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.

            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: 7.4
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA, Mexico
            Duration01:45

            A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

            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: 7.5
              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: 6.5
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:35

                Naomi Watts stars as Susan, a single mother of two, working as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands in this imaginative and emotional drama.

                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: 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: 7.8
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:14

                  The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

                  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: 7.8
                  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: 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: 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: 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
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:36

                      While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

                      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: 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: 8.5
                        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                        Duration02:05

                          A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:10

                          Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

                          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: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                          CountryUSA, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, United Kingdom
                          Duration02:01

                            Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

                            Markimdb: 7.7
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUSA, Germany, Australia
                            Duration01:48

                            Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

                            Markimdb: 6.8
                            Genrethriller, drama, detective
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:35

                            Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

                            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: 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: 7.2
                            Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                            CountryMexico, Spain, USA
                            Duration02:05

                            Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.

                            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, melodrama, drama, detective
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:54

                            Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hold when he thinks he sees Lisa, the love of his life who left him without a word two years earlier, walking out of a restaurant one day.

                            Markimdb: 7.5
                            Genrethriller, drama, detective
                            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                            Duration02:39

                            After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

                            Markimdb: 7.4
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                            Duration01:53

                            David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

                            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: 7.5
                              Genrethriller, drama, crime
                              CountryUSA
                              Duration02:34

                              Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money for herself. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel “Rum Punch”.

                              Markimdb: 7.3
                              Genrethriller, drama, crime
                              CountryGermany, USA, Mexico
                              Duration02:00

                              A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

                              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: 8.1
                              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: 7.6
                                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                                CountryUSA
                                Duration01:39

                                The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

                                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.




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