Movies thrillers about experiments

A list of the best thriller movies about human experiments selected by visitors to our site: Limitless, The Skin I Live In, Uncut Gems, Buried, The Words, Gossip, The Town, 127 Hours, The Place Beyond the Pines, Bad Times at the El Royale.

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

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: 7.6
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: 7.4
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
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountrySpain, United Kingdom, USA, France
Duration01:35

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

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: 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: 7.5
    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: 7.5
    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: 7.3
    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: 7.1
      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: 7.8
      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: 6.3
        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.

        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
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, USA
        Duration01:47

        France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

        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: 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: 7.6
          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: 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: 6.9
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA

            Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.

            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: 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: 7.1
              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: 6.9
              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: 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: 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, 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: 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
                    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: 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: 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: 6.6
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryWest Germany, USA
                      Duration01:56

                      This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.

                      Markimdb: 7.7
                      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:09

                      In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

                      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: 7.2
                      Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:34

                      Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

                      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: 7.7
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany
                      Duration01:50

                      Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.

                      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: 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: 7.6
                      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: 6.7
                      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: 7.2
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
                        Duration01:51

                        Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at a Lloyds Bank, they quickly realise that, besides millions in riches, the boxes also contain secrets that implicate everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Although the heist makes headlines throughout Britain for several days, a government gag order eventually brings all reporting of the case to an immediate halt.

                        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: 7.9
                        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:24

                        A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                        CountryUSA, Germany
                        Duration01:49

                        Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.

                        Markimdb: 6.8
                        Genrethriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:34

                        Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

                        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: 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: 7.7
                        Genrethriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:18

                        When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:00

                        A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm, which puts him on the fast track to success, but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

                        Markimdb: 6.5
                        Genrethriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:06

                        In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.




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