Movies thrillers about pedophiles

List of the best films of thrillers about pedophiles according to visitors: The Bletchley Circle, Suite Française, Argo, Split, Captain Phillips, Nightcrawler, Prisoners, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, Shutter Island, Freeway.

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

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada

The Bletchley Circle follows the journey of four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II. Set in 1952, Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean have returned to their normal lives, modestly setting aside the part they played in producing crucial intelligence, which helped the Allies to victory and shortened the war. When Susan discovers a hidden code behind an unsolved murder she is met by skepticism from the police. She quickly realises she can only begin to crack the murders and bring the culprit to justice with her former friends. The Bletchley Circle paints a vivid portrait of post-war Britain in this fictional tale of unsung heroes.

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: 7.7
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: 7.3
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: 7.8
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: 7.8
    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: 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: 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: 8.2
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Mexico, France

        Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

        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: 7.4
        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: 7.1
        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
          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: 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: 7.5
            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: 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: 6.5
              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: 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: 6.9
                Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:51

                Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:54

                When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.

                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: 7.3
                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: 6.6
                  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
                    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: 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: 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: 7.3
                    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: 7.9
                    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: 6.5
                    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: 6.9
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:51

                    Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.

                    Markimdb: 6.4
                    Genrethriller, adventure, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:51

                    While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:53

                    In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

                    Markimdb: 7.9
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA, Australia
                    Duration02:18

                    A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                    Duration02:01

                    Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

                    Markimdb: 6.4
                    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:41

                    Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration02:24

                    A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

                    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: 7.6
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:05

                      This is the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré, Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girls, and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will learn harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever.

                      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: 6.9
                        Genrethriller, comedy, crime, music
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:45

                        Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA, Canada
                        Duration01:58

                        Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.

                        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: 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: 6.5
                        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: 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: 6.3
                          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: 6.4
                          Genrethriller, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:58

                          FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

                          Markimdb: 7.2
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUSA, Germany
                          Duration02:04

                          Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

                          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.




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