Movies thrillers about smartphones

List of the best thriller films about smartphones according to the audience: Nightmare Alley, Unknown, The Raven, The Words, 127 Hours, Captain Phillips, Nightcrawler, Profile, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Anonymous.

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

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: 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: 6.4
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Spain, Hungary, Serbia
Duration01:50

A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

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, 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: 7.8
    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: 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: 7.5
        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, 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: 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: 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, 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: 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: 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: 7.7
                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: 7.6
                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: 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: 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: 6.3
                    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
                    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: 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: 6.8
                    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: 8.6
                    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:54

                    Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

                    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: 6.4
                      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: 7.1
                      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: 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: 7.1
                        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: 7.4
                          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: 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: 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: 7.3
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, France
                          Duration02:02

                          Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punishment he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 19 days, but Henri spends years alone, cold and in complete darkness, only to emerge a madman and soon to be a murderer. The story follows a rookie lawyer attempting to prove that Alcatraz was to blame.

                          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
                          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: 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: 7.6
                          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: 7.4
                          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: 7.3
                          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
                          CountryUSA, Germany
                          Duration01:45

                          New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

                          Markimdb: 7.9
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUSA, France
                          Duration02:27

                            After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

                            Markimdb: 7.1
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration02:02

                            A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

                            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: 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: 7.9
                            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: 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: 6.7
                            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, 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: 7.7
                              Genrethriller, drama, crime
                              CountryUSA
                              Duration01:57

                              Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.




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