Movies thrillers about solitude

List of the best thriller films about solitude according to the audience: Room, 127 Hours, Shutter Island, The Next Three Days, Uncut Gems, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Guest, Bad Times at the El Royale, Gone Girl, Safe Haven.

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

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: 7.5
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: 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: 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: 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: 7.3
    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
      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: 7.1
        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, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:29

          With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

          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: 7.5
            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: 7.6
            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: 6.4
              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: 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: 6.9
                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: 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: 7.3
                  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: 7.7
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:21

                  Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

                  Markimdb: 6.5
                  Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:24

                  While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.

                  Markimdb: 8.5
                  Genrethriller, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:52

                  Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

                  Markimdb: 8.1
                  Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:04

                  An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

                  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
                    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: 6.6
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:54

                    After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.

                    Markimdb: 6.4
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:02

                    In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

                    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: 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: 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
                      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: 6.5
                      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.

                      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: 6.9
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA, France
                        Duration02:00

                        The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:34

                        Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA, France, Canada
                        Duration01:51

                        One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:49

                        Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

                        Markimdb: 7.9
                        Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:53

                        After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?

                        Markimdb: 6.6
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA, Germany, Canada
                        Duration01:56

                        Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

                        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: 7.6
                        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: 6.4
                          Genrethriller, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:58

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

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUSA, Germany
                          Duration01:42

                          A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.

                          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
                          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: 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: 6.7
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
                          Duration01:32

                          Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her 'hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

                          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: 7.5
                          Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:04

                          A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

                          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.




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