Movies thrillers about the paranormal

List of the best thriller films about paranormal phenomena according to the audience: Anonymous, The Guest, Bad Times at the El Royale, 127 Hours, Limitless, Split, Safe Haven, Bridge of Spies, Labor Day, Argo.

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: 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: 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: 7.4
      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: 7.3
      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: 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: 7.6
        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: 6.9
          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: 7.7
          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: 6.5
          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, 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: 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: 6.3
            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
            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: 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, 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: 7.8
                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: 6.1
                  Genrethriller, comedy, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:36

                  When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the "friendship," Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behavior.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genrethriller, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration01:49

                  Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

                  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: 6.7
                  Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                  CountryFrance, Germany, USA
                  Duration02:04

                    Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.

                    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: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:30

                      A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

                      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: 8.8
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Germany
                      Duration02:11

                      A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

                      Markimdb: 6.9
                      Genrethriller, drama
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:59

                      A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

                      Markimdb: 6.2
                      Genrethriller, drama
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:32

                      A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.

                      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: 7.5
                      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: 6.5
                        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: 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: 7.6
                        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:37

                        An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

                        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: 7.9
                        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA, France
                        Duration02:01

                        Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

                        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: 7.3
                          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: 7.3
                            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.

                            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: 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
                            Genrethriller, drama, military
                            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
                            Duration02:02

                            A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.

                            Markimdb: 7.2
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUSA, Germany
                            Duration01:48

                              A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

                              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: 7.5
                              Genrethriller, drama, crime
                              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France, USA, Japan
                              Duration02:01

                              Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences

                              Markimdb: 7.3
                              Genrethriller, detective
                              CountryUSA
                              Duration01:31

                                Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

                                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
                                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: 7.2
                                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                                CountryUSA, Canada
                                Duration01:26

                                Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and deceit.

                                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.




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