Thriller movies about mothers

A list of the best militant thriller movies selected by visitors to our site: Room, Changeling, Sneaky Pete, The Devil All the Time, Dear John, Uncut Gems, Argo, Labor Day, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, We Need to Talk About Kevin.

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: 7.7
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: 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: 7.1
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: 6.3
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: 7.4
    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: 7.7
    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: 6.9
    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: 6.9
    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: 7.5
    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: 7.5
      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: 7.1
        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: 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: 7.3
            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
              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
              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: 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: 6.6
                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
                  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, 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: 6.5
                    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, 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: 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: 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: 7.4
                    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
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
                    Duration02:18

                    Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

                    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: 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: 6.7
                      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: 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.

                        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: 6.7
                        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: 6.2
                          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
                          Genrethriller, drama, history
                          CountryUSA, France
                          Duration03:01

                          New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

                          Markimdb: 6
                          Genrethriller, drama
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:24

                          A bickering couple drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In a flash, they recognize a crumpled body laying at the side of the road and after much argument they stop, only to find a young man battered and bruised. An offer of summoning the police firmly rejected, the two help the man as best they can although it certainly means missing the ferry... and so starts this thriller: a tale of twisted sexual attraction and ulterior motives.

                          Markimdb: 6.9
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:07

                          Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

                          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: 7
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA, France
                          Duration02:08

                          A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.

                          Markimdb: 7.7
                          Genrethriller, drama, adventure
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:49

                          Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

                          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
                          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: 7.5
                          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
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:52

                          A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.

                          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: 7.4
                          Genrethriller, crime
                          CountryUSA

                          A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

                          Markimdb: 8
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:20

                          Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:10

                          Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

                          Markimdb: 6.6
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:48

                          When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

                          Markimdb: 7.4
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:44

                          A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.




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