Thriller movies about Paris

List of the best Parisian thriller movies selected by visitors to our site: The Da Vinci Code, Frantic, Elevator to the Gallows, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Call, Profile, Limitless, The Guest, Argo, Doctor Sleep.

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

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Italy, Malta, France, United Kingdom
Duration02:29

When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

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: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:31

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

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: 6.7
    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: 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: 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: 7.7
      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, 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: 7.8
      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
        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: 7.9
        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: 6.8
        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: 6.9
        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: 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: 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: 7.4
          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
          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, 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: 6.3
          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: 7.1
          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: 6.8
          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: 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: 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: 7.2
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
          Duration01:51

          Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at a Lloyds Bank, they quickly realise that, besides millions in riches, the boxes also contain secrets that implicate everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Although the heist makes headlines throughout Britain for several days, a government gag order eventually brings all reporting of the case to an immediate halt.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:02

            Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:53

            Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple are in danger.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:10

            Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

            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: 7.4
            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
            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: 7.5
            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: 6.5
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

            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: 7.5
            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: 7.6
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
            Duration01:40

            A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

            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: 7.3
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:56

              A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:59

              Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

              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: 7.1
              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: 6.3
              Genrethriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA, Australia, Luxembourg, Canada
              Duration01:53

              When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret..

              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: 7.5
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:18

              A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

              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: 6.8
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:55

                Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrethriller
                CountryFrance
                Duration01:44

                Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

                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.




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