Thriller movies about relationships

List of the best thriller movies about relationships selected by visitors to our site: Fear, Room, The Prestige, The Grey, Labor Day, Uncut Gems, Eyes Wide Shut, Bridge of Spies, Trance, Split.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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: 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: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    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: 6.9
      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: 7.4
      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: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:39

      After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

      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, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France
        Duration01:41

        A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

        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: 7.8
        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: 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
            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, 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: 7.5
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:32

              Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

              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: 7.9
              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
                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
                  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, 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: 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
                    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: 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: 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: 6.8
                      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
                      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: 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: 7.2
                        Genrethriller, comedy, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:43

                        A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

                        Markimdb: 8.2
                        Genrethriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:10

                        Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

                        Markimdb: 8.6
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:07

                        Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

                        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: 5.9
                        Genrethriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:04

                        Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.

                        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: 7.4
                        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.

                        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
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA, France
                        Duration01:59

                        When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.

                        Markimdb: 6.5
                        Genrethriller, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:00

                        Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

                        Markimdb: 6.8
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:55

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

                        Markimdb: 8
                        Genrethriller, drama, western
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:25

                        Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

                        Markimdb: 6.6
                        Genreaction, thriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:08

                        A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

                        Markimdb: 8.5
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:53

                        Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

                        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: 6.9
                          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: 7.8
                            Genrethriller, drama, biography
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration02:37

                            Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand

                            Markimdb: 6.6
                            Genrethriller, drama, detective
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration02:03

                            An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

                            Markimdb: 6.8
                            Genrethriller, drama
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration02:01

                            48 hours in the life of a burnt-out paramedic. Once called Father Frank for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

                            Markimdb: 6.5
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                            Duration01:28

                            On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.

                            Markimdb: 8.5
                            Genrehorror, thriller, detective
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:49

                            When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.

                            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.




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