Thriller movies about the meaning of life

List of the best thriller movies about the meaning of life, selected by visitors to our site: Jaws, Confessions, The Bone Collector, The Place, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Match Point, Kiss the Girls, Unfaithful, Hackers, Bad Lieutenant.

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

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: 7.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryJapan
Duration01:46

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:58

Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryItaly
Duration01:37

The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration01:50

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge.

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: 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, 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: 6.2
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

    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: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
    Duration02:13

    Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

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

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

    Markimdb: 7.5
    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: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, biography
    CountryBelgium, Netherlands
    Duration01:49

    A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:38

    Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:18

    A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover – but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, adventure
    CountryKazakhstan
    Duration01:42

    This is a survival story - a Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea' as if written for our days.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:51

    A blind witness and a runaway help the police find the suspect in a Hit and Run until the culprit realizes that they are close on his trail. The killer tracks her down and Soo-ah realizes that in order to save Gi-sub she would have to risk her life.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:31

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

    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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:10

    An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a 3rd person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
    Duration02:10

    A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany, Australia
    Duration01:48

    Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

    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: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, military, history
    CountryGermany, France, Poland, China, Portugal
    Duration01:51

    Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryDenmark, France, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Tunisia
    Duration02:43

    Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:59

    A kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace. Five days before the case's statute of limitations expires, someone anonymously leaves a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same method on a similar target.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

    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: 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: 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.

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