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245 Best Gripping Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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Some movies are so enthralling they pull you to the edge of your seat, and there you stay until the end. For a guaranteed good time, check out the most gripping movies and shows to stream now.

The Conversation (1974)

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8.5

Francis Ford Coppola’s taut crime thriller is a timely tale about the dissolution of privacy

Anora (2024)

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9.0

An exciting and heartbreaking fairy tale with a modern, class-centric twist

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

7.8

This blistering portrayal of a passionate but dysfunctional marriage features an unforgettable performance from the award-winning Gena Rowlands

Leave the World Behind (2023)

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8.2

Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending

The Teachers’ Lounge (2023)

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9.0

A tense classroom thriller that doubles as an allegory about the frightening complexity of our modern world

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

7.6

A quiet stranger saves a child in this emotional revenge thriller

September 5 (2024)

7.4

A taut and thrilling account of the Munich massacre, from the point of view of the broadcast team that delivered the news

The Order (2024)

7.6

A straightforward yet harrowing cop thriller set in the 1980s Pacific Northwest

The Night Comes for Us (2018)

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A Triad enforcer punches out a bloody escape in this spectacular, violent crime thriller

Babylon (2022)

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8.0

An intoxicating and lavishly designed experience of Hollywood hedonism

Mister Organ (2022)

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8.1

A filmmaker chases — and then struggles to escape — a shady figure in this fascinating and disturbing documentary

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