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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.

Anora (2024)

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9.0

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

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

The Assessment (2025)

7.9

A couple goes through a brutal test to prove their worthiness as parents in this psychological and dystopian thriller

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

The Verdict (1982)

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8.7

One of the finest courtroom dramas in cinema history features devastating performances across the board

Black Bag (2025)

7.5

A deceptively simple and suave spy thriller elevated by an efficient script and strong performances

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 Negotiator (1998)

7.6

Samuel L. Jackson is explosive as a framed cop who does everything in his power to prove his innocence

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)

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A quiet stranger saves a child in this emotional revenge 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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