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181 Best Suspenseful 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. You won't feel the time pass with the following list of great suspenseful movies and shows to stream now.

Nitram (2021)

7.0

A gripping, restrained character study that doesn’t sensationalize real life tragedy

High Sierra (1941)

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8.0

A gangster returns for one last heist in this thrilling cliffside caper

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

Rebel Ridge (2024)

7.5

A suspenseful, veristic crime story about abusive police with action film tropes to prevent you from dissociating

Heretic (2024)

7.2

Though more philosophical than your typical horror film, Heretic still delivers the right amount of jump scares and thrills

Nosferatu (2024)

7.9

Robert Egger’s version of this well-known monster is a modern classic in its own right

Small Things Like These (2024)

7.4

Cillian Murphy meditates over the silence of systemic abuse in this understated yet devastating historical drama

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

Protégé (2007)

7.4

A gripping, devastating thriller that doesn’t take the easy path in the organized crime formula

Nightmare Alley (2021)

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8.4

A psychological thriller of the highest quality, masked as an adult fairytale, by the great Guillermo del Toro

Exhuma (2024)

7.6

A team of exorcists uncover long hidden terrors in this ambitious folk horror film

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