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162 Best Gripping Shows 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.

Black Doves

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8.1

A tale of espionage, romance, and friendship all tied in a neat bow, just in time for Christmas

Say Nothing

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8.5

A powerful take on the Northern Ireland conflict that smartly shows all sides

The Day of the Jackal

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8.2

A thrilling cat-and-mouse chase bolstered by a chameleonic performance by Eddie Redmayne

The Pitt

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9.0

A difficult, intense, but immensely gripping watch, The Pitt shines a light on the critical work done by the hospital ER team

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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8.0

An ambitious mini-series that succeeds in adapting the classic magic realist novel

Paradise

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8.0

A genre-bending thriller packed with surprising twists and turns

Escape at Dannemora

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9.3

Based on a true prison escape story, this slow-burn suspense thriller features once-in-a-lifetime performances by a star-studded cast

Monster

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9.2

The classic psychological thriller anime that’s simply one-of-a-kind

Shōgun

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9.2

Faith, sacrifice, and ambition battle in this epic reimagining of the classic samurai series

Safe

7.4

A small town’s big secrets unravel in this edge-of-your-seat murder mystery

Tales from the Loop

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8.0

An atmospheric mystery about an underground experiment that gets tighter the more answers you get

Bodies

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8.3

An exceptional, multi-faceted British crime thriller adaptation centered on one body and four separate time periods

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