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A Haunting in Venice

A Haunting in Venice (2023) is Kenneth Branagh's third Hercule Poirot film, loosely adapting Agatha Christie's Hallowe'en Party; retired Poirot attends a séance in post-WWII Venice where a guest is murdered.

A Kind of Murder

A Kind of Murder (2016) is Andy Goddard's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Blunderer, starring Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Eddie Marsan, and Vincent Kartheiser; a Magnolia Pictures noir thriller that earned 35% on Rotten Tomatoes and a $2.0K US gross.

A Lot of Nothing

A Lot of Nothing is a 2022 American dark comedy-thriller, Mo McRae's feature directorial debut co-written with Sarah Kelly Kaplan, starring Y'lan Noel, Cleopatra Coleman, and Justin Hartley; a couple holds their policeman neighbor accountable after a fatal shooting. Premiered SXSW 2022, released February 3, 2023 by RLJE Films.

An Inspector Calls (2015 TV film)

An Inspector Calls (2015 TV film): BBC One adaptation of J.B. Priestley's play, directed by Aisling Walsh, written by Helen Edmundson, starring David Thewlis as Inspector Goole; drew 5.8 million viewers on 13 September 2015.

Following (그녀가 죽었다) (2024 film)

Following (그녀가 죽었다) is a 2024 South Korean mystery thriller directed and written by Kim Sewi, who makes his feature debut in the film. It stars Byun Yo-han and Shin Hae-sun.

Forgotten (2017 film)

Forgotten (기억의 밤, Night of Memory) is a 2017 South Korean mystery thriller directed by Jang Hang-jun, in which a man's abducted brother returns after 19 days seeming a stranger.

Fractured (2019 film)

Fractured is a 2019 Netflix psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson, written by Alan B. McElroy, starring Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, and Lucy Capri; a father searches a hospital for his vanished wife and daughter.

Greta (2018 film)

Greta (2018 film), also released as The Widow, is a Neil Jordan psychological thriller starring Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz, about a lonely widow who stalks the young woman who returned her planted handbag. Premiered at TIFF 2018; released by Focus Features March 1, 2019.

Guns & Moses

Guns & Moses is a 2024 American neo-Western action thriller directed by Salvador Litvak, starring Mark Feuerstein as a Chabad rabbi turned gunfighter, inspired by the 2019 Chabad of Poway shooting and released July 18, 2025.

Hangman (2017 film)

Hangman (2017 film), directed by Johnny Martin, is an American crime thriller starring Al Pacino, Karl Urban, and Brittany Snow about detectives chasing a serial killer staging murders around the hangman word game; released December 22, 2017 by Saban Films, it holds a 5% Tomatometer and Metascore 31.

Here Now (film)

Here Now (Fino alla fine) is a 2024 Italian thriller directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Elena Kampouris as an American whose last 24 hours in Palermo spiral into a fight for survival; released in Italy October 2024 and the US May 2025. Distinct from The Here Now Project documentary and I Live Here Now.

Hidden Blade (无名)

Hidden Blade (无名, Anonymous) is Cheng Er's 2023 Chinese spy thriller starring Tony Leung and Wang Yibo, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai; it earned 931 million yuan in China and a Golden Rooster Best Feature Film nomination.

Hidden Face

Hidden Face (히든 페이스) is a 2024 South Korean erotic thriller by Kim Dae-woo, remaking the 2011 Colombia-Spain film La cara oculta; starring Song Seung-heon, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Park Ji-hyun, it passed one million admissions.

Hidden Man (邪不压正)

Hidden Man (邪不压正, Xia Yin) is Jiang Wen's 2018 action comedy-drama, the third film of his Republican Era trilogy, adapted from Zhang Beihai's novel, starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing, released July 13, 2018, with a Douban score that fell from 8.2 to 7.2.

Hypnotic (2023 film)

Hypnotic is a 2023 American science fiction thriller directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Ben Affleck as a detective whose reality-bending investigation connects to his missing daughter.

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a 2017 dark comedy crime film, Macon Blair's directorial debut, starring Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood. It won the 2017 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and premiered on Netflix February 24, 2017.

I See You (2019 film)

I See You is a 2019 American psychological thriller directed by Adam Randall, starring Helen Hunt, about a detective investigating a boy's disappearance while his home seems haunted.

I Still See You (film)

I Still See You is a 2018 American supernatural thriller directed by Scott Speer, starring Bella Thorne and Dermot Mulroney, adapted from Daniel Waters' novel Break My Heart 1,000 Times.

I.T. (film)

I.T. (film) is a 2016 cyber thriller directed by John Moore, starring Pierce Brosnan, and shot in Dublin. The film was poorly received by critics.

Imperium (2016 film)

Imperium (2016) is an American thriller directed by Daniel Ragussis, starring Daniel Radcliffe as FBI agent Nate Foster undercover in white supremacist groups, based on former agent Michael German's cases; 84% Rotten Tomatoes, limited Lionsgate Premiere release.

In Darkness (2018 film)

In Darkness (2018 film), a British-American psychological thriller directed by Anthony Byrne, co-written by and starring Natalie Dormer as blind pianist Sofia; released May 25, 2018 by Vertical Entertainment; distinct from Agnieszka Holland's 2011 film of the same name.

Inconceivable (2017 film)

Inconceivable (2017) is a psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Baker, starring Nicolas Cage, Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan, and Faye Dunaway, about a nanny who infiltrates a family; released June 30, 2017 by Lionsgate Premiere, 105 minutes, 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Inside (2023 film)

Inside (2023) is a psychological thriller, the fiction feature debut of Greek director Vasilis Katsoupis, written by Ben Hopkins. Willem Dafoe plays Nemo, an art thief trapped in a high-tech New York penthouse after a heist goes wrong; premiered at Berlinale 2023, released by Focus Features.

Inside Man: Most Wanted

Inside Man: Most Wanted is a 2019 direct-to-streaming heist thriller sequel to Inside Man (2006), directed by M. J. Bassett, starring Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, and Roxanne McKee in a Federal Reserve hostage siege.

Irrational Man (film)

Irrational Man is Woody Allen's 2015 comedy-drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as philosophy professor Abe Lucas, with Emma Stone, Parker Posey, and Jamie Blackley; released July 17, 2015 by Sony Pictures Classics, filmed in Newport, Rhode Island.

Junction (2024 film)

Junction (2024) is Bryan Greenberg's directorial debut, an opioid-crisis drama-thriller told from three perspectives: a pharma CEO, a doctor, and an addict. Released January 26, 2024, shot in Rhode Island by Verdi Productions.

Kidnap (2017 film)

Kidnap is a 2017 American action thriller directed by Luis Prieto and starring Halle Berry as a single mother who pursues her six-year-old son's kidnappers.

King Ivory

King Ivory is a 2024 American crime thriller by John Swab about fentanyl trafficking in Tulsa, Oklahoma, starring James Badge Dale, Ben Foster, and Melissa Leo; it premiered at Venice 2024 and opened in US theaters November 14, 2025.

Knives Out

Knives Out is a 2019 American murder mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, starring Daniel Craig, in which detective Benoit Blanc investigates the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey.

Lake George (film)

Lake George is a 2024 American neo-noir crime comedy written and directed by Jeffrey Reiner, starring Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon, premiered at the Tribeca Festival.