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Josephine (2026 film)
Josephine is a 2026 American drama by Beth de Araújo, based on her childhood, in which eight-year-old Mason Reeves witnesses a sexual assault in Golden Gate Park; it won Sundance 2026's Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan.
Kalamkaval
Kalamkaval (കളങ്കാവൽ) is a 2025 Malayalam crime thriller directed by debutant Jithin K Jose, produced by Mammootty Kampany, starring Mammootty as serial killer Stanley Das and Vinayakan as SI Jayakrishnan; released December 5, 2025, streaming on SonyLIV from January 15, 2026.
Karma (2026 film)
Karma (2026) is a French psychological thriller by Guillaume Canet, starring Marion Cotillard, Denis Ménochet, Leonardo Sbaraglia, and Luis Zahera. Premiered out of competition at Cannes 2026 on 15 May; Pathé released it in France on 21 October 2026.
Locked (film)
Locked is a 2025 American horror-thriller film directed by David Yarovesky, in which Bill Skarsgård's thief is trapped in an SUV controlled by Anthony Hopkins.
Lurker (film)
Lurker is a 2025 psychological thriller, the feature debut of Alex Russell (The Bear, Beef), starring Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe; a retail clerk infiltrates a pop star's entourage. MUBI release, Sundance 2025, Spirit Award winner.
Night Nurse (2026 film)
Night Nurse (2026) is Georgia Bernstein's debut psychosexual thriller, premiering in Sundance's NEXT section. Nurse Eleni (Cemre Paksoy) joins patient Douglas (Bruce McKenzie) in scamming seniors; released July 10, 2026 by IFC, 95 minutes, 66% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Night Stage
Night Stage (Ato Noturno) is a 2025 Brazilian queer erotic thriller by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, premiering in Berlinale Panorama; an actor and a closeted mayoral candidate in Porto Alegre develop a public-sex fetish as their fame grows.
Nuremberg (2025 film)
Nuremberg (2025) is a James Vanderbilt historical drama adapted from Jack El-Hai's The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring, Rami Malek as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, and Michael Shannon as Robert H. Jackson; Sony Pictures Classics released it November 7, 2025.
On the Road (2025 Mexican film)
On the Road (En el camino) is David Pablos's 2025 Mexican queer road movie about drifter Veneno and trucker Muñeco; it won Venice's Orizzonti and Queer Lion, led the 2026 Ariels with 13 nominations, and is Mexico's Oscar 2027 entry.
Opus (film)
Opus is a 2025 American horror-thriller film directed by Mark Anthony Green, starring Ayo Edebiri as a music journalist lured to a pop star's compound.
Paradise Lost (2026 film)
Paradise Lost (실낙원, Silnakwon) is a 2026 South Korean psychological thriller by Yeon Sang-ho, adapted from Oh Sung-eun's novel Black Inferno, starring Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyeon-seong; it premiered at TIFF 2026 and opened in Korea on 21 October 2026.
Perfect Girl (film)
Perfect Girl: upcoming English-language K-pop psychological thriller directed by Hong Won-ki (Goedam), starring Jeon Somi in her acting debut; from the 2023 Black List script Unnie, filmed in Thailand, in post-production as of May 2026.
Plainclothes (film)
Plainclothes (2025) is Carmen Emmi's debut drama thriller starring Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey, about a closeted 1990s Syracuse undercover cop who entraps gay men and falls for a target; Sundance Special Jury Award winner.
Play Dead (upcoming film)
Play Dead (upcoming film): WWII survival thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway, starring Noah Jupe and Matthias Schweighöfer; shot in Melbourne, Australia in May 2025, in post-production as of April 2026; distinct from the 2022 Bailee Madison horror and Just Play Dead.
Reversion (2025 film)
Reversión (Reversion) is a 2025 Spanish-Dominican psychological thriller directed by Jacob Santana, a remake of the Korean film Forgotten (2017), starring Jaime Lorente and Belén Rueda, released in Spain on 7 November 2025.
Rosebush Pruning
Rosebush Pruning is a 2026 satirical drama by Karim Aïnouz, written by Efthimis Filippou from Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, and Elle Fanning; it premiered in Berlinale 2026 Competition and scored 16% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Scorn (2026 film)
Scorn (2026 film): upcoming erotic thriller written and directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss, starring Adria Arjona and Kingsley Ben-Adir; Topic Studios-financed, filmed in the UK January–February 2026, now in post-production. Distinct from the 2020 indie drama, the 2022 video game, and the John Wick spec script of the same name.
Serena (2026 film)
Serena (2026 film) most commonly refers to Rob Alicea's American Screenlife AI thriller starring Andi Matichak, Steven Strait, and Ashleigh Murray; also a Comodin France/Italy project and Spanish shorts of the same name.
Sleepwalker (2026 film)
Sleepwalker (2026) is an American psychological horror thriller, Brandon Auman's feature directorial debut expanded from his 2024 short, starring Hayden Panettiere, Justin Chatwin, and Beverly D'Angelo; released January 9, 2026 by Brainstorm Media, it earned 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Smothered (2025 film)
Smothered (sMOTHERed; Indonesian title Legenda Kelam Malin Kundang) is a 2025 Indonesian psychological thriller directed by Rafki Hidayat and Kevin Rahardjo, adapted from the Malin Kundang folktale, starring Rio Dewanto as an amnesiac micro painter; released November 2025 in Indonesia and on Shudder May 2026, distinct from John Schneider's 2016 horror-comedy of the same name.
Straw (film)
Straw is a 2025 Tyler Perry drama-thriller on Netflix starring Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah, a single mother who accidentally holds a bank hostage; also with Sherri Shepherd and Teyana Taylor, released June 6, 2025.
Strung
Strung (formerly Help) is a 2026 psychological thriller directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by Alan B. McElroy, starring Chloe Bailey as a violinist tutoring a wealthy family's daughter; a Blumhouse-Tyler Perry Peacock film.
Sweetness (film)
Sweetness is a 2025 Canadian thriller and Emma Higgins's feature debut, premiering at SXSW. Kate Hallett plays teen superfan Rylee, who kidnaps rockstar Payton (Herman Tømmeraas) of the band Floorplan to force him sober; a Gen Z take on Misery.
Teacher's Pet (2025 film)
Teacher's Pet (2025) is Noam Kroll's American psychological thriller, also known by its 2026 VOD release, starring Michelle Torian and Luke Barnett as a student and predatory teacher; distinct from the 2025 Vivamax and Indian films of the same name.
Terrestrial (film)
Terrestrial (2025) is a Steve Pink sci-fi psychological thriller starring Jermaine Fowler as a struggling writer faking success; Fantasia premiere, Best Screenplay award, Aero Films US release October 23, 2026. Distinct from the 2026 Alex Farnham horror film of the same name.
The Death of Robin Hood
The Death of Robin Hood is a 2026 A24 adventure drama written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, starring Hugh Jackman as a gravely wounded, guilt-stricken Robin Hood, based on the Middle English ballad Robin Hood's Death, released June 19, 2026.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025 film)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) is a Hulu psychological thriller remake directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Caitlin Morales and Maika Monroe as nanny Polly Murphy; released October 22, 2025, with mixed reviews (RT 43%, Metacritic 52).
The Housemaid (2025 film)
The Housemaid is a 2025 American psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig. It stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried and was adapted from a Freida McFadden novel.
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde is an upcoming Kenneth Branagh psychological thriller starring Jodie Comer, shot in the UK from August 2024, independently financed by Maximum Effort and others, plot under wraps, release date TBA.
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement (2025) is Nadia Latif's feature debut, a psychological thriller adapted from Walter Mosley's 2004 novel, starring Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe; released via TIFF, limited theaters, Hulu, and Disney+.