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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 Liberation (film)
The Liberation is a 2026 American cult drama-thriller directed by Guy Nattiv, formerly titled Harmonia, starring Carrie Coon as Rita, a Holocaust survivor who joins an all-female cult; premiered at Telluride, released by Bleecker Street January 2027.
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+.
The Marked Woman (2026 film)
The Marked Woman (La desconocida) is a 2026 Spanish Netflix crime thriller directed by Gabe Ibáñez, starring Candela Peña, Ana Rujas, and Pol López, adapted from Rosa Montero and Olivier Truc's 2023 amnesia-and-human-trafficking novel, released June 5, 2026.
The Mastermind (film)
The Mastermind (film): 2025 Kelly Reichardt crime drama, also called Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor as a 1970 Massachusetts art thief; Cannes In Competition premiere, MUBI release, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Mongoose (film)
The Mongoose (2026) is a Liam Neeson action thriller, Mark Vanselow's directorial debut, about war hero Ryan 'Fang' Flanagan fleeing a murder accusation in a televised cross-country car chase; released October 30, 2026 by Samuel Goldwyn Films, filmed in Victoria, Australia.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is a 2026 Noah Segan crime drama starring John Turturro as aging Bronx pickpocket Harry Lehman, who steals a USB drive worth nearly $1 million; Sony Pictures Classics, 88 minutes, Metascore 83.
The Passenger (2026 film)
The Passenger (2026 film): Vadim Perelman thriller starring Djimon Hounsou and Kodi Smit-McPhee, from Bennett Fisher's play Damascus; a Minneapolis shuttle driver takes a dangerous fare to Chicago. Distinct from the 2026 horror film Passenger.
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme is a 2025 comedy-thriller directed by Wes Anderson, starring Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera, premiering in Competition at Cannes 2025.
The Pickup (film)
The Pickup is a 2025 American action-comedy heist film directed by Tim Story, starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, and Keke Palmer, released on Prime Video August 6, 2025 to negative reviews (Metascore 38, 24% on Rotten Tomatoes).
The Plague (2025 film)
The Plague (2025) is Charlie Polinger's debut psychological thriller about bullying at a 2003 all-boys water polo camp, starring Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton; it premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard and earned a 97% Tomatometer.
The Projectionist (2026 film)
The Projectionist (2026 film): Alexandre Rockwell's black-and-white American crime drama, Slamdance 2026 opening night film, starring Vondie Curtis-Hall as a haunted projectionist; distinct from Dean Dezara's 2026 horror short of the same name.
The Residence (film)
The Residence is a 2025 French-Belgian psychological thriller directed by Yann Gozlan, starring Cécile de France and Lars Mikkelsen, about a novelist menaced by a controlling AI assistant.
The Riders (film)
The Riders (film): upcoming Edward Berger drama starring Brad Pitt as Fred Scully, adapted by David Kajganich from Tim Winton's 1994 novel; A24-financed, filmed in Ireland and Greece, slated for 2027.
The Rip (film)
The Rip is a 2026 Netflix crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Miami narcotics officers whose trust frays after finding over $20 million in a stash house; released January 16, 2026 by Artists Equity.
The Rivals of Amziah King
The Rivals of Amziah King is a 2025 Andrew Patterson crime thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as an Oklahoma beekeeper and bluegrass musician; premiered at SXSW 2025, released by Black Bear August 14, 2026.
The Saviors
The Saviors is a 2026 American darkly comedic sci-fi thriller by Kevin Hamedani and Travis Betz, starring Adam Scott and Danielle Deadwyler as a divorcing couple who suspect their Middle Eastern tenants; SXSW premiere, March 2027 release.
The Secret Agent (2025 film)
The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) is a 2025 Brazilian political thriller by Kleber Mendonça Filho, starring Wagner Moura as a man on the run in 1977 Recife during the military dictatorship; it won Cannes Best Director and Best Actor and earned four Oscar nominations.
The Shadow's Edge (捕风追影)
The Shadow's Edge (捕风追影, aka 极盗跟踪) is a 2025 Chinese-Hong Kong crime action film written and directed by Larry Yang, remaking Eye in the Sky (2007); Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai star; it grossed 1.265 billion yuan with a Douban 8.2.
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives (2026), Kyle Balda's family whodunit adapted from Leonie Swann's German novel Three Bags Full, stars Hugh Jackman as murdered shepherd George Hardy, whose talking sheep investigate his death; Amazon MGM, 109 minutes, PG.
The Social Reckoning
The Social Reckoning is a 2026 Aaron Sorkin drama and companion piece to The Social Network, dramatizing Frances Haugen's Facebook Files leaks to WSJ reporter Jeff Horwitz, starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong as Zuckerberg.
The Spiral (film)
The Spiral (L'estranea) is a 2026 Italian-French-Belgian Faustian horror thriller by Paolo Strippoli, starring Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Adriano Giannini, and Romana Maggiora Vergano; Venice competition film and Italy's 2027 Oscar entry.
The Surgeon (film)
The Surgeon (2026) is an American crime thriller written and directed by Roshan Sethi, starring Michelle Yeoh as kidnapped retired surgeon Eliza Lim forced to operate, with Martin Freeman; TIFF 2026 premiere, Sony/Columbia release April 2, 2027.
The Things You Kill
The Things You Kill (Öldürdüğün Şeyler) is a 2025 Turkish-language psychological thriller by Iranian-Canadian director Alireza Khatami, starring Ekin Koç and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil; it won Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award and is Canada's 2026 Oscar submission.
The Thursday Murder Club (film)
The Thursday Murder Club (film): 2025 Netflix comedy mystery directed by Chris Columbus, adapted from Richard Osman's 2020 novel, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie as retiree sleuths at Coopers Chase; produced with Amblin, released August 28, 2025.
The Truthers
The Truthers (Los creyentes) is a 2026 Spanish psychological thriller on Netflix, directed by Roger Gual, written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, starring Jose Coronado and Stéphanie Magnin, released July 24, 2026.
The Ugly (얼굴) (2025 film)
The Ugly (얼굴, Eolgul) is a 2025 South Korean mystery thriller by Yeon Sang-ho, adapted from his 2018 graphic novel Face, in which a son investigates his mother's disappearance 40 years earlier; premiered at TIFF, starred Park Jeong-min in a dual role.
The Whisper Man
The Whisper Man is a 2026 Netflix crime thriller directed by James Ashcroft, adapted from Alex North's 2019 novel, starring Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Keaton; released August 28, 2026, it reached #1 on Netflix despite mixed reviews.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (film)
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a 2025 Netflix psychological thriller directed by Simon Stone, adapted from Ruth Ware's 2016 novel, starring Keira Knightley as journalist Lo Blacklock aboard the superyacht Aurora Borealis; released October 10, 2025.