Best Thriller on Prime Video, ranked by IMDb rating
753 thriller titles on Prime Video rate 6.0+ on IMDb — the top 50 are ranked below.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.8 IMDb 🍅 92% MC 95
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
★ 8.6 IMDb 🍅 95% MC 86
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for vari
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.5 IMDb 🍅 87% MC 76
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million do
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Kaithi (2019)
★ 8.4 IMDb 🍅 100%
Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.
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Drishyam 2 (2021)
★ 8.4 IMDb 🍅 88%
Seven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family
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Shershaah (2021)
★ 8.3 IMDb 🍅 54%
Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
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Ratsasan (2018)
★ 8.3 IMDb
A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases.
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2018 (2023)
★ 8.3 IMDb 🍅 100%
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 90% MC 81
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde,
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Die Hard (1988)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 94% MC 72
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 99% MC 91
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 50%
The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law a
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Vikram Vedha (2017)
★ 8.2 IMDb
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
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Drishyam 2 (2022)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 70%
7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this tim
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Fargo (1996)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 95% MC 88
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law.
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The Handmaiden (2016)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 96% MC 85
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki.
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Kantara (2022)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 83%
Shiva, a tribal vagabond lives with his mother in hamlet, stays away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy due to an unforgettable childhood incident. He is happy loafing around with his friends and do
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K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 67%
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
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Viduthalai: Part I (2023)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 100%
Kumaresan, a police constable, gets recruited for an operation implanted to capture Perumal Vaathiyar, who leads a separatist group dedicated to fighting against the authorities for committing atrocities against innocent
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Evaru (2019)
★ 8.1 IMDb
When a high-ranking police officer is killed by his alleged rape victim, Sub-inspector Vikram Vasudev is entrusted with investigating what seems like an open-and-shut case. However, as he delves deeper, Vikram finds the
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Le Samouraï (1967)
★ 8.0 IMDb 🍅 92% MC 90
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
★ 8.0 IMDb 🍅 100% MC 89
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
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Malik (2021)
★ 8.0 IMDb 🍅 90%
A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.
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Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)
★ 8.0 IMDb
Ayyappan, a police officer, is an upright man who always strives to do the right thing. However, things change when a retired army havildar, Koshy, settles in his village and the two egos clash.
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Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
★ 8.0 IMDb
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
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Brochevarevarura (2019)
★ 8.0 IMDb
Three underachieving students befriend Mitra from another class. They devise a plan to help her but it leads to various problems.
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Carlito's Way (1993)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 84% MC 66
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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The Killing (1956)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 96% MC 91
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells
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Shoplifters (2018)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 99% MC 93
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence be
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Bound by Honor (1993)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 64% MC 47
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on two Indigenous Latino American half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial (half-Indigenous Latino American and half-European Ameri
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 85% MC 76
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case br
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Thirteen Lives (2022)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 85% MC 66
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entom
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The Train (1964)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 94% MC 80
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.7 IMDb MC 53
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get
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The Name of the Rose (1986)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 72% MC 54
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up agai
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The Man from Nowhere (2010)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 100%
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
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Open Your Eyes (1997)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 87%
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after
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The Salesman (2016)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 96% MC 85
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young cou
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Raazi (2018)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 100%
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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Cape Fear (1962)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 89% MC 76
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
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Mankatha (2011)
★ 7.7 IMDb
Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
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Virus (2019)
★ 7.7 IMDb
A real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.
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Pada (2022)
★ 7.7 IMDb
Based on a true incident, the film is about four men, who call themselves Ayyankali Pada, holding the Palakkad collector hostage demanding tribal land rights.
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American Psycho (2000)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 69% MC 64
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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One Battle After Another (2025)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 94% MC 95
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radic
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RoboCop (1987)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 84% MC 70
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street co
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Eastern Promises (2007)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 89% MC 83
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
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The Boondock Saints (1999)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 26% MC 44
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As the
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Match Point (2005)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 77% MC 72
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and fina
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The French Connection (1971)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 97% MC 94
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.