Top 10 Best Thriller Movies of 2026 — Vote on Your Favorite!

Steven Spielberg returns to his alien roots with this blockbuster about people making contact with alien life and grappling with what they choose to reveal. Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor leap from trains as they uncover the truth. Bigger than E.T., Close Encounters, or War of the Worlds.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite for Joe Carnahan's Miami cop thriller. A team discovers millions in cash in an abandoned drug house, but trust erodes fast once outsiders learn the scale of the haul.

Colleen Hoover's bestseller gets adapted with Dakota Johnson as a writer hired to finish a series for a comatose author (Anne Hathaway). Josh Hartnett plays the husband with dark secrets. Expect psychological manipulation and dangerous discoveries.

Sam Raimi's survival thriller strands Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as the sole survivors of a plane crash on a deserted island. The catch: they're coworkers who can't stand each other. McAdams returns to horror 21 years after Red Eye. Expect Raimi's signature bonkers energy.

M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks team up to create a supernatural romantic thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal plays an architect grieving his sister who meets a woman (Phoebe Dynevor) in Cape Cod who further upends his world. Expect Shyamalan's trademark twist endings.

Director Curry Barker delivers one of the biggest horror surprises of the year with his feature debut: a store clerk who uses a mysterious object, the 'One Wish Willow,' to wish that a friend falls in love with him. The wish comes true, but her love spirals into an obsessive, terrifying fixation. The film, loosely inspired by the classic story The Monkey's Paw, has grown into one of the highest-grossing horror films of the year with over $400 million worldwide.

This FLDS-tinged religious horror thriller follows a woman who returns to the fundamentalist community she grew up in, seeking healing, only to be confronted by the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch. Director Daniel J. Phillips uses the story to explore religious trauma and coercive community pressure. An early contender for best horror film of the year according to several genre critics.

Glen Powell's movie-star status keeps growing with this comedic thriller inspired by Kind Hearts and Coronets and the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Powell plays the black sheep of an extremely wealthy family chasing an inheritance. Expect satire and murder.

Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry lead this futuristic thriller in which a detective accused of murdering his wife has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an advanced AI judge. Timur Bekmambetov directs this high-concept race-against-the-clock story.

Austin Abrams plays a diver swallowed alive by a whale while searching for the remains of his deceased father (Josh Brolin). A claustrophobic survival thriller retelling Jonah's story as modern-day suspense. Perfect for an air-conditioned theater during the summer heat.

Based on the 1977 kidnapping of a banking heir's son, in which the kidnapper strapped a dynamite bomb around his own neck and demanded live radio interviews. Bill Skarsgard and Al Pacino star in Gus Van Sant's first film in six years. Colman Domingo and Cary Elwes round out the cast of this true story.

An aging, guilt-ridden Robin Hood seeks refuge in a priory after being wounded, where he befriends a prioress and an orphan girl. Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer star in this dark reinterpretation of the legend. Director Michael Sarnoski (Pig) trades heroism for penance.

In the 72 hours before D-Day, a British meteorologist and General Eisenhower try together to crack the weather forecast that will decide the fate of the invasion. Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser star in this tense war drama from Anthony Maras. Every second counts when thousands of lives hang on a single decision.

Grace discovers that surviving the bloodbath with the Le Domas family was only the beginning of a much bigger, deadlier game. Samara Weaving returns, now alongside Kathryn Newton and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The same creators behind the original once again promise a mix of pitch-black humor and merciless horror.

A pop star and her former costume designer reunite after years apart, forcing both to confront their shared past. Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel star in this A24 melodrama. Director David Lowery (A Ghost Story) wraps the story in a lush, musical aesthetic.

An unhappily married couple retreats to a remote cabin to save their marriage, while both secretly plot to murder the other. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving lead this black comedy, with Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis in supporting roles. Director Jorma Taccone mines humor from the most uncomfortable places.

A young woman searches for her missing father in a fog-shrouded dystopian city, and crosses paths with an American soldier searching for his own daughter along the way. Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) directs this haunting, atmospheric drama starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton. A mysterious presence in the fog makes the search even more dangerous.

A young assistant becomes the muse of a famous, provocative artist and finds herself pulled into a world of obsession, power, and betrayal. Gregg Araki returns with this explicit drama full of dark humor. Olivia Wilde and Charli XCX round out the cast.

Alejandro G. Inarritu directs his first English-language film since The Revenant, with Tom Cruise as a bearded, burly energy tycoon trying to prove he can save humanity from a disaster he himself caused. The cast, including Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, and Sandra Huller, promises one of the most unpredictable comedic dramas of the year.

A gang of bank robbers livestreams their spectacular heists on social media, until a determined hacker puts the police on their trail. Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, and John C. Reilly star in this crime thriller from David Leitch (Bullet Train). The robbers' viral fame ultimately becomes their greatest weakness.

Loosely based on the production of the reality series To Catch a Predator and the true story surrounding the suicide of one of its targets. Robert Pattinson plays a fictionalized version of host Chris Hansen in this uncomfortable, morally gray drama. Director Lance Oppenheim makes his feature debut with this A24 production.

An eccentric governess arrives at a remote estate in Victorian England, where increasingly strange events lead the staff to suspect she's hiding something dark. Maika Monroe and Jason Isaacs star in this gothic horror thriller, based on the novel by Virginia Feito. Director Zachary Wigon pits restrained menace against Victorian etiquette.

When wildfires knock out all communication in a remote village, a police chief and his inexperienced deputy must protect the community from a mysterious creature, while a hunting party itself becomes the prey. Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Hoyeon star in this thriller from Na Hong-jin (The Wailing). South Korean tension-building meets international stars.