Best movies — thriller on Apple TV+ : our Top 20
At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a concise selection of the best thriller films currently available on Apple TV+. The list covers tense psychological dramas, gripping crime mysteries and high‑stakes action, chosen for their storytelling, direction and overall impact. We check availability regularly to keep the selection up to date. Use this guide to find a compelling thriller to watch on Apple TV+.
Updated on 02/09/2026
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family becomes obsessed with the affluent, glamorous Park household as their best chance at survival — until an unexpected incident draws them into a perilous entanglement.
With Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun and Jang Hye-jin
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2019 · Todd Phillips
In 1980s Gotham City, a struggling stand-up comedian crushed by rejection and isolation spirals into madness, shedding his former life to become a calculating, unhinged criminal whose theatrical violence and anarchic schemes plunge the city into fear.
With Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham and Bill Camp
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2003 · Quentin Tarantino
Wounded by her merciless boss Bill and betrayed by their tight-knit circle of killers, a seasoned hitwoman survives and quietly begins to orchestrate a ruthless plan for revenge.
With Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen and Julie Dreyfus
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1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
After a sudden tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe begins working with nine-year-old Cole Sear, a withdrawn boy who is hiding a disturbing secret.
With Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Donnie Wahlberg, Mischa Barton and Trevor Morgan
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1988 · John McTiernan
Intent on repairing his marriage, NYPD detective John McClane stops by his wife's office holiday party—only to see the building seized by a group of heavily armed criminals soon after he arrives. With little backup from the local police, the quick-witted cop becomes the sole line of defense, using guile and grit to thwart the attackers, free the hostages and foil their scheme.
With Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason and De'voreaux White
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2014 · Damián Szifron
Relentless injustice and daily pressure drive ordinary people to the edge, where small sparks lead to explosive consequences. A server trapped serving a prickly loan shark, a road-rage incident between two drivers, a wedding reception that unravels into catastrophe, and a wealthy executive who attempts to purchase his way out of family troubles — each narrative traces how simmering tensions finally boil over.
With Ricardo Darín, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Oscar Martínez, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Darío Grandinetti
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2015 · Lenny Abrahamson
After seven years confined to a cramped, sealed room, a mother and her young son are finally freed, thrusting the child into the vast, unfamiliar world beyond the walls for the first time.
With Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Amanda Brugel
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2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
A fatal car crash in Mexico City sends shockwaves through the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man determined to run off with his sister‑in‑law, and a homeless man whose fate becomes unexpectedly entangled with theirs.
With Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Bauche, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Emilio Echevarría, Jorge Salinas and Rodrigo Murray
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1975 · Steven Spielberg
A seaside town is terrorized by a massive great white shark, forcing the police chief, an ambitious young marine biologist, and a weathered shark hunter to join forces in a desperate, time‑pressed hunt to kill the predator before it can strike again.
With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary, Jay Mello and Jeffrey Kramer
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2024 · Ariel Vromen
In the bustling, rough-edged city of Agrabah, a kindhearted street thief named Aladdin and the strong-willed Princess Jasmine fall for each other, though royal custom bars her from marrying anyone but a prince. Aladdin and the conniving Grand Vizier Jafar clash in a race to seize an enchanted lamp whose genie can grant any desire.
With Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Ray Liotta, Dylan Arnold, Oleg Taktarov, John West Jr and Clé Bennett
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2014 · Morten Tyldum
Amid the darkest days of World War II, brilliant codebreaker Alan Turing heads a covert team at Bletchley Park in a tense, high-stakes race to unravel an enemy cipher that could change the course of the conflict. As they pioneer new mathematics and engineering to build breakthrough machines, they face intense pressure, personal sacrifice and the profound ethical consequences of their success.
With Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard and Charles Dance
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2004 · Quentin Tarantino
Determined and relentless, the Bride continues her brutal quest for vengeance against the squad of killers who tried to end her life and her unborn child. She hunts down each former ally in turn, striking the five names from her revenge list until only one target remains: Bill.
With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Michael Parks and Perla Haney-Jardine
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2014 · Dan Gilroy
Out of work and hungry for success, Lou Bloom forces his way into Los Angeles's crime-reporting circuit and slowly shifts from detached observer to active provocateur, staging and exploiting scenes until he becomes the focal point of his own story. His rise is enabled by Nina, a seasoned television news producer who recognizes and harnesses his ruthless ambition.
With Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton, Kevin Rahm, Michael Hyatt and Price Carson
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1987 · Brian De Palma
Relentless Prohibition agent Elliot Ness puts together a handpicked, incorruptible team to dismantle Al Capone’s criminal operation, a group that soon earns the nickname "The Untouchables."
With Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, Richard Bradford and Jack Kehoe
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2002 · Doug Liman
Severely wounded and bereft of memory after being pulled from the sea, Jason Bourne is cared for by a humble fisherman. With only a cryptic Swiss bank account number as a clue, he begins to piece together his past, only to discover that a web of assassins and covert operatives want him eliminated. As instinctive combat abilities and razor-sharp tactical thinking surface, he realizes he was more than an ordinary man — but the central mystery remains: who did he work for?
With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Gabriel Mann
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2017 · Jordan Peele
Chris accompanies his girlfriend Rose to her parents’ house upstate for the weekend; at first he brushes off the family’s excessive courtesy as awkward attempts to come to terms with their daughter’s interracial relationship. But what seems like tentative politeness slowly unravels into a string of increasingly unsettling discoveries, each revealing layers of secrecy that force Chris to confront a reality far darker and more unimaginable than he ever expected.
With Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson and Betty Gabriel
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2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
A sudden zombie outbreak throws South Korea into chaos, and passengers aboard a high-speed train bound for Busan are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the infection spreads.
With Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Woo-shik, An So-hee and Kim Eui-sung
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2015 · Alex Garland
Caleb, a programmer at the planet’s largest internet company, wins a contest that sends him for a week to a secluded mountain estate owned by Nathan, the company’s secretive CEO. Upon arrival he discovers his visit is not leisure but part of a disquieting yet hypnotic experiment: he must engage with and evaluate the world’s first true artificial intelligence, embodied in a strikingly lifelike female robot.
With Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson, Claire Selby and Symara A. Templeman
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1964 · Guy Hamilton
A relentless showdown pits agent 007 against a notorious arch‑foe, forcing him to rely on cunning, combat skills and quick thinking to stop a ruthless industrial magnate from executing an elaborate plan to breach Fort Knox and trigger a cataclysmic collapse of the global economy.
With Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, Harold Sakata and Bernard Lee
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2012 · Sam Mendes
After a mission collapses disastrously, covert officers worldwide have their covers blown and MI6 itself is assaulted. With M’s command challenged by Gareth Mallory, the newly appointed chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Bond — left with only field agent Eve as backup — must pursue the elusive architect responsible for the attack.
With Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney
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Best movies Apple TV+ by genre
At Stream Tracker, we hope this roundup helps you find your next must-watch thriller on Apple TV+. If you'd like more viewing ideas, feel free to explore our other genre-based selections for Apple TV+ — regularly updated to reflect new additions and removals. We’ll keep refining these lists to make it easier for you to pick what to watch next.