Thriller Movies

The Hypnotist (1957)

The Hypnotist (1957)

The Hypnotist (1957)
IMDb: N/A
89

Culver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Hell Drivers (1957)

Hell Drivers (1957)

Hell Drivers (1957)
IMDb: N/A
108

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hidden Fear (1957)

Hidden Fear (1957)

Hidden Fear (1957)
IMDb: N/A
80

A U.S. lawman busts Copenhagen counterfeiters to help his sister, falsely accused of murder.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Burglar (1957)

The Burglar (1957)

The Burglar (1957)
IMDb: N/A
90

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
IMDb: N/A
82

Future “first couple” Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy…

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
IMDb: N/A
81

In Moscow 1953, four terrified women prisoners are brought before Joseph Stalin, who chooses the beautiful Dasha. He punishes her by shaving off her long hair. Moments later, a plastic…

Man Afraid (1957)

Man Afraid (1957)

Man Afraid (1957)
IMDb: N/A
84

A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Night Runner (1957)

The Night Runner (1957)

The Night Runner (1957)
IMDb: N/A
79

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Big Caper (1957)

The Big Caper (1957)

The Big Caper (1957)
IMDb: N/A
84

A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Time Without Pity (1957)

Time Without Pity (1957)

Time Without Pity (1957)
IMDb: N/A
88

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend…

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Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
IMDb: N/A
95

An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband’s art-forgery/arson scam.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Four Boys and a Gun (1957)

Four Boys and a Gun (1957)

Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
IMDb: N/A
74

The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)

The Counterfeit Plan (1957)

The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
IMDb: N/A
80

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger’s daughter who knew nothing of his past, to…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Murder (1957)

Murder (1957)

Murder (1957)
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2

The camera shows us a door handle and the door’s striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark trench…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Crime of Passion (1956)

Crime of Passion (1956)

Crime of Passion (1956)
IMDb: N/A
83

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Unguarded Moment (1956)

The Unguarded Moment (1956)

The Unguarded Moment (1956)
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95

A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.

Accused of Murder (1956)

Accused of Murder (1956)

Accused of Murder (1956)
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74

A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a nightclub singer accused of murdering a crooked lawyer.

Genre: Action, Thriller
A Woman’s Devotion (1956)

A Woman’s Devotion (1956)

A Woman’s Devotion (1956)
IMDb: N/A
88

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the…

A Man Escaped (1956)

A Man Escaped (1956)

A Man Escaped (1956)
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101

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Nightfall (1956)

Nightfall (1956)

Nightfall (1956)
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78

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
5 Steps to Danger (1956)

5 Steps to Danger (1956)

5 Steps to Danger (1956)
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81

Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?

Genre: Action, Thriller
The Bitter Stems (1956)

The Bitter Stems (1956)

The Bitter Stems (1956)
IMDb: N/A
92

Buenos Aires, Argentina. A failed reporter teams up with a Hungarian immigrant to set up a fake correspondence journalism school.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Hot Cars (1956)

Hot Cars (1956)

Hot Cars (1956)
IMDb: N/A
60

Story of a salesman lured into the “hot car” racket.

Genre: Action, Thriller
Julie (1956)

Julie (1956)

Julie (1956)
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99

A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
The Boss (1956)

The Boss (1956)

The Boss (1956)
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89

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)
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129

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter’s darker side to herself,…

Now and Forever (1956)

Now and Forever (1956)

Now and Forever (1956)
IMDb: N/A
90

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Weapon (1956)

The Weapon (1956)

The Weapon (1956)
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78

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)
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70

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Cry in the Night (1956)

A Cry in the Night (1956)

A Cry in the Night (1956)
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75

A police captain’s emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Lisbon (1956)

Lisbon (1956)

Lisbon (1956)
IMDb: N/A
90

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he’s hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment — sneaking an…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Run for the Sun (1956)

Run for the Sun (1956)

Run for the Sun (1956)
IMDb: N/A
99

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope…

It Conquered the World (1956)

It Conquered the World (1956)

It Conquered the World (1956)
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71

An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend’s wife try to…

Behind the High Wall (1956)

Behind the High Wall (1956)

Behind the High Wall (1956)
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85

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang’s dough.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Congo Crossing (1956)

Congo Crossing (1956)

Congo Crossing (1956)
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85

Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. The latest plane from Europe carries lovely Louise Whitman, fleeing a French…

Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Foreign Intrigue (1956)
IMDb: N/A
95

Millionaire Victor Danemore, living on the French Riviera, dies suddenly of a heart attack. His secretary, Dave Bishop, wants to know more about his employer’s life. Surprisingly, not even his…

Genre: Thriller
The Gelignite Gang (1956)

The Gelignite Gang (1956)

The Gelignite Gang (1956)
IMDb: N/A
74

A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho’s underworld and reveals the cunning organization behind a gang of safe-breakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the Streets (1956)
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91

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Killing (1956)

The Killing (1956)

The Killing (1956)
IMDb: N/A
85

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…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Outside the Law (1956)

Outside the Law (1956)

Outside the Law (1956)
IMDb: N/A
81

A government agent’s son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller