Thriller Movies

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
IMDb: N/A
76

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Diplomatic Courier (1952)

Diplomatic Courier (1952)

Diplomatic Courier (1952)
IMDb: N/A
97

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact…

The Beast Must Die (1952)

The Beast Must Die (1952)

The Beast Must Die (1952)
IMDb: N/A
104

A crime writer searching for the truth about a personal tragedy becomes involved in a murder investigation.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Sniper (1952)

The Sniper (1952)

The Sniper (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he’s especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Without Warning! (1952)

Without Warning! (1952)

Without Warning! (1952)
IMDb: N/A
75

Los Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair of garden shears

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Narrow Margin (1952)

The Narrow Margin (1952)

The Narrow Margin (1952)
IMDb: N/A
71

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Atomic City (1952)

The Atomic City (1952)

The Atomic City (1952)
IMDb: N/A
85

Spies hold the son of a nuclear physicist (Gene Barry) hostage in exchange for the Los Alamos bomb formula.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)
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72

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1952)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1952)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1952)
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60

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.

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Night Falls (1952)

Night Falls (1952)

Night Falls (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

Marcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the object of a cunning revenge.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)
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73

A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hunted (1952)

Hunted (1952)

Hunted (1952)
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84

An unexpected bond develops between a fugitive killer and a runaway orphan on an odyssey across England.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)
IMDb: N/A
108

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Las Vegas Story (1952)

The Las Vegas Story (1952)

The Las Vegas Story (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife’s shady past comes to the surface.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Last Page (1952)

The Last Page (1952)

The Last Page (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Scandal Sheet (1952)

Scandal Sheet (1952)

Scandal Sheet (1952)
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82

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Chicago Calling (1951)

Chicago Calling (1951)

Chicago Calling (1951)
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75

Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea) loses everything to alcohol: his job, his family, his self-respect. Soon after his wife and daughter leave him, he receives word his little girl has been…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Decision Before Dawn (1951)

Decision Before Dawn (1951)

Decision Before Dawn (1951)
IMDb: N/A
119

WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of…

Genre: Action, Thriller, War
The Big Night (1951)

The Big Night (1951)

The Big Night (1951)
IMDb: N/A
75

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Flight to Mars (1951)

Flight to Mars (1951)

Flight to Mars (1951)
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72

Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.

The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)
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93

A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Racket (1951)

The Racket (1951)

The Racket (1951)
IMDb: N/A
88

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman,…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Whip Hand (1951)

The Whip Hand (1951)

The Whip Hand (1951)
IMDb: N/A
82

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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92

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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125

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Mob (1951)

The Mob (1951)

The Mob (1951)
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87

An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Tall Target (1951)

The Tall Target (1951)

The Tall Target (1951)
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78

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

His Kind of Woman (1951)

His Kind of Woman (1951)

His Kind of Woman (1951)
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120

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that…

Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)

Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)

Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
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90

A man who spent his formative years in prison for murder is released, and struggles to adjust to the outside world and escape his lurid past. He gets involved with…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Hoodlum (1951)

The Hoodlum (1951)

The Hoodlum (1951)
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61

Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Eventually his own brother…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cloudburst (1951)

Cloudburst (1951)

Cloudburst (1951)
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83

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
No Highway in the Sky (1951)

No Highway in the Sky (1951)

No Highway in the Sky (1951)
IMDb: N/A
98

James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Three Steps North (1951)

Three Steps North (1951)

Three Steps North (1951)
IMDb: N/A
85

An ex-American GI returns to Italy to find some money he stashed before doing a prison term. He discovers his cash is now gone and quickly sets off on a…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Strangers on a Train (1951)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Strangers on a Train (1951)
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101

Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Strange Door (1951)

The Strange Door (1951)

The Strange Door (1951)
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81

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Kind Lady (1951)

Kind Lady (1951)

Kind Lady (1951)
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78

Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
He Ran All the Way (1951)

He Ran All the Way (1951)

He Ran All the Way (1951)
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77

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl’s apartment.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Sirocco (1951)

Sirocco (1951)

Sirocco (1951)
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98

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hollywood Story (1951)

Hollywood Story (1951)

Hollywood Story (1951)
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76

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
The Prowler (1951)

The Prowler (1951)

The Prowler (1951)
IMDb: N/A
93

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller