Thriller Movies

No Name on the Bullet (1959)

No Name on the Bullet (1959)

No Name on the Bullet (1959)
IMDb: N/A
77

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town’s folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal…

The Trap (1959)

The Trap (1959)

The Trap (1959)
IMDb: N/A
84

Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Lonely Sex (1959)

The Lonely Sex (1959)

The Lonely Sex (1959)
IMDb: N/A
57

Maniac kidnaps a young girl and holds her prisoner in a shack in the woods.

Genre: Thriller
Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)

Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)

Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)
IMDb: N/A
70

Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mannequin in Red (1958)

Mannequin in Red (1958)

Mannequin in Red (1958)
IMDb: N/A
109

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to…

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Murder by Contract (1958)

Murder by Contract (1958)

Murder by Contract (1958)
IMDb: N/A
81

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Decks Ran Red (1958)

The Decks Ran Red (1958)

The Decks Ran Red (1958)
IMDb: N/A
84

A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.

Macabre (1958)

Macabre (1958)

Macabre (1958)
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72

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor’s small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he is given just five hours…

Cop Hater (1958)

Cop Hater (1958)

Cop Hater (1958)
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75

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.

The Fearmakers (1958)

The Fearmakers (1958)

The Fearmakers (1958)
IMDb: N/A
85

A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works there undercover to find out the…

Genre: Thriller
Raw Wind in Eden (1958)

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
IMDb: N/A
93

Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson’s 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler and Rosanna Podesta.

The Man Inside (1958)

The Man Inside (1958)

The Man Inside (1958)
IMDb: N/A
90

A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there’s more to the case than just theft.

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Step Down to Terror (1958)

Step Down to Terror (1958)

Step Down to Terror (1958)
IMDb: N/A
76

Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother’s luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Screaming Skull (1958)

The Screaming Skull (1958)

The Screaming Skull (1958)
IMDb: N/A
68

Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric’s first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins…

Genre: Horror, Thriller
The Defiant Ones (1958)

The Defiant Ones (1958)

The Defiant Ones (1958)
IMDb: N/A
96

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

The Gun Runners (1958)

The Gun Runners (1958)

The Gun Runners (1958)
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83

Remake of “To Have and Have Not” based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to…

Cairo Station (1958)

Cairo Station (1958)

Cairo Station (1958)
IMDb: N/A
77

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Whole Truth (1958)

The Whole Truth (1958)

The Whole Truth (1958)
IMDb: N/A
84

On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fling with Gina to…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Orders to Kill (1958)

Orders to Kill (1958)

Orders to Kill (1958)
IMDb: N/A
107

A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
The Snorkel (1958)

The Snorkel (1958)

The Snorkel (1958)
IMDb: N/A
90

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Never Love a Stranger (1958)

Never Love a Stranger (1958)

Never Love a Stranger (1958)
IMDb: N/A
91

Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John…

The Lineup (1958)

The Lineup (1958)

The Lineup (1958)
IMDb: N/A
87

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Spaniard’s Curse (1958)

The Spaniard’s Curse (1958)

The Spaniard’s Curse (1958)
IMDb: N/A
80

A convicted murderer uses an ancient curse to take his revenge on those responsible for sending him to prison.

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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Vertigo (1958)

Vertigo (1958)

Vertigo (1958)
IMDb: N/A
128

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Grip of the Strangler (1958)

Grip of the Strangler (1958)

Grip of the Strangler (1958)
IMDb: N/A
78

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

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Thunder Road (1958)

Thunder Road (1958)

Thunder Road (1958)
IMDb: N/A
92

Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won’t let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the…

The Strange Awakening (1958)

The Strange Awakening (1958)

The Strange Awakening (1958)
IMDb: N/A
79

Peter Chance suffers a blow to the head and wakes up with amnesia in a luxurious home, where a doctor and several women tell him he’s a missing heir who’s…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
IMDb: N/A
81

Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Hell’s Five Hours (1958)

Hell’s Five Hours (1958)

Hell’s Five Hours (1958)
IMDb: N/A
73

The manager (Stephen McNally) of a rocket-fuel plant deals with a worker (Vic Morrow) threatening to blow himself up.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)
IMDb: N/A
111

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rusty Knife (1958)

Rusty Knife (1958)

Rusty Knife (1958)
IMDb: N/A
90

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an…

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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
IMDb: N/A
91

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
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87

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother’s identity.

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The Mysterians (1957)

The Mysterians (1957)

The Mysterians (1957)
IMDb: N/A
89

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which…

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Man in the Shadow (1957)

Man in the Shadow (1957)

Man in the Shadow (1957)
IMDb: N/A
80

In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the…

Kill Her Gently (1957)

Kill Her Gently (1957)

Kill Her Gently (1957)
IMDb: N/A
75

A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Stopover Tokyo (1957)

Stopover Tokyo (1957)

Stopover Tokyo (1957)
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100

An American intelligence agent is sent to Tokyo to track down a Communist spy ring.

Zero Hour! (1957)

Zero Hour! (1957)

Zero Hour! (1957)
IMDb: N/A
81

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Flying Scot (1957)

The Flying Scot (1957)

The Flying Scot (1957)
IMDb: N/A
70

A gang of four would-be robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the “Flying Scotsman” in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of the adjacent…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The House in the Woods (1957)

The House in the Woods (1957)

The House in the Woods (1957)
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62

A novelist and his wife go to stay at a cottage owned by a painter whose wife has just died.

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