Thriller Movies

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)
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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)
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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)
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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…

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…

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
Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Foreign Intrigue (1956)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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81

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

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Long Arm (1956)

The Long Arm (1956)

The Long Arm (1956)
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96

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a…

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23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
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103

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no…

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
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120

A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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94

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
While the City Sleeps (1956)

While the City Sleeps (1956)

While the City Sleeps (1956)
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100

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed “The Lipstick Killer”.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)

Deadlier Than the Male (1956)

Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
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113

In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur’s mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife’s daughter, who claims to be in need after her mother’s death. After marrying…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Man Who Never Was (1956)

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

The Man Who Never Was (1956)
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103

The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily’s defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted…

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The Scarlet Hour (1956)

The Scarlet Hour (1956)

The Scarlet Hour (1956)
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95

An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Crime Against Joe (1956)

Crime Against Joe (1956)

Crime Against Joe (1956)
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70

Down-and-out artist Joe Manning wakes up from a night of drunken revelry in a jail cell, where he’s being held on suspicion for the murder of a nightclub singer.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Price of Fear (1956)

The Price of Fear (1956)

The Price of Fear (1956)
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79

A co-owner of a race track goes on the run after witnessing something he shouldn’t have at the track.

Slightly Scarlet (1956)

Slightly Scarlet (1956)

Slightly Scarlet (1956)
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99

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to “reform” politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol “Solly” Caspar, sees…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
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80

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

The Killer Is Loose (1956)

The Killer Is Loose (1956)

The Killer Is Loose (1956)
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73

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole’s young wife,…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Ransom! (1956)

Ransom! (1956)

Ransom! (1956)
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109

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son’s kidnappers.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Violent Years (1956)

The Violent Years (1956)

The Violent Years (1956)
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57

A newspaper publisher’s daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
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98

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Storm Fear (1955)

Storm Fear (1955)

Storm Fear (1955)
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88

A wounded bank robber takes over his brother’s home.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dial 999 (1955)

Dial 999 (1955)

Dial 999 (1955)
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86

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
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109

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
A Time to Kill (1955)

A Time to Kill (1955)

A Time to Kill (1955)
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65

A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist…

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The Desperate Hours (1955)

The Desperate Hours (1955)

The Desperate Hours (1955)
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112

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they’re holding hostage.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Killer’s Kiss (1955)

Killer’s Kiss (1955)

Killer’s Kiss (1955)
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68

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria’s violent boss, Vincent Rapallo,…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
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83

Edward “Teddy” Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he’s hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don’t go…

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Genre: Thriller
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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90

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Female on the Beach (1955)

Female on the Beach (1955)

Female on the Beach (1955)
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97

Lynn Markham moves into her late husband’s beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent…