Thriller Movies

The Man in the Net (1959)

The Man in the Net (1959)

The Man in the Net (1959)
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98

An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt to take the law…

Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
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86

A young alien falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts, who intend to use Earth as…

Jack the Ripper (1959)

Jack the Ripper (1959)

Jack the Ripper (1959)
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84

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

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Witness in the City (1959)

Witness in the City (1959)

Witness in the City (1959)
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86

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife’s murderer, who has been acquitted by…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
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87

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

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Compulsion (1959)

Compulsion (1959)

Compulsion (1959)
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103

Two close friends’ plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)

Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)

Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
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71

When the shootings of two juvenile inmates bring public protest, a psychologist is brought in to see if he can do anything to control the problems peacefully.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Verboten! (1959)

Verboten! (1959)

Verboten! (1959)
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93

A young American serviceman stationed in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, jeopardises his future after falling in love with a German woman.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Tiger Bay (1959)

Tiger Bay (1959)

Tiger Bay (1959)
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105

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Last Mile (1959)

The Last Mile (1959)

The Last Mile (1959)
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81

Jail house tensions mount as a killer’s execution approaches.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Cosmic Man (1959)

The Cosmic Man (1959)

The Cosmic Man (1959)
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72

A strange sphere settles down in a California canyon, causing both the scientific and military communities to gather around to investigate.

City of Fear (1959)

City of Fear (1959)

City of Fear (1959)
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81

An escaped convict gets a hold of some radioactive material after his escape. Authorities desperately try to find the man that unknowingly is threating the lives of everyone in the…

Genre: Thriller
No Name on the Bullet (1959)

No Name on the Bullet (1959)

No Name on the Bullet (1959)
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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)
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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
Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)

Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)

Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)
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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
The Lonely Sex (1959)

The Lonely Sex (1959)

The Lonely Sex (1959)
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57

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

Genre: Thriller
Mannequin in Red (1958)

Mannequin in Red (1958)

Mannequin in Red (1958)
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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)
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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)
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84

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

The Fearmakers (1958)

The Fearmakers (1958)

The Fearmakers (1958)
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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
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.

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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