Best Italian Thriller Movies – page 4

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 4.8
 5K
The Binding (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
Style: suspenseful, scary, suspense, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: supernatural, curse, child, mother daughter relationship, paranormal investigation, loss, rescue, revenge, paranormal, ghost, death, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link ...
Style: futuristic, dieselpunk, stylized, surreal, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: steampunk, robot, heroic mission, alternate reality, mad scientist, airplane, transformation, alternate history, danger, save the world, aviation, kidnapping ...
Time: future, 1930s, year 2004, 2000s, year 1939 ...
Place: new york, himalaya, manhattan new york city, nepal, new york state ...
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 3.4
 591
Haunted (2017)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An aspiring writer pays a visit to his sister to look after her house while she is out of town, but what he finds there is more terrifying than any of the stories he writes.
Style: scary, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: paranormal, poltergeist, supernatural power, ghost, supernatural, demon, hunting, mission, youth, loss, revenge, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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Reaction Time (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A family confined to a villa in which they live. Outside an unnatural fog that burns people that enter in contact with it. No possibility for communication with the outside, only a hypothesis about a possible cause of the phenomenon. In complete ...
Style: allegory, bleak, suspenseful, scary, disturbing ...
Plot: family relations, abusive relationship, parents and children, fog, dystopian future, characters in danger, supernatural, vestiges of humanity, survival, murder, revenge, human existence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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 7.0
 27K
Shadow (1982)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An American writer in Rome is stalked by a serial killer bent on harassing him while killing all people associated with his work on his latest book.
Style: slasher, scary, psychological, dark, grindhouse ...
Plot: serial killer, gory, lesbian, dog attack, female nudity, obsession, investigation, blood, writers, plot twist, murderer, misogynist ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: rome italy, europe, italy, new york, rhode island ...
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 6.2
 7K
Sleepless (2001)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story: An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.
Style: gothic, suspenseful, slasher, scary, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, police detective, murder, psycho killer, sadism, police investigation, maniac, insomnia, gory, midget, macabre, gay ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, europe, turin italy
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 5.7
 28K
Beckett (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: While vacationing in Greece, Beckett, becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating car accident forces him to run for his life across the country to clear his name but tensions escalate as the authorities close in and political unrest mounts ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: political conspiracy, tourist, tragic event, car accident, conspiracy, government conspiracy, anxiety, runaway, life risking, political unrest, escape attempt, evil plot ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: greece, athens greece
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 6.5
 13K
A Bay of Blood (1971)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, gory, inheritance, squid, violence, obsession, fear, psychopath, blood, strangulation, insanity ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, italy
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The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.
Style: surreal, psychological, suspenseful, dark, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, art, murder, sadistic psychopath, psycho killer, hallucination, surrealism, policewoman, obsession, memory loss, mental illness, rape ...
Time: 90s
Place: rome italy, florence, italy, europe
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 5.6
 59
Rorret (1988)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Anna and her slacker boyfriend go to work for the creepy, reclusive Joseph Rorret, who's just opened a movie theater that plays only classic English-language thrillers. Rorret obsessively spies on the audiences in his theater, savoring the ...
Plot: cinema, psychopath, voyeur, peeping tom, stalking
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An Affair to Die For (2019)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A weekend get-away for two lovers turns into a nightmare of psychological mind games when their infidelity is discovered.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, exciting
Plot: sexualized violence, tragic love, adultery, punishment, revenge, older woman younger man relationship, murder, brutality, lovers, cheating on husband, luxury hotel, survival ...
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 5.7
 261
Interrabang (1969)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A photographer sailing with his wife, her sister and a model who is a nymphomaniac. He leaves the three women alone on the boat. A mysterious man shows up, perhaps an escaped criminal police are looking for. This does not beat the alarm in any of ...
Style: twist ending, surprise ending
Plot: erotica, yacht, decadence, lgbt, sexploitation, cheating wife, island, sea, betrayal, female nudity, photographer, boat ...
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 6.5
 136K
Antichrist (2009)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Style: disturbing, psychological, scary, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insanity, depression, cruelty, violence, fear, controversy, woods, masturbation, real sex, witchcraft, nudity, surrealism ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.3
 4K
Crawlspace (1986)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.
Style: slasher, psychological, suspenseful, scary, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, hostage, obsession, danger, isolation, woman in danger, voyeur, student life, maniac, double life ...
Time: 80s
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Mother of Tears (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, stylized, suspense ...
Plot: black magic, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, occult, dark secret, good versus evil, torture, witchcraft, chaos, vengeance, witch, danger ...
Time: year 2007, year 2000, 21st century
Place: rome italy, europe
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 6.3
 7K
Bad Tales (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Once upon a time there was a dark tale set in a small community somewhere in the world. A seemingly normal world silently festering with the sadism of fathers and the anger of diligent, desperate children.
Style: disturbing, suspense, emotional, serious, ambiguous ending ...
Plot: coming of age, underage sex, death, teen angst, teenager, sexual content, female nudity, small community, gossip, social relations, under the surface, culture clash ...
Place: rome italy
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 6.5
 139K
Cliffhanger (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, France, Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who ...
Style: serious, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: climbing, mountain climbing, heist, mountain, rocky mountains, wilderness, rock climbing, villain, snow, redemption, rescue, survival ...
Time: 20th century, future, 90s
Place: colorado, antarctic
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Never Look Away (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 189 min.
Story: Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s ...
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, sincere, intellectual ...
Audience: date night
Plot: painter, nazi, art gallery, artist, nazism, berlin wall, father daughter relationship, sex scene, world war two, forced abortion, romantic relationship, pregnancy ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1948 ...
Place: east germany, germany, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, central europe ...
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House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Alex (David Hess) is a darkly sinister thug driving around New York City at night when he spots a young woman (Karoline Mardeck) driving alongside him. He follows the woman to a nearby park where he cuts her off, gets out of his car, and runs into ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, sexual, surprise ending ...
Plot: rape and revenge, rape, violence, violence against women, revenge, exploitation, gory, extreme, serial killer, cruelty, sexual assault, sexploitation ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new jersey, usa, new york
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An Average Little Man (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Giovanni Vivaldi is an average middle-aged man with a secure job as a government accountant. He wishes nothing more than to set up his only son Mario, his biggest pride in the world, with the same secure government job before he eventually retires. ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, controversial, freeze frame, crying ...
Plot: revenge, accountant, police officer, freemason, freemasonry, bureaucracy, vigilante, worker, european, years of lead, justice, kidnapping ...
Time: 70s
Place: rome italy, italy
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 5.9
 10K
Castle Freak (1995)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: John has inherited a castle and Italy and he moves there with his wife Susan and their blind daughter Rebecca. What they don't realize is that there is somebody else in the castle. An abused child left to die in the basement who has now become ...
Style: scary, slasher, lovecraft, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: haunted by the past, blindness, cannibalism, monster, macabre, freak, inheritance, murder, violence, castle, prostitute, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time: 90s
Place: italy, europe
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The New York Ripper (1982)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Style: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, detective, dark ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, torture, nudity, sex, gory, massacre, violence against women, sexual cruelty, brutality, fondling, psycho ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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 6.9
 19K
Opera (1987)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Style: slasher, disturbing, suspense, scary, bloody ...
Plot: serial killer, psycho killer, female nudity, voyeur, obsession, nudity, bare breasts, nude, nude girl, sadistic psychopath, cruelty, masked villain ...
Time: 80s, year 1986
Place: europe, italy
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 6.3
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Perez. (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Demetrio Perez is a tough prosecutor torn between the corruption inherent in his job and the desire to do right by his family. But when opportunity presents itself and his daughter Thea falls in love with a Mafioso’s son, Perez has to cut through ...
Style: tense, serious, psychological, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: lawyer, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, blackmail, legal, protection, camorra, child in peril, manipulation, female nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, naples italy
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 5.8
 2K
Mary (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Following the shooting of a film on the life of Jesus called This Is My Blood, Marie Palesi (Juliette Binoche), the actress who plays Mary Magdalene takes refuge in Jerusalem in search of the truth behind the myth. The director of the film, Tony ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic
Plot: filmmaking, religion, christian, virgin mary, hopes, self discovery, obsession, society, religions or cults, redemption, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: jerusalem, new york, israel, usa, middle east
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The Double Hour (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: psychology, twists and turns, death of lover, investigation, haunted by the past, uncover truth, maid, life is a bitch, male female relationship, strong female lead, girl, plot twist ...
Time: year 2009
Place: europe, italy, turin italy, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
Style: psychological, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: murder, psychopath, serial killer, police investigation, journalism, obsession, amateur detective, small town, mind game, mysterious character, uncover truth, death ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: italy, southern italy, europe, milan italy
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Pleasure Shop on the Avenue (1979)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Two thieves rod a drug store and decide to hide out in a porn shop. Soon after when the coast is clear, the thieves take the shop worker with them as hostage. On there way to freedom they decide to break into a mansion and discover that they are not ...
Style: erotic, sexy, poliziottesco, sexploitation film
Audience: adult
Plot: lesbian sex, sex shop, female masturbation, black man white woman sex, sex, mafia, oral sex, kidnapped woman, female nudity, voyeurism, interracial relations, interracial rape ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york
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Ossessione fatale (1992)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Tony is a young man with a gambling habit: he loses $10,000 in a poker game with Drumond, the boss of the neighborhood, and has 24 hours to settle the debt. To obtain this sum, he agrees to steal a large-scale car on commission, but finds himself ...
Style: erotic, sexploitation film
Plot: female on male rape, female pubic hair, bare chested male, stripper, bondage, gay interest, amateur, sexploitation, male objectification, kidnapped woman, journalist, female nudity ...
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Excellent Cadavers (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Fact based story about the political battle that was waged against the Mafia in Sicily during the late 1980's and early 1990's. Chazz Palminteri plays Giovanni Falcone, a crusading prosecutor who tried to use money trails as a way to ...
Style: suspense, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: cosa nostra, mafia, italian mafia, law, organized crime, sicilian mafia, italian history, historical figure, society, idealism, law enforcement, politics ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: sicily, italy, europe
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