Best Thriller Movies on HBO Max in the US

1. 1
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
2. 2
   Perfect Blue 1998

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 3.4K votes
3. 3
   High and Low 1963

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
   8.2

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
4. 4
   The Shining 1980

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.2

   8.2 · 20K votes
5. 5
   The Departed 2006

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 17K votes
6. 6
   The Usual Suspects 1995

   Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   8.1

   8.2 · 12K votes
7. 7
   Joker 2019

   Directed by Todd Phillips · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.1

   8.1 · 29K votes
8. 8
   M 1931

   Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.6K votes
9. 9
   Yojimbo 1961

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.8K votes
10. 10
    Room 2015

    Directed by Lenny Abrahamson · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.0

    8.0 · 9.9K votes
11. 11
    The Wages of Fear 1953

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.1K votes
12. 12
    The Dark Knight Rises 2012

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 25K votes
13. 13
    Diabolique 1955

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, TCM
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
14. 14
    Infernal Affairs 2002

    Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.7

    7.8 · 2K votes
15. 15
    Misery 1990

    Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 5.5K votes
16. 16
    Le Samouraï 1967

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.3K votes
17. 17
    The Batman 2022

    Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.7 · 13K votes
18. 18
    The Maltese Falcon 1941

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 2K votes
19. 19
    Z 1969

    Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
    7.6

    7.8 · 661 votes
20. 20
    A Streetcar Named Desire 1951

    Directed by Elia Kazan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Mometu
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.5K votes
21. 21
    The Conjuring 2013

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
22. 22
    Safety Last! 1923

    Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.7 · 610 votes
23. 23
    Godzilla 1954

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
24. 24
    Sinners 2025

    Directed by Ryan Coogler · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 5.4K votes
25. 25
    Anatomy of a Fall 2023

    Directed by Justine Triet · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.5K votes
26. 26
    Eyes Wide Shut 1999

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.4K votes
27. 27
    Ocean's Eleven 2001

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
28. 28
    Elevator to the Gallows 1958

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.6 · 739 votes
29. 29
    Eyes Without a Face 1960

    Directed by Georges Franju · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 837 votes
30. 30
    The Lighthouse 2019

    Directed by Robert Eggers · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.9K votes
31. 31
    Sicario 2015

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 10K votes
32. 32
    Open Your Eyes 1997

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
33. 33
    Miss Sloane 2016

    Directed by John Madden · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.4 · 2K votes
34. 34
    John Wick: Chapter 2 2017

    Directed by Chad Stahelski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 15K votes
35. 35
    The Lady Vanishes 1938

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, Philo
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
36. 36
    Marty Supreme 2025

    Directed by Josh Safdie · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
37. 37
    Carrie 1976

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
38. 38
    One Battle After Another 2025

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.4K votes
39. 39
    Hereditary 2018

    Directed by Ari Aster · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 9K votes
40. 40
    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021

    Directed by Michael Chaves · Streaming on HBO Max, TNT, TBS
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
41. 41
    Ballerina 2025

    Directed by Len Wiseman · Streaming on HBO Max, Starz
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.1K votes
42. 42
    Funny Games 1997

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.2K votes
43. 43
    The Equalizer 3 2023

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 4K votes
44. 44
    The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 299 votes
45. 45
    The Housemaid 2025

    Directed by Paul Feig · Streaming on Starz, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 3.3K votes
46. 46
    The 39 Steps 1935

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    The Town 2010

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.2

    7.2 · 5.9K votes
48. 48
    It 2017

    Directed by Andy Muschietti · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.2 · 21K votes
49. 49
    Blood Simple 1985

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.7K votes
50. 50
    A History of Violence 2005

    Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.2

    7.2 · 3.9K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   The Player 1992

   Directed by Robert Altman · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
   7.1

   7.2 · 1K votes
2. 2
   Normal 2026

   Directed by Ben Wheatley · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.1

   7.3 · 745 votes
3. 3
   Infernal Affairs II 2003

   Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
   7.1

   7.3 · 494 votes
4. 4
   Caddo Lake 2024

   Directed by Celine Held · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.1

   7.2 · 605 votes
5. 5
   Knife in the Water 1962

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
   7.1

   7.3 · 492 votes
6. 6
   Police Story 2 1988

   Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory
   7.0

   7.1 · 667 votes
7. 7
   The Long Good Friday 1980

   Directed by John Mackenzie · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
   7.0

   7.2 · 458 votes
8. 8
   Shoot the Piano Player 1960

   Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Darkroom
   7.0

   7.2 · 460 votes
9. 9
   Maria Full of Grace 2004

   Directed by Joshua Marston · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.0

   7.2 · 444 votes
10. 10
    Fuze 2026

    Directed by David Mackenzie · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.1 · 458 votes