Long flights are actually one of the best excuses to finally watch films you've been putting off, these make the hours disappear. Thrillers with real tension, the kind that makes you hold your breath without realising it. All from the 2020s, proving that great cinema is still being made right now. Reality, memory, identity, these films pull the floor out from under you in the best way.
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Every thriller film on this list was chosen for tonight because it actually delivers. no safe picks, no obligation watches - just films that are worth watching. If one doesn't land, the next one will. Bookmark this and come back whenever the mood calls for it.
The thriller genre produces a lot of filler. None of it is here. All from the 2020s - recent enough that some are still finding their audience. More lists by genre, mood, and occasion at Moviepiq.