Getting the whole family to agree on a film is rare, these are the ones that genuinely work for everyone in the room. Thrillers with real tension, the kind that makes you hold your breath without realising it. From the 2010s, arguably the most diverse and globally rich decade in film history. Films that rewrote the rules and influenced everything that came after them.
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These aren't just good thriller films - they're the ones that shifted what cinema could do. Specifically from the 2010s - every pick here was chosen for with the family because the craft holds up decades later. Watch them in order or pick one at random. Either way, you're watching something genuinely landmark.
Most thrillers waste the premise. These don't. These work across the room without patronising anyone in it. All from the 2010s - a decade with more depth than its reputation suggests. Browse more by genre, era, and mood at Moviepiq.