Watch the best thrillers on Showmax
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Some adrenaline junkies jump out of planes to get their fix. Others, they just need to put on a top quality thriller and that’ll do the trick!
At Showmax we’ve got a great selection of thriller series and movies that are guaranteed to get the heart pounding! Take a look at some below.
DAM | Showmax Original
When a young woman returns to her small-town home, she’s confronted by an unspeakable past. But is the cause of her terror real, or is she losing her mind? Watch now »
21 Bridges (2019)
The late, great Chadwick Boseman powers this crime thriller. As a detective leads a manhunt for two cop killers he is thrust into a massive and unexpected conspiracy. Watch now »
The Silencing (2020)
A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago. Watch now »
Light of My Life (2019)
A heartfelt drama set in a grim future. A father takes drastic action to protect his daughter after a deadly disease kills most of the female population. Watch now »
The Undoing
This new limited series focuses on Nicole Kidman’s Grace Fraser, a successful therapist, and her devoted husband, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), and their young son. A chasm opens in Grace’s seemingly perfect life: a violent death and a missing spouse. Watch now »
The Third Day
Co-created by Dennis Kelly (Utopia), this tense mix of mystery, thriller and drama is divided into two parts. In the first half, a man (Jude Law from The New Pope) visits a mysterious island off the British coast and discovers a group of inhabitants intent on preserving their home at any cost. In the second half, a strong-willed outsider (Naomie Harris) comes to the island seeking answers — but instead triggers a battle to decide its fate. Watch now »
The Stand S1
A star-studded limited series based on Stephen King’s acclaimed apocalyptic novel. After a plague decimates the world, the survivors struggle between good and evil as two factions battle for the fate of humankind. Watch now »
Sanctuary S1
Imagine being imprisoned in a secure clinic where nothing is as it seems and nobody believes a word you say. This suspenseful Swedish thriller deals with the issues of survival, identity, trust and betrayal. Watch now »
Gold Digger S1
A thrilling British drama filled with suspense and intrigue, starring Emmy-winner Julia Ormond and Ben Barnes (Westworld). A wealthy older woman falls in love with a younger man, but is the relationship all that it seems? Watch now »
The Hunt (2020)
Ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport, but their plan is derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers. From the writers of Watchmen and The Leftovers. Watch now »
The Invisible Man (2019)
When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Watch now »
Suburbicon (2017)
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. This Coen brothers movie was directed by George Clooney and stars Matt Damon and Julianne Moore. Watch now »
Condor S1-2
A low-level CIA agent is on a mission to find out who was behind the execution of his co-workers and what their ultimate motive was. Based on the novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. Watch now »
A Vigilante
After escaping her violent husband, Sadie learns lethal survival skills, which she uses to free other victims of domestic abuse. This thriller stars and was directed by Olivia Wilde. Rotten Tomatoes gave it 92% and said: “Led by Olivia Wilde’s fearless performance and elevated by timely themes, A Vigilante is an uncompromising thriller that hits as hard as its protagonist.” Watch now »
9-1-1: Lone Star
Rob Lowe drives this high-paced spin-off to the hit first-responder drama series. A New York firefighter relocates to Texas with his son, where he works to save people’s lives. Also starring Liv Tyler. Watch now »
Strike Back S1-7 | First on Showmax
Based on the novel by real-life former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, this British spy adventure follows the military operatives in Section 20, a covert branch of the Defence Intelligence service. Watch now »
Mission: Impossible Collection
Showmax has your throw-back action weekend sorted with all six Mission: Impossible movies. The franchise has grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide, and stars veteran Tom Cruise as Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt. Watch now »
Reckoning
When a teenager is killed, his death is linked to a serial killer who’s been dormant for years. The events surrounding his death lead two dads living in a quiet community on a downward spiral. Watch now »
Us (2019)
A family’s beach holiday turns into a terrifying nightmare when their doppelgangers show up in the middle of the night and begin to terrorise them. This Jordan Peele horror/thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss. Watch now »
Bourne Collection
Matt Damon brings Robert Ludlum’s spy Jason Bourne to life in four movies. Watch them all, plus Jeremy Renner’s turn in the franchise. Watch now »
Motherland: Fort Salem
To end their persecution, witches struck a deal with the US government 300 years ago to serve as the country’s most elite military force. This series follows three new recruits as they enlist for magical combat training. Watch now »
Devils S1
Based on the novel by Guido Maria Brera, this slick and pacy thriller follows a group of traders who discover a worldwide financial conspiracy while working for a large investment bank. Patrick Dempsey stars. Watch now »
HBO’s The Outsider
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Stephen King, this horror crime miniseries focuses on the investigation of the gruesome murder of a young boy. The case is surrounded by a mysterious force. Watch now »
Submergence (2017)
A chance encounter on a beach in France leads to an intense and enduring romance between two strangers who are on very different paths and bound for trying circumstances. Watch now »
Peppermint (2018)
Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free. Watch now »
Godfather of Harlem
Crime boss Bumpy Johnson returns to Harlem after a decade in prison to find the neighbourhood in shambles and the Italian mafia controlling the streets. Based on a true story. Watch now »
The Rook S1
In this supernatural spy thriller, a woman wakes up in London surrounded by dead bodies and has no recollection of how she ended up there. Things get even more confusing when she learns she’s an agent with supernatural abilities. Watch now »
Rig 45 S1-2
An oil company damage regulator is sent to investigate a fatality at an oil rig when it’s hit by a hurricane that cuts all communication to the mainland. She soon begins to suspect the death was not an accident. Watch it now »
HBO’s Sharp Objects
Amy Adams stars in her first major role on the small screen as a reporter investigating the murders of children in her hometown. But her family and the town have their own secrets in this tense new thriller miniseries. Watch now »
HBO’s Room 104 S1-4
What really happens in airport motel rooms? Find out in this brilliant new series that goes behind the door of Room 104. Watch it now »
Fargo S1-4
Fargo, based on the film of the same name .The suspense-filled dark comedy is brilliantly written and will keep you hooked as the intricate plots unfolds. Watch it now »
HBO’s The Night Of
An Emmy-nominated mystery thriller about a naive student accused of a gruesome murder. But he can’t remember a thing about the night in question. Watch it now »
HBO’s Big Little Lies S1-2
The well-hidden secrets of a seaside town’s elite are suddenly exposed after a suspicious death in this Emmy-nominated series with an all-star cast. Watch it now »
