Best English Thriller Movies of 2026

Curry Barker · 109 min · United States · Capstone Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Tea Shop Productions

Baron "Bear" Bailey breaks a novelty charm to force his co-worker Nikki Freeman to love him, but the supernatural compulsion warps her mind into violent obsession, trapping him in a nightmare he cannot wish away.

Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson

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Box office: $474,780,890 worldwide ($262,774,890 domestic; $17,196,855 opening weekend) · Awards: 7 wins & 15 nominations total.

AI verdict: Obsession's $474.8M worldwide gross on a $750,000 budget is one of the greatest ROI stories in recent horror — and unlike most micro-budget breakouts, both critics (77 Metascore) and audiences (7.9 IMDb, 291K votes) actually back it up, suggesting Curry Barker's cursed-charm premise is the rare high-concept horror hook that delivers on its promise rather than just its marketing.

Jesse V. Johnson · 96 min · Capstone Pictures / AF Films

During a Mexican shark dive, five friends are ambushed after discovering cartel cocaine. Trapped in a shark cage, Tatiana and Kaley are forced by the cartel to retrieve a bag of drugs on the seafloor. Battling legendary Great White sharks, dwindling air, and armed killers, the survivors mount a brutal fight to outsmart their captors and escape.

Cast: Laura Marano, Christina Ochoa, Mario Tardón

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Agnieszka Smoczyńska · Madants / Neda Film

In the late 21st century, an investigator and a member of a feared religious sect are brought together by a murder in a refugee camp.

Cast: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Georgia Bernstein · 95 min · Missing Link Productions / Gary Prairie Productions

As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.

Cast: Cemre Paksoy, Bruce McKenzie, Eléonore Hendricks

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (9.3/10 on TMDb (3 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Potsy Ponciroli · 103 min · Stampede Ventures / Gramercy Park Media

In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl. In retaliation, the gangster enacts a frame job to send the innocent man to prison. Life ruined, Miller plots a revenge campaign against the man who took his girl away.

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.7/10 on TMDb (12 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Eli Roth · 86 min · The Horror Section / Media Capital Technologies

An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

Cast: Ari Millen, Charlie Zeltzer, Shiloh O’Reilly

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Nicolas Winding Refn · 110 min · NEON / byNWR

When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, a deadly and elusive entity is unleashed. During this an American GI embarks on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell. He crosses paths with a troubled young woman who is also searching for her father.

Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.2/10 on TMDb (24 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anthony Maras · 101 min · Working Title Films / StudioCanal UK

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.

Cast: Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.7/10 on TMDb (381 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Derrick Borte · 111 min · Nickel City Pictures / A Higher Standard

A nightclub owner (Russell Crowe) is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend (Teresa Palmer). When masked gunmen (Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul) rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer (Luke Evans) arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.

Cast: Russell Crowe, Luke Evans, Aaron Paul

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (49 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Babak Najafi · CaliWood Pictures / BondIt Media Capital

A quiet horticulturalist harboring a secret life as a lethal assassin finds his true identity jeopardized when he forms an unlikely friendship with a witnesses to police corruption.

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jean Reno, Sky Katz

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Ben Affleck · 106 min · Artists Equity / Makeready

A Los Angeles mayoral candidate's son is kidnapped, prompting his wife to scramble for a ransom payment. With limited funds from her husband's campaign, she must dig deep into their finances and confront aspects of their life they've kept hidden. The couple's desperation forces them to take drastic measures.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Aaron Sorkin · 112 min · Columbia Pictures / Escape Artists

Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

Cast: Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Nick Nevern · 112 min · Carnaby International / Haymarket Films

Tate battles ruthless mercenaries throughout Ibiza as he avenges his friend's death. Get ready for the biggest and most action packed film in the successful independent crime saga.

Cast: Craig Fairbrass, Tamer Hassan, Leo Gregory

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.5/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

James Night · 77 min · Liv Movies

When four friends discover a cursed two-headed doll in a remote forest, they unleash a vengeful witch who traps them in a place from which no one has ever escaped.

Cast: Nad Sham, Anna Warke, Emma Hutchings

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jake Ryan · 87 min

Just released from prison, Gus is looking for a fresh start; his brother Charlie, however, has other ideas - weaponising Gus's "ex-con" rep for his own ends.

Cast: Dave Binder, Taylor Pope, Ruth E Maku

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Guy Trevellyan · 12 min · Nice Guy Pictures

A doctor on her last day before maternity leave is thrown into a world of chaos when a hidden threat emerges.

Cast: Anna Popplewell, Daniel Ings, David Buttle

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

James Branson · 90 min · Sneaky Films

In the aftermath of a climate apocalypse, a young woman roams the ruins of a world she never got to grow up in. Raised on scavenged books and b-movies, she lives alone in an old shack she once shared with her father. Supplies are scarce and food is running out. There’s nothing left to hunt. Nothing except other people...

Cast: Kate Wilson, Andy Golledge, Ôntrei

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Gene Fallaize · Cupsogue Pictures

The true story that became the basis one of the greatest horror movies of all time, following a journalist attempting to uncover the truth behind several unexplained deaths

Cast: Amber Doig-Thorne, Elliot Harper

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

John Langridge · 109 min

A group of workers preparing for the re-opening of a remote adventure park on the brink of bankruptcy, find themselves stalked by a silent killer. Cut off from any form of rescue, the survivors must band together to fight for their lives.

Cast: Cerys Knighton, Mark Benton, Bill Fellows

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jack Zatkowsky · 14 min

A young woman is trapped in the clutches of a musical-obssesed serial killer, having to perform for her life to free herself from the perfection she is expected to achieve.

Cast: Kara Sparks, I'zaah Gray-Jones, Benjamin Bowman

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Mike P. Nelson · 104 min · Constantin Film / JB Pictures

In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a medical mission takes a deadly turn when they inadvertently awaken an ancient and powerful serpent known as the Boiúna. The creature, driven by a primal urge to reclaim its territory, sets in motion a desperate struggle for survival. The group must fight to stay alive against a formidable foe.

Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Michael Showalter · 117 min · Eat the Cat / Semi-Formal Productions

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity, who is unable to finish following an accident. Lowen gradually uncovers Verity's disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords' home to work.

Cast: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Brando Benetton · 92 min · Andrew Stevens Entertainment / Black Diamond Films

A seasoned criminologist and a young female psychologist are lured to a remote Mississippi town to investigate the murder of a little girl and the disappearance of her twin sister.

Cast: Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.2/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Shane Matthew Collins · 18 min · ShaneMatthewTV

New Orleans’ beloved Historic Palace Theatre is set for demolition, when the supervisor behind the project discovers why it closed down from the souls lost inside.

Cast: Eric Nicotera, Leigh LeFevre, Gray Muller

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jonatan Etzler · 100 min · HanWay Films / Pulse Films

A single misbehaving student causes chaos at a Somerset school, prompting Maria Spencer to take drastic action. She kidnaps the boy and takes care of him herself, evading the authorities as they search for him. The situation escalates into a tense standoff between Maria and those seeking to reclaim the child.

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Jacob Anderson, Sean Gilder

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (10.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

David Ayer · 101 min · Paramount Pictures / Wild Chickens Productions

After a plane crash in Alaska, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his loyal dog Odin must navigate treacherous terrain and harsh weather conditions to survive. Their struggle is tested as they confront the unforgiving wilderness. A deep bond forms between them as they fight for survival together.

Cast: Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Anna Lambe

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Tommy Savas · 84 min · Bridge & Tunnel Films / Reckless Content

A pioneering tech startup is on the verge of launching COGN-AI-TIVE — a new AI chatbot with unparalleled speed and intelligence. Soon, the team discovers that their creation harbors a dark and sinister will of its own.

Cast: Piper Curda, Noel Fisher, Josh Zuckerman

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Hùng Trần · 94 min · RUNUP Vietnam / RUNUP Company

In the early 20th century, the daughter of a wealthy family in Saigon met a tragic end in the family's grand estate. Though her death was officially declared as an accident, the rumors of a woman in white, seen weeping by the old window of the mansion late at night, begin to spread.

Cast: Trần Kỳ Anh, Nguyễn Minh Thời, Ngoc Chi Bao

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Padraic McKinley · 115 min · Fields Entertainment / Under the Influence Productions

When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Maclain Nelson · 94 min · Impractical Productions / Redline Entertainment

A church group's annual retreat turns deadly when they wander into the wrong part of the Ozark wilderness, and something starts picking them off one by one. Suspicion falls on Ricky, the troublemaker of the group. But the real threat is far worse. Deep in the forest, wrapped in a labyrinth of webs, the group is pursued by a terrifying prehistoric arachnid that hunts by vibration. When every step could be their last, they only have one choice: Don't Move. It's up to Megan to hold what's left of the group together and get them out alive.

Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Russ, Tom Cavanagh

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Lance Oppenheim · 110 min · A24 / Icki Eneo Arlo

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Wes Miller · 110 min · Dark Star Pictures / Blacklight Pictures

A jury deliberating the case of Theodore Sterling, a privileged young man accused of sexual assault of a 20-something African-American woman. The prosecution is led by Assistant State Attorney James Jones, an overworked yet determined prosecutor, who faces off against Greg Sims, a veteran defense attorney with an unbroken 25-year winning streak. 

Cast: Leon, Crew Morrow, Elise Neal

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Viju Mane · 121 min · Light and Shadow

Three friends win a free Goa trip and invite an old college buddy who brings a surprise guest. Their dream vacation turns into chaos as plans unravel. The unexpected companion becomes both the trip's highlight and its downfall.

Cast: Makarand Anaspure, Kushal Badrike, Ankush Chaudhari

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Padraig Reynolds · 80 min · Epic Pictures Group

A Florida vacation becomes a blood-soaked fight for survival when a group of friends are hunted through the swamps by a savage cult that feeds its victims to ravenous alligators in the name of an ancient reptilian god.

Cast: Amariah Dionne, Tabitha Brownstone, Nicholas Kolasinski

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Guy Moshe · Astral Future / Dreamtime Entertainment

Disillusioned by the end of the war in Afghanistan, a group of disgraced, war-torn ex-CIA operatives set out to Tehran to take down a life-changing score.

Cast: Zachary Levi, Liam Neeson, Wes Chatham

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Scott Waugh · 97 min · Broken Road Productions / AllyCat Entertainment

A former soldier and his unlikely partner become the targets of a ruthless cartel while racing to complete a critical medical delivery and save the life of a little girl.

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, Rodrigo Santoro

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jason James · 91 min · Resonance Films / Big Safari

Gary and Ell (a married man with an inferiority complex, and a grieving young widow) meet on a blind date only to wind up stealing a killer's car along with a dead body and $40,000.

Cast: Zach Cherry, Maria Bakalova, Tyler Labine

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Martin Campbell · Head Gear Films / Gemstone film

When wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe is cornered by the Feds, he plans to fake his own death and claim the $30 million life insurance payout with his “grieving” wife Nora, while framing her surfer lover Chad for his murder. But Nora is cooking up a scheme of her own: kill Jack for real, frame Chad and keep the fortune for herself. As lies unravel, Nora and Jack scramble to outsmart one another, leaving one burning question: who will come out on top in this twisted game of life and death?

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Elegance Bratton · Hammerstone Studios / Thunder Road

A notorious mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent team up to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi.

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Adam Wingard · 92 min · A24 / Ryder Picture Company

A lone army sniper must defend her home and loved ones against an elite group of super soldiers who have broken free from a top-secret facility, threatening the lives of those she cares about most.

Cast: Adria Arjona, Alex Pereira, Dan Stevens

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Karim Aïnouz · 95 min · Kavac Film / The Match Factory

A wealthy but troubled family's dark secrets are exposed when they move to Catalonia. The family's patriarch, father, and his children, including Edward, Anna, Robert, and Jack, struggle with their own twisted relationships. When Jack brings home a girlfriend, the household is thrown into chaos. Incestuous tensions simmer just below the surface.

Cast: Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.7/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Jenn Wexler · 89 min · Northern Ireland Screen / Post Film

Working as a CIA field agent, Becky is sent undercover to Poland to infiltrate a family of innkeepers running a tourist venture at The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s WWII bunker. After learning that the father, Wilhelm Reuss, is on a mission to bring about the Fourth Reich, Becky takes matters into her own hands.

Cast: Lulu Wilson, Neil Patrick Harris, James Urbaniak

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Alberto Nunes · 64 min

Despite his best efforts to stay away from crime while he's out on parole, Dan's life takes a turn when a duffel bag full of cash meant for gangsters is mistakenly placed in his trunk. With the help of his eccentric friend, he has to choose whether to return the money to keep his family and friends safe, or to run and save himself.

Cast: Stockton Ross, Ryan Saunders, Jackson Hays

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Andrew Patterson · 130 min · Black Bear Pictures / Heyday Films

After losing her mother and leaving foster care, Kateri's life is turned upside down. She reunites with her former foster parent Amziah, who helps her discover new abilities in a time of crisis. With renewed determination, Kateri seeks justice. Her journey takes a dramatic turn as she finds strength within herself to overcome adversity.

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Jake Horowitz

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Michael Russell Gunn · 117 min · 2521 Entertainment / SK Global Entertainment

President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.

Cast: Jared Harris, Jeff Daniels, Branka Katić

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Ridley Scott · 118 min · 20th Century Studios / Scott Free Productions

Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a virus has wiped out most of humanity, with survivors being terrorized by roaming scavengers called "Reapers." The protagonist is Hig, a pilot who survived the flu that killed everyone he knew, his wife included. He lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting ex-Marine. Hig sometimes heads off in his 1956 Cessna, where he can fish and pretend things are how they used to be. When a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life might exist if he flies a bit further. He risks it all. to chase a possible haven in Grand Junction.

Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Michael Spierig · Tea Shop Productions / Capstone Pictures

Overwhelmed by her sister Hunter's death, Jax (Slater) connects with Luce (Thomas), Hunter's fearless friend. To heal, they attempt the infamous plank walk of Mount Kwan in Thailand. After a sudden rockslide leaves them stranded on a fragile plank 3000 feet in the air, Jax must confront her deepest fears and fight for survival to find closure.

Cast: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jacob Chase · 106 min · Blumhouse Productions / Screen Gems

Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.

Cast: Amelia Eve, Island Austin, Lin Shaye

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jean-François Richet · 95 min · Punch Palace Productions / MadRiver Pictures

After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime -- leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.

Cast: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

David Robert Mitchell · 100 min · Warner Bros. Pictures / Domain Entertainment

The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Randall Emmett · 97 min · Convergence Entertainment / Prime Video India

A retired master thief must protect his impulsive brother from disaster when a 100 million dollar yacht heist spirals into a dangerous web of deception. Old foes emerge as the stakes rise, forcing him to use every trick he knows to stay alive.

Cast: John Travolta, Lukas Haas, Rebecca De Mornay

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.9/10 on TMDb (11 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ryan Jordan · 94 min · Gen1 Entertainment, LLC

A group of ex-US military join forces with political operatives to seed cities with abducted Mexican gang members, expecting criminal chaos to ensue in order to gain support for radical political agendas.

Cast: Marissa Arguijo, Michael-Eoin Stanney, Marcus Jean Pirae

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.1/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.