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A great thriller ensures that the audience doesn’t relax until the credits roll. Unfortunately, the genre has become so crowded that most films end up following predictable formulas. Plenty of them are fun enough in the moment, but very few are worth investing in beyond their initial shock value. It doesn’t help that most mid-budget thrillers have quietly moved to streaming, where they’re watched on a laptop and forgotten by the weekend.
Thankfully, studios are starting to bet big on the genre once again. The upcoming wave of thrillers is headed back to the big screen, led by A-list stars and directors with something to prove, and many of them are built on ideas that feel genuinely fresh. Here are seven upcoming thriller movies, ranked by hype.
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‘A Place in Hell’ (2027)
A Place in Hell is an intriguing, no-holds-barred workplace thriller. The film follows Michelle Williams as Rebecca, a ruthless criminal defense attorney who is pregnant and on the verge of finally making partner at her firm. Her long-awaited win starts to slip away when a younger lawyer, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, is brought in to replace her. Their petty rivalry soon turns into an all-out war for control, and the two women push each other to dangerous extremes. Andrew Scott and Danny Huston round out the cast, and Rian Johnson’s production company T-Street is behind the film. A Place in Hell was originally set for Christmas Day, but Neon has moved it to April 23, 2027.
The film is directed by Chloe Domont, whose psychological thriller Fair Play, set at a cutthroat New York hedge fund, became one of Netflix’s most talked-about films back in 2023, so she clearly knows how to make a workplace feel like a battlefield. This time, though, instead of telling a battle-of-the-sexes story, she is pitting two women against each other in a world where only one of them can win. The film is already drawing comparisons to the likes of Gone Girl and Nightcrawler thanks to its morally twisted lead. Not to mention, playing a cold-blooded, messy lawyer is also a change of pace for Williams. Given all this, A Place in Hell could easily become next spring’s most talked-about release.
6
‘The Beekeeper 2’ (2027)
Nobody expected The Beekeeper (2024) to become a hit, but Jason Statham’s over-the-top revenge thriller found a huge audience, and it’s pretty exciting for Adam Clay to be back on the big screen again. This time, the former government assassin is a wanted man, and he’s still on his mission to take down the people who prey on the vulnerable. The premise of the sequel suggests that this time around, Clay is up against the secret Beekeeper program itself, which has gone rogue. Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, and Jemma Redgrave reprise their roles from the first film, while Pom Klementieff, Yara Shahidi, and Adam Copeland are the new additions to the hive. The highly anticipated sequel arrives in theaters on January 15, 2027.
The biggest change is behind the camera, though. Timo Tjahjanto, the Indonesian director known for brutal action movies like The Night Comes for Us and Nobody 2, is taking over from David Ayer, and he has promised a wilder, anime-inspired take on the franchise. Of course, that is great news for a series that already leans into its own ridiculousness. The first movie worked because it allowed Statham to really run with its silly premise, and now, with a director who specializes in exhilarating fight scenes, The Beekeeper 2 is shaping up to be the most fun action thriller of early 2027.
5
‘How to Rob a Bank’ (2026)
How to Rob a Bank puts a modern twist on the classic heist movie. The comedy stars Nicholas Hoult and Pete Davidson as members of a crew of bank robbers who livestream their heists. The interesting part is how they are using their crimes to call out the corruption of the very banks they’re robbing. Each viral video makes them more famous, but it also puts them on the radar of a veteran FBI agent, played by John C. Reilly, and a brilliant software engineer, played by Zoë Kravitz. As the unlikely duo closes in, the crew decides to go bigger with one last, wildly ambitious job. Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, and Christian Slater also play major roles in the film, which hits theaters on November 13.
This is David Leitch’s follow-up to The Fall Guy, and anyone who has watched the 2024 action movies knows the director has a knack for delivering action stories that are both thrilling and genuinely funny. The social media angle is what makes this one stand out, though. Heist movies have always been about staying invisible, so a crew that wants millions of people watching flips the entire genre on its head. If the trailers are any sign, How to Rob a Bank has the potential to become the comedy movie that defines this holiday season.
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4
‘Here Comes the Flood’ (2027)
Here Comes the Flood is another heist movie that pulls the rug out from under the audience. The story follows a bank guard who teams up with a master thief to rob the very bank he’s supposed to protect. Things get complicated when the guard falls for a bank teller, and their romance grows alongside the robbery plan before slowly falling apart. As the heist unfolds, a series of twists reveals that the job itself is part of a much bigger con. Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead the cast, and Oscar-nominated City of God director Fernando Meirelles helms the film.
The film was originally meant to come out in 2026, but Netflix has officially pushed it to 2027, with an exact date still under wraps. Here Comes the Flood does things differently because the film isn’t built around the robbery alone. The story reportedly unfolds out of order, so the audience gets pieces of the puzzle in the wrong sequence and has to figure out who’s playing whom. The love story at its center also raises the stakes, since a heist is far more dangerous when feelings get in the way. The wait is long, but Here Comes the Flood has all the makings of a smart, twisty crowd-pleaser.
3
‘Possession’ (2027)
Remaking Possession might be one of the boldest moves in modern horror. Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 original is a cult classic about a marriage falling apart in the most disturbing way imaginable, as a husband slowly realizes his wife’s strange behavior is hiding something truly monstrous. Isabelle Adjani’s unhinged performance in the original won her Best Actress at Cannes. Now, Parker Finn, the director of Smile and Smile 2, is writing and directing a new version with Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner as the couple. Paul Dano, Madeline Brewer, and Diego Calva are also part of the cast, while Robert Pattinson serves as a producer. The film hits theaters on June 11, 2027, and is set to introduce this intense story to a brand-new audience.
Not every horror fan is thrilled about the idea, but that’s a given with every remake. What’s reassuring, though, is that Finn has already proven his mettle in the horror genre, especially with stories rooted in emotional trauma. That approach is a natural fit for Possession, which essentially follows a relationship that is self-destructing. Qualley is also coming off The Substance, so she’s no stranger to wild, physically demanding roles. The original was tied to Cold War Berlin, so the new version will have to find its own setting and its own meaning. If Finn pulls it off, Possession could be the most unsettling movie of next summer.
2
‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ (2027)
Michael B. Jordan has wanted to bring back The Thomas Crown Affair for more than a decade, and his version is finally on the way. The story centers on billionaire Thomas Crown, who steals priceless art not because he needs the money, but just for the thrill of it. The 1968 original starred Steve McQueen, and Pierce Brosnan took on the role in 1999, so Jordan is stepping into some very big shoes here. Not to mention, the Sinners star is also directing and producing the upcoming film, which moves the story to Europe and features Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, and Danai Gurira in the cast. The Thomas Crown Affair opens in theaters and IMAX on March 5, 2027.
This is Jordan’s second film as a director after Creed III, and it’s a big swing for an actor coming off one of the best runs of his career. The teaser promises a sleek and sensual story, which is exactly what this story needs, since it has always been as much a romance as a heist movie. The cat-and-mouse game between Crown and the person trying to catch him is the heart of every version, and Jordan has the kind of effortless charisma the role demands. The Thomas Crown Affair is shaping up to be a glamorous thriller if Jordan can pull the feat off.
1
‘A Quiet Place Part III’ (2027)
A Quiet Place turned silence into the scariest storytelling tool in the horror genre. The third installment in the fan-favorite franchise is returning as a direct follow-up to A Quiet Place Part II, which ended with the Abbott family discovering a way to fight back against the blind, sound-hunting creatures that wiped out most of humanity. John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy reprise their iconic roles, while newcomers include Jack O’Connell, Katy O’Brian and Jason Clarke.
Major plot details for the film have not been revealed yet, but with Krasinski returning to write and direct, the audience can expect the same nerve-shredding tension and surprising heart that made the first two films such massive hits. A Quiet Place Part III arrives in theaters on July 30, 2027.
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