Best English Thriller Movies on Disney+ Hotstar

On the topic of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar, everyone loves watching an intriguing thriller on any given day. Am I wrong?. Disney+ Hotstar, the highest subscribed streaming platform in India, has a huge catalogue of movies, thanks to Disney and it’s fantastic studio acquisitions. From crime dramas to mysteries with ton of suspense, there are multiple options for you to choose from. So, here are the Best Thriller Movies on Hotstar crafted by magnificent directors you should not miss watching.

Last Updated on September 01, 2023

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12. Fresh (2022)

Starring – Daisy Edgar-Jones & Sebastian Stan
Director – Mimi Cave

Fresh (2022) follows a familiar route in its plot but the fantastic direction by Mimi Cave and screenwriting by Lauryn Kahn launches this movie above others in its category. Then, add in great performances by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan and you have a film that not only entertains but draws the audience into a story on modern dating that is just as unexpected as the potential partners you may meet on dating apps, or in this case in person. One of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar.

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11. Nightmare Alley

Starring – Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara
Director – Guillermo del Toro

Preview Only: A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him. Nightmare Alley is a neo-noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and based on the 1946 novel of the same name. One of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar.

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10. The Hills Have Eyes

Starring – Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin
Director – Alexandre Aja

Preview Only: When a family travelling to California is captured by psychotic cannibals, the results of the nuclear tests conducted by the USA, they are forced to fight and survive but the chances look bleak.

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9. Barbarian (2022)

Starring – Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård
Director – Zach Cregger

Barbarian is written and directed by Zach Cregger and features Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long in the lead roles. It tells the story of a young woman who discovers that her Air BnB is double booked. Even so, she decides to stay with an unexpected housemate, but shortly she realizes that is the least of her concerns. An edge-of-the-seat thriller, Barbarian is well paced and warrants multiple watches. One of the Best English Movies of 2022.

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8. Bad Times at the El Royale

Starring – Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth
Director – Drew Goddard

Preview Only: In 1969, seven nefarious strangers meet in a deserted hotel with a dark past. As time goes by, their mysteries get revealed, and they soon find themselves in a fix. With a fantastic ensemble cast, this movie stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges, and others.

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7. Enemy of the State

Starring – Gene Hackman & Will Smith
Director – Tony Scott

Preview Only: Tony Scott’s 1998 action-thriller, Enemy of the State begins when a videotape containing footage of congressman Phil Hammersley’s murder is planted on a lawyer, Robert Dean. Government operatives, who are trying to recover the evidence, target him. One of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar.

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6. Murder on the Orient Express

Starring – Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp
Director – Kenneth Branagh

Preview Only: After a murder takes place on a train journey, a detective decides to examine and find the culprit amongst the passengers aboard. In the procedure, he also learns the true identity of the target. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, this 2017 mystery-thriller is a decent watch.

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5. Signs

Starring – Mel Gibson & Joaquin Phoenix
Director – M. Night Shyamalan

[Also feat. in our ‘Best English Horror Movies on Hotstar’ list]

Best Horror Movies on Hotstar: M. Night Shyamalan’s controversial 2002 movie, Signs, details the story of Father Graham Hess and his family, who migrate to a farmhouse that later shifts into a site of strange crop circles that suggest the existence of alien life. One of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar.

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4. Face/Off

Starring – Nicolas Cage & John Travolta
Director – John Woo

Preview Only: Sean Archer, an FBI Agent, undergoes plastic surgery to impersonate and get hold of his son’s killer and his arch-enemy, Castor Troy. Trouble brews when Castor begins impersonating Sean. Starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in the primary roles, the film is directed by John Woo.

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3. Black Swan

Starring – Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis
Director – Darren Aronofsky

Preview Only: Starring Natalie Portman in the primary role, Black Swan revolves around Nina, a ballerina, gets the chance to play the White Swan, Princess Odette. But she finds herself falling into madness when Thomas, the artistic director, decides that Lily might fit the role better. One of the Best English Thriller Movies on Hotstar.

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2. The Menu

Starring – Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes
Director – Mark Mylod

The Menu starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult revolves around a couple travels with a group of affluent individuals to a high-class restaurant on a secluded island, they discover a malicious series of delectable courses to feast on. Along with that premise, this movie delivers a flavorful experience stimulating to the senses and enriched in thought and passion towards the story and its characters.

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1. The Sixth Sense

Starring – Bruce Willis & Haley Joel Osment.
Director – M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 movie, The Sixth Sense, is about a young kid who is frightened because he keeps encountering dead people. His mom calls in for a psychiatrist who can help her son, but some things do not seem right with his doctor too. As the remainder of the narrative unfolds, this movie keeps you captivated the entire time with great performances by Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment.

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