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Best Romantic Thrillers To Watch On Your Weekend Date Night
Spice up your movie night with a little mystery and some twists and turns…
Legendary directors like Hitchcock and Park Chan-wook have made romantic thrillers into an art formParamount Pictures
Romance and thrillers are classic genres when it comes to movies for date nights. Mix the two genres, and you’ve got yourself a winner.
Over the years, romance thrillers as a subgenre have managed to carve a niche for themselves with titles ranging from psychological mind-benders to twist-filled murder mysteries set against the backdrop of a thrilling romance. Legendary filmmakers like Hitchcock and Park Chan-wook have made these into an art form. These movies meld together the best of both worlds, and there’s something for everyone to watch.
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If you’re looking for something exciting to stream this weekend for your movie date night, take a look at our watchlist of some of the best romantic thrillers of all time…
Best Romantic Thrillers
Merry Christmas (2024)
Starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, this Sriram Raghavan thriller is easily one of the best romantic movies we’ve seen in recent times. The director, who is known for his mastery of the thriller genre, gives us a story of two strangers who meet on a fateful Christmas Eve that quickly turns from romantic to a nightmare scenario.
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Vertigo (1958)
Any cinephile worth their salt would know that this iconic film by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock is an unmissable gem. The 1958 classic blends genres like romance, mystery and thriller to create a deeply enthralling narrative that refuses to leave your mind. The movie follows a former police detective who is wrestling with demons from his past. When he is hired to investigate a woman for a client, he slowly finds himself getting obsessed with her.
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Decision To Leave (2022)
South Korean director Park Chan-wook has given us some of the best movies of the 21st century, one of the most iconic ones being Decision To Leave. The critically acclaimed thriller weaves a dark and compelling tale about a married detective who becomes obsessed with the mysterious wife of the man whose death he has been investigating.
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Fatal Attraction (1987)
The movie that spawned many remakes, Fatal Attraction stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. The story follows the events after a married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him and his family after he rejects her advances.
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The Bodyguard (1992)
This popular romantic thriller follows a former US Secret Service agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect a famous actress and singer from an unknown stalker. Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, the movie marked the acting debut of the late, legendary singer.
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Allied (2016)
Brad Pitt and Marion Cottilard star in this World War II thriller as two operatives, Max and Marianne, who have to pose as a married couple during a mission. The two end up falling in love and getting married. However, their idyllic Happily Ever After is disrupted when Max finds out that Marianne might be a German spy.
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Haseen Dillruba Series (2021-2024)
Powerhouse performers Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey come together in this romantic thriller franchise. The movies, Haseen Dillruba and Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba, follow the twisted and complex love story of a cunning young woman and her haplessly-in-love husband.
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Entrapment (1999)
The movie, starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, follows an insurance investigator who decides to pose as an art thief to retrieve a painting she believes was stolen by the notorious thief Mac.
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An Evening In Paris (1967)
Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore star in this Bollywood classic set in the city of love, Paris. In the movie, a heartbroken rich girl goes to Paris to look for love but ends up getting involved in a dizzying adventure with scheming gangsters, mysterious twins, charming strangers, and so much more.
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