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    What to know about the most anticipated thrillers

    • Upcoming releases include seven thrillers scheduled for 2026 and 2027, spanning crime, horror, action and suspense.
    • Release dates are confirmed for some films, while others have only a year or no exact date announced.
    • Fresh premises include livestreamed bank robberies, a workplace rivalry and a heist told out of sequence.
    • Top-ranked pick is A Quiet Place Part III, which continues the Abbott family’s story.

    Upcoming thriller movies can range from heist stories and workplace suspense to horror sequels. This ranked guide compares seven releases by their premise, cast, filmmakers and announced arrival dates, helping readers decide which 2026 and 2027 thrillers to watch for.

    A great thriller keeps its audience tense until the credits roll. With so many films competing for attention, familiar formulas can make even entertaining releases easy to forget, especially when mid-budget thrillers go straight to streaming.

    Studios are putting more resources into the genre again, with several upcoming releases designed for the big screen. The seven upcoming thriller movies below are ranked by anticipation, with details on their stories, casts and release dates.

    7

    ‘A Place in Hell’ (2027)

    Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Cooper, wearing sunglasses and a red tanktop in Twisters.

    Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Cooper, wearing sunglasses and a red tanktop in Twisters.
    Image via Universal Pictures

    A Place in Hell is a workplace thriller about a rivalry between two criminal defense attorneys. Michelle Williams plays Rebecca, a pregnant lawyer close to making partner whose position is threatened when a younger attorney, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, joins the firm. Their professional competition escalates into a struggle for control, with both women pushed toward dangerous choices.

    Andrew Scott and Danny Huston also star, and Rian Johnson’s production company, T-Street, is behind the film. Originally scheduled for Christmas Day, A Place in Hell is now set to arrive on April 23, 2027.

    Chloe Domont, who directed the psychological thriller Fair Play, directs this film. Rather than returning to a battle-of-the-sexes story, Domont sets two women against each other in a professional environment where only one can prevail. The morally compromised lead has prompted comparisons with Gone Girl and Nightcrawler, while the role offers Williams a change of pace.

    6

    ‘The Beekeeper 2’ (2027)

    Adam Clay (Jason Statham), a highly-trained former assassin, scowls as he looks down while leaning on a wall in 'The Beekeeper 2' (2027).

    Adam Clay (Jason Statham), a highly-trained former assassin, scowls as he looks down while leaning on a wall in ‘The Beekeeper 2’ (2027).
    Image via Amazon MGM Studios

    The Beekeeper 2 brings Jason Statham back as Adam Clay, the former government assassin introduced in the 2024 film. Now a wanted man, Clay continues his mission against those who prey on vulnerable people, and the sequel’s premise suggests that he will confront the rogue Beekeeper program itself.

    Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Jemma Redgrave return, joined by Pom Klementieff, Yara Shahidi and Adam Copeland. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, known for action films including The Night Comes for Us and Nobody 2, the sequel takes over from director David Ayer. Tjahjanto has promised a wilder, anime-inspired approach, and the film is scheduled for theaters on January 15, 2027.

    5

    ‘How to Rob a Bank’ (2026)

    Nicholas Hoult in How to Rob a Bank.
    Image via Amazon MGM Studios

    How to Rob a Bank gives the heist film a social-media twist. Nicholas Hoult and Pete Davidson play members of a crew that livestreams bank robberies, using the broadcasts to expose corruption at the institutions they target. Their viral fame brings them to the attention of a veteran FBI agent, played by John C. Reilly, and a software engineer, played by Zoë Kravitz.

    As the pair closes in, the crew plans one last, ambitious robbery. Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz and Christian Slater also star. Directed by David Leitch, whose previous film was The Fall Guy, the movie turns the genre’s usual need for secrecy on its head: this crew wants millions of people watching. The film is scheduled to open on November 13, 2026.

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    He has survived things that have no business being survivable, and he does it with style.

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    The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.

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    ‘Here Comes the Flood’ (2027)

    Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson on the set of the upcoming Netflix film The Take.
    Image via Backgrid USA/ Netflix

    Here Comes the Flood puts a romantic complication and a larger con at the center of a bank heist. The story follows a bank guard who joins forces with a master thief to rob the bank he is supposed to protect; meanwhile, the guard falls for a teller, and their relationship becomes entangled with the robbery.

    Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead the cast, with Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director of City of God, at the helm. Netflix moved the film from 2026 to 2027, but has not announced an exact release date.

    The reported out-of-order storytelling gives the audience pieces of the plot in a non-chronological sequence, while the romance adds another source of risk to the heist. The combination sets this film apart from a robbery story focused only on planning and execution.

    3

    ‘Possession’ (2027)

    Sam Neill as Mark and Isabelle Adjani as Anna looking directly at the camera in 1981's Possession

    Sam Neill as Mark and Isabelle Adjani as Anna looking directly at the camera in 1981’s Possession.
    Image via Gaumont

    The Possession remake revisits a cult horror film about a marriage unraveling amid disturbing, seemingly monstrous behavior. The 1981 original was directed by Andrzej Żuławski, and Isabelle Adjani won the Cannes Best Actress award for her performance.

    Parker Finn, director of Smile and Smile 2, is writing and directing the new version. Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner play the couple, with Paul Dano, Madeline Brewer and Diego Calva also in the cast; Robert Pattinson is a producer. The film is scheduled to open in theaters on June 11, 2027.

    The remake’s relationship-centered horror connects with Finn’s previous work on stories rooted in emotional trauma. The original was tied to Cold War-era Berlin, so the new film will need to establish its own setting and meaning. As a remake of a well-known cult film, it also faces the challenge of honoring a distinctive original while reaching a new audience.

    2

    ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ (2027)

    Michael B. Jordan from the upcoming heist thriller film The Thomas Crown Affair
    Image via Amazon MGM Studios

    Michael B. Jordan stars in, directs and produces a new version of The Thomas Crown Affair, a heist story about a billionaire who steals priceless art for the thrill rather than for money. The role was played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 original and by Pierce Brosnan in the 1999 version.

    The new film moves the story to Europe and features Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone and Danai Gurira. Jordan, directing his second film after Creed III, is scheduled to bring the movie to theaters and IMAX on March 5, 2027.

    The story’s central cat-and-mouse pursuit gives the heist a romantic dimension as well as a contest of strategy. The new version’s appeal therefore depends on both its art-theft premise and the chemistry between Crown and the person trying to catch him.

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    ‘A Quiet Place Part III’ (2027)

    John Krasinski in A Quiet Place

    John Krasinski in A Quiet Place
    Image via Paramount Pictures

    A Quiet Place Part III continues the horror franchise’s story of survival in a world stalked by blind creatures that hunt by sound. The film follows A Quiet Place Part II, in which the Abbott family discovered a way to fight back.

    John Krasinski returns to write and direct, while Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy reprise their roles. New cast members include Jack O’Connell, Katy O’Brian and Jason Clarke. Plot details have not been announced, and the film is scheduled to open in theaters on July 30, 2027.

    The franchise’s defining device is silence: limiting sound makes everyday actions part of the suspense. Krasinski’s return connects the third installment to the first two films, while the story’s next chapter remains undisclosed.

    What should you know about these upcoming thriller movies?

    The seven films cover crime, heist, action and horror, with announced release dates ranging from November 2026 to July 2027. Several projects still have limited plot information or no exact date.

    Upcoming thriller movies combine announced casts, premises and schedules, but release plans can change.

    • Which thriller arrives first? How to Rob a Bank is scheduled for November 13, 2026.
    • Which film is ranked first? A Quiet Place Part III ranks first in this anticipation-based list.
    • Which movie has no exact date? Here Comes the Flood is scheduled for 2027, but Netflix has not announced a specific day.
    • Which films are heist stories? How to Rob a Bank, Here Comes the Flood and The Thomas Crown Affair all center on robberies or theft.

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