September brought several thrillers that moved from kidnappings and murder investigations to espionage, horror and survival stories. If you enjoy tense plots, dangerous secrets and characters pushed into impossible situations, these 15 releases offer plenty of suspense.
10 Best Thrillers of September (Movies & Shows)
1. The Runner (Prime Video)
London lawyer Maia Marten is out for a morning run when a stranger calls to reveal that her son has been kidnapped. She is ordered to keep moving through the city and complete increasingly dangerous tasks, including one involving her own client. With her child’s life depending on every decision, Maia is forced into a terrifying game controlled by someone she cannot see.
2. Gandhari (Netflix)
Bani’s life is shattered when she loses her eyesight while trying to protect her daughter from traffickers aboard a train. Instead of giving up, she learns to survive without sight and prepares herself to enter the dangerous criminal world connected to her daughter’s disappearance. Taapsee Pannu leads this intense revenge thriller driven by grief, anger and a mother’s determination.
3. Ghamasaan (ZEE5)
STF officer Aditya begins hunting feared dacoit Maharaj across the dangerous landscape of Bundelkhand. What appears to be a straightforward manhunt soon exposes corruption, political influence and power struggles operating behind the crime. The deeper Aditya goes, the harder it becomes to separate the criminal he is chasing from the larger system around him.
4. Mayday (Apple TV)
During the Cold War in 1987, U.S. Navy pilot Troy Kelly is stranded behind enemy lines after a surveillance mission goes wrong. His unexpected rescuer is Nikolai Ustinov, a former KGB agent who chooses to help him rather than hand him over to Soviet forces. Their unlikely partnership turns the escape into a dangerous journey filled with tension and dark humour.
5. Haiwaan (Theatres)
Haiwaan follows Shyam Rane, a visually impaired maintenance manager whose exceptional hearing, smell and spatial awareness become his greatest strengths when he is caught in a deadly revenge plot. After retired judge Pradhan is murdered by Parshuram Gokhale, a man seeking vengeance for the destruction of his family, Shyam finds himself suspected of the crime while also trying to protect Pradhan’s secret daughter, Nandini. What follows is a tense cat-and-mouse battle as Shyam relies on his heightened senses to keep the young girl safe and stop Parshuram before his revenge is complete.
6. Last Seen (Apple TV)
Former detective Ian Ridley has never recovered from the disappearance of his daughter. Now working as a dispatcher, he continues searching for answers even though years have passed since she vanished. His refusal to let the case go could finally reveal what happened and determine whether his broken family can ever find peace.
7. Mirzapur: The Movie (Theatres)
Set during the events of the first season of Mirzapur, Mirzapur: The Movie returns to the violent underworld where Kaleen Bhaiya, Guddu Pandit, Munna Tripathi and other familiar characters are caught in a brutal struggle for power. As old enemies return and new rivals enter the game, unresolved blood debts fuel another battle for control of Mirzapur, with ambition, betrayal and violence pushing its contenders towards a dangerous confrontation.
8. Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 Season 2 (Netflix)
The Hawkins Investigators Club has barely defeated the Horde Queen when another strange threat begins spreading through town. Ghostly sightings and dangerous hate sprites appear as Valentine’s Day approaches, raising fears that the Upside Down may be breaking through again. The second and final season sends the animated spinoff into one more supernatural crisis.
9. The End of Oak Street (Prime Video, Apple TV & ZeePlex)
The Platt family wakes up one morning to discover that their entire suburban street has somehow been transported millions of years into the past. Their houses and neighbours are still there, but so are dinosaurs and the dangers of the Mesozoic era. Survival suddenly becomes the only priority as an ordinary neighbourhood is forced to face an impossible prehistoric nightmare.
10. Neagley (Prime Video)
Former Army investigator Frances Neagley is now working privately in Chicago when the suspicious death of someone close to her pulls her back into danger. Her search for answers reveals signs of an organisation far more powerful than she expected. Maria Sten leads this first Reacher spinoff, with Alan Ritchson appearing as Jack Reacher.
From The Runner’s terrifying kidnapping game to Neagley’s investigation and the horror of The Mummy, these September releases offer many different kinds of thrills.