10 Gripping Thriller Movies Adapted from Novels

Producer: Peuli Bakshi Editor: Manuj Yadav

Raazi (2018): A spy thriller based on Harinder Sikka's novel ‘Calling Sehmat’, the film features Alia Bhatt as lead.

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Murder on the Orient Express (2017): This famous story from Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot series was adapted as a movie with a stellar cast.

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The Revenant (2015): While not a traditional thriller, it's a gripping survival story adapted from Michael Punke's novel.

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Haider (2014): Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet’ is a dark and intense thriller set in Kashmir.

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Gone Girl (2014): Directed by David Fincher, this film is based on Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel about a mysterious disappearance.

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7 Khoon Maaf (2011): This mystery, thriller drama is based on Ruskin Bond’s novella - ‘Susanna's Seven Husbands’.

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Shutter Island (2010): A Martin Scorsese film, based on Dennis Lehane's novel, it is a psychological thriller set on a mysterious island.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Adapted from Stieg Larsson's novel, it follows a journalist and a computer hacker as they investigate a decades-old disappearance.

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Red Sparrow (2018): This Jennifer Lawrence-starrer movie on Russian spies is an adaptation of first book of Jason Matthews’ trilogy.

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The Girl on the Train (2021): This Parineeti Chopra-starrer psychological thriller is based on Paula Hawkins’ novel of the same name.

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