Among the wide variety of entertaining options available on Netflix, thrillers are among the most gripping and heart-pounding genres. Here is a carefully picked list of among the top thriller films Netflix has to offer right now:
Gone Girl film (2014)
This suspenseful Netflix thriller, directed by David Fincher, centers on the inexplicable disappearance of a lady and the ensuing media frenzy and investigation.
Shutter Island (2010)
A psychological Netflix thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese, it centers on a U.S. Marshal looking into the disappearance of a patient from a mental facility.
The Departed (2006)
An exciting game of cat and mouse ensues between an undercover police officer and a mole in the department, setting up yet another masterwork from Martin Scorsese.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
David Fincher’s film adaptation of the best-selling book follows a hacker and a journalist as they look into the murky past of a wealthy family.
Prisoners (2013)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, this riveting thriller stars Hugh Jackman as a father hunting for his missing daughter, determined to go to any length to find her.
In Nightcrawler (2014)
Jake Gyllenhaal plays a freelance crime reporter who goes to great measures to obtain the most shocking footage in Los Angeles. Gyllenhaal gives a terrifying performance.
2019’s Fractured
is a psychological thriller about a guy who, after visiting the hospital for his daughter’s injuries, starts to believe that his wife and daughter have vanished.
Hush (2016)
A deaf woman has to defend herself against a masked invader at her remote home in this gripping thriller.
2015’s The Invitation
In this psychological Netflix thriller, a dinner party takes a sinister turn as long-forgotten friends get back together and latent tensions arise.
Green Room (2015)
It is a gripping thriller about a punk band that is stuck in a remote location and has to battle a bunch of brutal neo-Nazis to survive.
Seven (1995)
David Fincher’s psychological thriller centers on two investigators as they pursue a serial killer who utilizes the seven deadly sins as his justification.
Zodiac (2007)
Based on the true account of the late 1960s and early 1970s search for the infamous Zodiac killer, “Zodiac” is another suspenseful thriller from David Fincher.
The Prestige(2006)
This mystery thriller, directed by Christopher Nolan, centers on two rival magicians who play a risky game of one-upmanship in London at the end of the 19th century.
The Call (2013)
A thrilling thriller in which Halle Berry plays a 911 operator who receives a call from a kidnapped young girl. In order to save the girl, Berry must face a murderer from her past.
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, this neo-western thriller follows a hunter who discovers a drug deal gone awry in the Texas desert and is chased by a persistent hitman.
The Game (1997)
This surreal thriller, directed by David Fincher, centers on a wealthy banker who becomes entangled in an enigmatic game that begins to conflate fact and fiction.
Enemy (2013)
It is a psychological thriller in which a mild-mannered professor finds out he has a twin and gets fixated with solving the mystery of who his twin is.
Blue Ruin (2013)
It is an independent thriller about an enigmatic nomad who goes back to his hometown to exact revenge for the death of his parents, starting a horrific chain of events.
Gerald’s Game (2017)
Based on the Stephen King novel, this psychological thriller centers on a lady who, following her husband’s unexpected death, finds herself shackled to a bed in a lonely lake house, forcing her to face her inner demons.
Hannibal (2001)
Directed by Ridley Scott, this psychological thriller is a follow-up to “The Silence of the Lambs” and finds FBI agent Clarice Starling enlisting the aid of serial murderer Hannibal Lecter in jail in order to apprehend her next victim.
The Invisible Guest (2016)
It is a Spanish psychological thriller about a prosperous businessman who employs a prominent lawyer to defend his innocence after waking up in a hotel room with his deceased lover and being charged with her murder.
Snowpiercer (2013)
This science fiction thriller, directed by Bong Joon-ho, takes place in a post-apocalyptic future in which the survivors of humanity reside on a train that is segregated based on social class, and a rebellion begins among the lower-class passengers.
The Platform (2019)
It is a Spanish dystopian thriller set in a vertical jail where food is given via a platform that lowers down the levels, resulting in a struggle for existence and a commentary on societal inequity.
Caliber (2018)
A British thriller about two lifelong friends who, while hunting in the Scottish Highlands, have an unfortunate event and have to deal with the fallout.
The Invitation Game (2014)
This historical thriller centers on the real-life experiences of British mathematician Alan Turing and follows him and his team as they attempt to decipher the German Enigma code during World War II.
Cam (2018)
It is a psychological thriller about an ambitious cam girl whose life is flipped upside down when she realizes she has been replaced on her own channel by an identical clone of herself.
Berlin Syndrome (2017)
It is an Australian psychological thriller about a young lady who visits Berlin and strikes up a romantic relationship with a charming stranger, only to be against her will and forced to stay in his flat.
1922 (2017)
This psychological horror-thriller film, based on the Stephen King book, centers on a farmer who plans to kill his wife in order to make money, only to find out that his actions have horrifying repercussions.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
It is a psychological thriller directed by Yorgos Lanthimos that centers on a successful physician whose life is turned upside down when a teenage boy with ties to his past starts to sneakily infiltrate his family.
The Gift (2015)
It is a psychological thriller about a married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a husband’s strange former acquaintance starts to infiltrate them and expose hidden secrets.
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