A Glean movie guide
Hulu’s Most Gripping Thrillers
Edge-of-your-seat essentials.
From psychological mind-benders to high-stakes survival, these are the best on the platform.
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The movie list
- 01
Parasite
A masterclass in tension that blends social commentary with a shocking, high-stakes home invasion.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 02
Gone Girl
David Fincher’s sharp, twist-filled exploration of a marriage disintegrating under a media spotlight.
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
- 03
The Menu
A biting satirical thriller where a fine-dining experience turns into a deadly game of survival.
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
- 04
Barbarian
A wildly unpredictable ride that starts with a simple rental mishap and descends into a total nightmare.
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
- 05
Prey
A lean, intense survival thriller that pits a skilled warrior against a technologically advanced alien hunter.
When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.
- 06
Fresh
A stylish and disturbing look at the horrors of modern dating with a dark, culinary twist.
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
- 07
Pig
Nicolas Cage delivers a soulful performance in this subversion of the typical revenge-thriller genre.
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
- 08
Run
Sarah Paulson shines in this claustrophobic psychological thriller about a mother’s suffocating secrets.
Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
- 09
The Night House
An atmospheric and eerie journey into a widow's grief and the disturbing secrets left behind.
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
- 10
Boston Strangler
A grounded, procedural thriller following the journalists who risked everything to uncover a serial killer.
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
- 11
No Exit
A fast-paced, single-location 'whodunnit' that keeps the stakes high and the twists coming.
Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the kidnapper.
- 12
Watcher
A slow-burn exercise in paranoia that perfectly captures the isolation of being watched in a foreign city.
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.