A Glean movie guide
The Best Thrillers on Netflix
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High-stakes heists, psychological mind-benders, and edge-of-your-seat originals.
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The movie list
- 01
The Killer
David Fincher directs this cold, methodical look at the life and internal rules of a professional assassin.
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
- 02
Society of the Snow
A visceral and emotionally charged survival thriller based on an incredible true story in the Andes.
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
- 03
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sharp, stylish whodunit that keeps you guessing with a brilliant ensemble cast and clever twists.
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
- 04
Fair Play
A razor-sharp psychological thriller exploring the toxic intersection of power, ambition, and romance.
An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
- 05
The Platform
A gritty, high-concept social allegory that uses a vertical prison to build unbearable tension.
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
- 06
The Guilty
Jake Gyllenhaal shines in this claustrophobic, real-time race against the clock set in a 911 call center.
A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
- 07
Calibre
A masterclass in escalating dread as a simple hunting trip in the Highlands spirals into a moral nightmare.
Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.
- 08
The Call
A mind-bending South Korean thriller where a phone call connects two women living in the same house 20 years apart.
In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.
- 09
Leave the World Behind
A star-studded apocalyptic thriller that finds terror in the slow, mysterious collapse of modern society.
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
- 10
Gerald's Game
A gripping Stephen King adaptation that turns a simple, trapped premise into a harrowing psychological test.
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
- 11
Extraction
High-octane action meets relentless suspense in this gritty, expertly choreographed rescue mission.
A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
- 12
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
A tense and satisfying epilogue that provides a high-stakes closing chapter for Jesse Pinkman.
In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.