Suspenseful, gripping, and totally terrifying [1] are just a few ways to describe Netflix's [2] wide selection of goosebump-worthy thriller movies [3]. The wildly true flick The Red Sea Diving Resort will keep you on the edge of your seat for the entirety of the movie, while the post-apocalyptic Bird Box [4] will give you chills like you've never had before. Be sure to stream the iconic Scream movie if you like '90s thrillers (and of course, Drew Barrymore [5]), and give Hush a watch if you are into the kind of movie that will make your heart race faster than you thought possible.
Check out some of the best thrillers on Netflix [6] ahead, and don't be surprised if you catch yourself checking over your shoulder for the reminder of the night.
— Additional reporting by Corinne Sullivan and Ryan Roschke
Trauma
In this 2016 thriller, a photographer suffers bad memory loss after an accident. After looking back through her photos, she learns that she might have been the reason none of her family is alive.
Watch Trauma now [8].
The Drowning
This wild thriller tells the story of a child psychologist who helped to convict a young boy of murder years back. When they happen to meet again, each of their lives takes a turn for the worse.
Watch The Drowning now [9].
Killer Cove
A woman hires a private detective to help her handle her stalker, only to realise he might be even worse.
Watch Killer Cove now [10].
Dismissed
When an honour student (played by Dylan Sprouse) is given a B+ on a paper by his professor, he gets enraged and does everything he can to bring the professor down.
Watch Dismissed now [11].
My Teacher, My Obsession
When Riley moves to a new school where her dad is an English teacher, she meets Kyla and they hit it off. That is, until Kyla starts to become obsessed with Riley's father.
Watch My Teacher, My Obsession now. [12]
22 July
Based on the true events of Norway's deadliest terrorist attack in 2011, this movie is horrifyingly scary and extremely sad.
Watch 22 July now. [13]
The Invisible Guest
This Spanish film will make your spine tingle. In The Invisible Guest, a man wakes up next to his dead lover in a hotel room, and finds he has become the prime murder suspect. It's gripping, intense, and full of twists.
Watch The Invisible Guest now. [14]
Mirage
In this Spanish sci-fi thriller, a happily married mother named Vera learns that there is a possibility of saving the life of a boy who lived in her home 25 years earlier, but this good deed provokes a chain reaction, and Vera wakes up in a new reality where her daughter has never been born and her husband does not even know her.
Watch Mirage now. [15]
Limitless
Imagine a thriller and sci-fi flick made into one. That's this movie. Bradley Cooper [16] stars in this underrated movie as a down-on-his-luck writer named Eddie who — when given a drug that enhances mental acuity — finds himself rising through the ranks in the world of finance. Though a major tycoon (played by Robert De Niro [17]) hopes to use the young man for his own gain, Eddie's dwindling drug supply spells big trouble for them both.
Watch Limitless now [18].
47 Meters Down
This one hopped right onto that new "scary shark movie" trend along with The Meg and The Shallows, and you know what? I'm totally here for it. We see you, Mandy Moore [19].
Watch 47 Meters Down now. [20]
Cities of Last Things
In this inventive Taiwanese drama, the film opens with a suicide of a man named Zhang Dong Ling and proceeds in reverse chronological order, telling the story of the three key incidents that compelled Zhang to take his own life.
Watch Cities of Last Things now [21].
The Red Sea Diving Resort
This biographical drama retells the rescue story of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants from Sudan to Israel in 1981, with Captain America's Chris Evans starring as an Israeli agent who ran a secret Mossad operation to smuggle persecuted Ethiopian Jews by using a deserted holiday retreat as a front.
Watch The Red Sea Diving Resort now. [22]
Secret Obsession
Former Disney Channel darling Brenda Song stars in this psychological thriller as Jennifer, a young woman who suffers from amnesia following a violent attack, and as her memories start to come back, she finds that she no longer knows who to trust.
Watch Secret Obsession now [23].
Cam
In this new Netflix psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography, Madeline Brewer from The Handmaid's Tale [24] stars as an erotic cam girl who finds her popular channel hijacked by a look-alike. What's even better: Cam is one of the few films about sex work written by a former sex worker, resulting in a story that doesn't glamorize, glorify, or romanticize the profession.
Watch Cam on Netflix [25].
The Son
In this Argentinian thriller, a 50-year-old painter named Lorenzo attempts to rebuild his life after falling on hard times while he anxiously awaits the arrival of his first son. While he does so, his pregnant new wife unexpectedly succumbs to increasingly aggressive and obsessive behaviour, which threatens their relationship, as well as his relationship with his future son.
Watch The Son now [26].
You Get Me
We'll admit this movie is a little far-fetched, but there's no doubt that Bella Thorne makes for a very compelling stalker who will go to any lengths to get close to a guy after a one-night stand.
Watch You Get Me now [27].
The Perfection
This terrifyingly suspenseful film follows troubled musicians Charlotte (Allison Williams) and Elizabeth (Logan Browning) down a sinister path to a place they never thought they would end up.
Watch The Perfection now. [28]
The Silence
A terrifying creature is attacking human prey by sound, but 16-year-old Ally Andrews (Kiernan Shipka) is deaf. When they encounter an eerie cult, things only get worse.
Watch The Silence now. [29]
The Invitation
When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party at his ex-wife's house, things go as one would expect: extremely bad. It turns out she and her new husband have cooked up some evil plans for the rest of the night.
Watch The Invitation now. [30]
Kidnapping Stella
This freaky thriller from Singapore revolves around the titular Stella, the daughter of a millionaire who is kidnapped by two masked men and held for ransom — though, little do Vic and Tom know, she's not going to give in to their plan so easily.
Watch Kidnapping Stella now [31].
Hush
When a masked killer finds a deaf writer who lives in the woods, things get real scary.
Watch Hush now. [32]
Gerald's Game
If twisted thrillers are your thing, then you'll love this adaptation of Stephen King's novel by the same name, telling the story of a woman (played by The Haunting of Hill House actress Carla Gugino) who accidentally kills her husband during a kinky sex experience, leaving her stranded in their remote lake house and chained to their bed.
Watch Gerald's Game now [33].
Bird Box
In this thriller, Malorie (Sandra Bullock [34]) fights for her life, as well as the lives of her two young children, in a world plagued by invisible monsters [35] that cause anyone who lays eyes on them to immediately kill themselves. The only way Malorie and her fellow survivors are able to escape the suicidal impulses is by making their way through the world blindfolded.
Watch Bird Box now. [36]
Outbreak
Outbreak takes place in a small town where an infectious disease spreads through a monkey. Now, it's up to a group of doctors and soldiers to come up with an antidote and stop it before it wipes out even more people.
Watch Outbreak on Netflix. [37]
6 Underground
This Michael Bay action thriller [38] features Ryan Reynolds [39] as a billionaire and philanthropist who fakes his own death to take down terrorists that the government won't handle. He recruits a ragtag group of five others to abandon their pasts and carry out his mission.
Watch 6 Underground on Netflix. [40]
Good Time
Finally breaking free from the fangs of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson [41] stars in this gritty Safdie brothers thriller [42] before they embarked on Uncut Gems. He plays a man who tries to evade capture for a bank robbery while getting his mentally challenged brother out of jail.
Watch Good Time on Netflix. [43]
The Occupant
The Spanish thriller The Occupant tells the story of an out-of-work ad executive. He creepily follows the people living in his old home, which he can no longer afford to live in.
Watch The Occupant on Netflix. [44]
The Platform
Another Spanish thriller, this time of the sci-fi variety, The Platform balances dark violence with scathing class commentary. It introduces us to a dystopian future where prisoners in higher cells are fed while those below starve with scraps.
Watch The Platform on Netflix. [45]
2012
In 2012, the world ends by way of natural disasters. Divorced writer Jackson Curtis, who's played by John Cusack, tries to keep his family safe in the chaos as this doomsday thriller unfolds.
Watch 2012 on Netflix. [46]
Salt
In this action thriller, Angelina Jolie [47] portrays a CIA operative accused of being a double agent for the KGB. Salt follows her as she tries to clear her name.
Watch Salt on Netflix on April 1. [48]
Come and Find Me
When David's girlfriend goes missing without a trace, he goes on a wild hunt to find her only to learn that she was living a dangerous double life.
Watch Come and Find Me now. [49]
1922
Another Stephen King story gets the film treatment thanks to Netflix with this horror flick set on a farm in 1922. A married couple argue over what to do with their farm and the wife's recently inherited land, leading her husband and son to commit a gruesome act that haunts them.
Watch 1922 on Netflix. [50]
Fractured
In this thriller [51], Sam Worthington [52] plays Ray, a father who rushes his daughter to the hospital after she breaks her arm during a road trip, only to wake up in the waiting room (where he is sleeping while his daughter and his wife, Lily Rabe, complete the girl's MRI) to find that no one in the hospital has any recollection of his family ever having checked in.
Watch Fractured now. [53]
Calibre
Netflix original film Calibre focuses on two lifelong friends who take a hunting trip to Scotland. Things get out of control and the two find their morals and commitment to the friendship called into question.
Watch Calibre now [54].
Velvet Buzzsaw
With an insane cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal [55], Natalia Dyer, Toni Colette, Rene Russo, and John Malkovich, this horror-thriller tells the story of a series of paintings by an unknown artist, which, after they are discovered, release a supernatural force that exacts revenge on those who value profit over art for art's sake. We guarantee you've never seen a thriller quite like this one.
Watch Velvet Buzzsaw on Netflix [56].
In the Shadow of the Moon
This psychological thriller — which stars Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, and Michael C. Hall — takes place in 1988 Philadelphia, following a police officer as he struggles with his lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer, whose crimes are just as bizarre as they are gruesome. Anyone else getting some Dexter vibes?
Watch In the Shadow of the Moon now. [57]
Rebirth
A young man finds himself on a crazy adventure when he hands over his whole identity during a seminar about rebirth.
Watch Rebirth now. [58]
Mercy
Four brothers return home to see their dying mother, who happens to have a large inheritance tied to her fate. The brothers' reunion surfaces a lot of family secrets, causing them to clash over each other's intentions.
Watch Mercy now. [59]