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10 Best Thriller Movies On Netflix Right Now: Storyline | Ratings
Are you in the mood to watch some thriller movies? Then, log in to Netflix, which has a vast collection of thriller movies in its content library. Besides plain old thriller movies, it has many psychological, mystery, and action dramas that will make your time worthwhile. We urge these ten movies if you love films with unpredictable twists and turns. The list of movies below is the best ones on the Netflix platform.
Top 10 Thriller Movies On Netflix
10. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Runtime: 116 Minutes
Director: Tom Ford
Release Date: 02 September 2016
Production: Fade to Black, Artina Films
Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer.
Storyline: It is the story of a wealthy Art Gallery owner who is haunted by the novel that her ex-husband wrote. Also, she and her family try to escape from the haunted novel. Similarly, she recalls her first marriage and the dark truth about herself. How she escapes from this dark past is the main crux.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Nocturnal Animals,
9. Spiderhead (2022)
Runtime: 107 Minutes
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Release Date: 11 June 2022
Production: Grand Electric, The New Yorker Studios, Conde Nast Entertainment.
Starring: Eric Newman, Chris Hemsworth, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick. Agnes Chu, Tommy Harper, Jeremy Steckler
Storyline: The movie’s story follows two prisoners who participate in a medical experiment to reduce their life sentences. A new drug was given to the inmates to induce artificial emotions like love, hate, anger, fear, and many more. But as a side effect of the drug, it mostly affects inmates’ fear. The protagonist’s quest to find the truth is the main crux.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Spiderhead,
8. Oxygen (2021)
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Director: Alexandre Aja
Release Date: 12 May 2021
Production: Hateway Films, Wild Bunch, Echo Lake Entertainment
Starring: Melanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zdi
Storyline: In this movie, a woman wakes up from the cryo chamber and suffers from memory loss. An AI named M.I.L.O assisted her when she woke up. Suddenly, things changed, and the oxygen level in her unit started decreasing rapidly. The movie’s story is about the survival of a woman inside a cryogenic unit with low-level oxygen.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Oxygen,
7. Cam (2018)
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Director: Daniel Goldhaber
Release Date: 18 July 2018
Production: Blumhouse Productions, Gunpowder & Sky, Seer Capital
Starring: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey
Storyline: The plot of the film revolves around a camgirl named Alice. One day, she learned that the replica had replaced her, and her followers were stolen. To make things worse, she got blackmailed by that same replica. The challenges and struggles that she faces to prove herself are the film’s story.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Cam,
6. The Pale Blue Eyes (2022)
Runtime: 130 Minutes
Director: Scott Cooper
Release Date: 23 December 2022
Production: Cross Creek Pictures, Streamline Global Group, Le Grisbi Productions
Starring: Christian Bale, Scott Cooper, John Lesher, Tyler Thompson
Storyline: A detective was hired to investigate the murder of the West Point cadet. The mysteries and suspense behind finding and capturing the culprit are the movie’s story.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of The Pale Blue Eyes,
5. Emily the Criminal (2022)
Runtime: 93 Minutes
Director: John Patton Ford
Release Date: 24 January 2022
Production: Low Spark Films, Fear Knot Productions, Evil Hag Productions
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon
Storyline: The story of this film follows Emily, who is struggling with student loans and is unable to find work. So, she started a credit card scam with the stolen credit cards. But this reached the underworld of Los Angeles, which led to the deadly consequences.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Emily the Criminal,
4. I Care a Lot (2020)
Runtime: 118 Minutes
Director: J Blakeson
Release Date: 12 September 2020
Production: STXfilms, Black Bear Pictures, Crimple Beck
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez, Chris Messina, Dianne Wiest.
Storyline: The plot revolves around Marla Grayson, appointed by the court as the guardian of many older patients. But she drains the savings & properties of the patients and does not care for them. Her scheme backfires in the form of her lover. This story is about Marla Grayson’s greediness and the consequences of her activity.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of I Care a Lot,
3. Bad Genius (2017)
Runtime: 130 Minutes
Director: Nattawut Poonpiriya
Release Date: 3 May 2017
Production: Jor Kwang Films
Starring: Chitumon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Eisaya Hosuwan
Storyline: The story follows the protagonist, the bad genius, Lynn. She is a well-performing student in the competitive exams. Due to her financial problems, she plans to cheat on the exam for her friends to earn money. The problems she faces while delivering the answer and the consequences of the cheating make it a thrilling movie.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Bad Genius,
2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Runtime: 139 Minutes
Director: Rian Johnson
Release Date: 10 September 2022
Production: T-Street Productions
Starring: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odon Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline.
Storyline: A tech billionaire, Miles Bron, invites his friends to his private Greek island. At the party, Bron was killed by the unknown killer. So, the detective Benit Blanc takes charge of the case. He starts investigating each guest to find the killer in the group. The main crux is whether the detective will succeed or not.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,
1. Gerald’s Game (2017)
Runtime: 103 Minutes
Director: Mike Flanagan
Release Date: 19 September 2017
Production: Intrepid Pictures
Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Strutcken, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel
Storyline: To spice up the relationship, a couple visits the isolated lake house in Alabama. But suddenly, the husband dies of a heart attack while her wife is handcuffed to the bed frame. How the wife escapes from the cabin is the main crux.
Trailer
Check out the trailer of Gerald’s Game,
The above list includes the top 10 thriller movies available on the Netflix platform. Also, these movies give a seat-edge thrilling experience with a suspenseful storyline. If you have any queries regarding the listed movies, comment below. Also, comment on your favorite thriller movies you have ever watched till now.