Crime Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated July 01, 2025
Bedevilled
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSelfish clerk Hae-won agrees to visit an old friend, Bok-nam, on a remote island, where she discovers that Bok-nam serves as a slave to the other residents. But after tragedy strikes, Bok-nam seeks vengeance against all of her oppressors.
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The Hit List
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis gripping thriller follows a man who chats up a stranger during a night of drinking -- and accidentally sentences the people he gripes about to die. But as those on his theoretical "hit list" start turning up dead, a detective gets suspicious.
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Hanna
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenager raised and trained by her father (Eric Bana), an ex-CIA operative, to become a highly skilled assassin. But when she's sent on a deadly mission across Europe, Hanna takes to an English family and starts longing for a normal life. She must first solve the puzzle of her mysterious past, however. Joe Wright (Atonement) directs this tense actioneer; Cate Blanchett also stars.
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Brotherhood
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA college student's final night of pledging a fraternity takes an ominous turn when he's ordered to hold up a convenience store as part of his initiation. He complies, but everything goes wrong.
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Identity
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsComplete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other while trying to figure out who the killer is.
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Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith the ever-present Watson by his side, future detective genius Sherlock Holmes embarks on an exciting adventure as he attempts to unravel a series of mysterious deaths near the campus of the prestigious Brompton Academy.
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Hoffa
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJack Nicholson stars as infamous Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa in this biopic that traces Hoffa's rise through labor's ranks to create the most powerful union in the country and posits a guess as to what happened to him when he vanished without a trace.
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Traitor
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTenacious FBI agent Roy Clayton is assigned to pursue Samir Horn, an ex-Special Ops soldier who betrayed his country and joined the Al Nathir terrorist organization. But as he closes in, Clayton begins to second-guess Horn's true intentions.
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Street Thief
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this fascinating A&E IndieFilm, professional thief Kaspar Carr divulges his trade secrets when it comes to cracking safes, holding up stores, tapping phones and walking away with thousands of dollars in priceless merchandise. An inventive blend of fact and fiction, Street Thief is hardly a documentary, as its protagonist and story line are made up -- but the information it reveals about the criminal mind is shockingly true.
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Dhoom 2
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHot on the tail of notorious globe-trotting thief who's eyeing a target in Mumbai, two cops team with a lovely expert on the crook's methods. Now, each side tries to outwit the other in a race against time.
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Breach
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSoon after landing a plum job working for the FBI, young agency employee Eric O'Neill learns he's been brought in to spy on his boss, who's suspected of selling secrets to the Soviets. But can the rookie handle such an important assignment?
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Murder by Death
1976 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this murder-mystery spoof, enigmatic millionaire Lionel Twain invites six brilliant detectives to a dinner that turns into a murder investigation with a hefty prize going to the one who solves the case.
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La Femme Nikita
1990 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsInternationally acclaimed director Luc Besson delivers the action-packed story of Nikita (Anne Parillaud), a ruthless street junkie whose killer instincts could make her the perfect weapon, in this French film that was remade as Point of No Return in the U.S. Recruited against her will into a secret government organization, Nikita is broken and transformed into a sexy, sophisticated "lethal weapon."
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Hostage
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFormer Los Angeles hostage negotiator Jeff Tally finds his newly quiet existence shattered when a family linked to the mob is taken hostage by wayward thieves, one of whom is a serial killer.
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The Kennel Murder Case
1933 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWilliam Powell brings his urbane insouciance to this Philo Vance mystery, which finds the unflappable gumshoe nosing around a Long Island dog show where an apparent suicide has just occurred. But Philo isn't convinced ... it smells like a murder!
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Hannibal Rising
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDirector Peter Webber takes on the myth of the menacing Hannibal Lecter in this terrifying prequel that attempts to trace the murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, beginning with his hardscrabble childhood in Lithuania.
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The Good Son
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTragedy has hit the Evans family, and Henry might not be as innocent as he seems -- but no one will believe Mark and what he thinks of his cousin. Before long, a confrontation with Henry has Mark fighting for his life.
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Frailty
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFenton Meiks approaches FBI agent Wesley Doyle to confess his disturbed family's role in a series of notorious Texas murders in this gripping thriller, which is actor Bill Paxton's directorial feature debut.
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Foolproof
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsKevin, Samantha and Rob have long been playing a game called Foolproof, where they plan (but never carry out) complex heists. That changes when brutal gangster Leo shows up to case a future heist.
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The Escapist
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Frank Perry, a con serving a life sentence, learns that his estranged daughter has fallen terminally ill, he enlists a hapless group of inmates to help him escape the maximum-security facility so he can reconcile with her before it's too late.
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Shinjuku Incident
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFleeing mainland China to search for his lost love, Xiu Xiu, an illegal immigrant known as Steelhead travels to Tokyo -- where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit man after discovering that Xiu Xiu has married into the mob.
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Johnny Gaddaar
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA thug double-crosses his partners, planning to make off with a big score -- and the wife of another gang member. Preparing to start a new life abroad, he realizes he must not only outwit his partners, but at some point, he'll have to kill them, too.
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Race
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRanvir and Rajeev are competitors when it comes to horse racing and everything else, including love. The plot thickens when three women enter their lives and a murder is committed. Now, it's up to a sharp inspector to determine the killer's identity.
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen an elderly neighbor in good health unexpectedly dies, New Yorker Carol Lipton is convinced that the death was no accident and ropes a few of her friends into investigating, despite protests from her skeptical husband.
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Black Widow
1987 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDirector Bob Rafelson's superbly crafted thriller stars Debra Winger as Alexandra Barnes, an inquiring federal investigator who becomes intrigued -- then fixated -- when she stumbles across an unusual pattern of deaths by seemingly natural causes. The common bond among the victims? They're all rich, reclusive and leave behind the same sultry young widow (Theresa Russell). Can Alexandra crack the case without getting tangled in a web of murder?
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