Foreign Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
The Man from Nowhere
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTae-Sik is a widower with a mysterious past. When a young girl he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to save her. Hell-bent on justice after being framed by the nasty criminals, he takes the law into his own hands.
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Kahaani
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsPregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems. All clues seem to reach a dead end when everyone tries to convince her that her husband does not exist.
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe third in the original trio of films inspired by author Stieg Larsson's "Millennium Trilogy," this thriller follows feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander as she finds herself hospitalized, suspected of murder and targeted for death by thugs.
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New World
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter the head of Korea's largest crime syndicate dies, undercover cop Ja-seong, who is exhausted and conflicted by his lengthy assignment, is ordered by his potentially corrupt boss to help the number two man in the organization become its leader.
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The Lives of Others
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn 1984, secret police agent Wiesler is assigned to eavesdrop on a successful but possibly disloyal playwright in East Germany. As the lonely Wiesler learns more about the man and his lover, a prominent actress, he becomes fascinated by their lives.
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Elite Squad
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Rio de Janeiro, some cops are just as crooked as the drug lords who run the slums. On the brink of retirement -- and burnout -- Capitão Nascimento must find a trustworthy successor to lead a dangerous mission in this gritty action-thriller.
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The Wave
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTo give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher starts a social experiment that gives some of his students a strong advantage while leaving others subservient and powerless.
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Das Boot: Director's Cut
1981 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsNominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II. Upon its restored re-release in 1997, an hour was added to the original film, which further augmented its impact. It also played as a six-hour German miniseries. In all its forms, the realistic and gripping battle scenes and palpable human struggle make Das Boot a critical hit.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA journalist and a rebellious computer hacker team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's niece, only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family in this adaptation of the bestseller by Stieg Larsson.
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Talaash
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSet in the jumbled landscape of Mumbai, this mystery drama centers on a police inspector who's trying to cope with the collapse of his marriage. When he meets a prostitute while investigating a recent death, events conspire to further entangle them.
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHacker Lisbeth Salander becomes the prime suspect when two journalists die after magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist launches an expose of the Swedish sex trade, so the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy.
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A Company Man
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen his new trainee gets killed on the job, an ambitious corporate assassin feels an obligation to care for the kid's family -- but taking his eye off the ball is not how a guy gets promoted and starting a new life may prove harder than expected.
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Headhunters
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsLiving way beyond his means, corporate recruiter Roger Brown steals rare artwork to maintain his lavish lifestyle. But when he plans to boost an especially valuable painting, he targets a man who has headhunting skills of a different variety.
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A Prophet
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
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The Prey
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis thriller follows the ups and downs of thief Franck Adrien, who's serving prison time for a job whose proceeds he's safely stashed away. But when the hidden loot and his family are compromised, Franck has no choice but to bust out early.
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Broken Embraces
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAging filmmaker Mateo Blanco -- aka screenwriter Harry Caine -- tells his assistant about life before the accident that left him blind, when he became embroiled in a torrid and complicated affair with aspiring actress Lena.
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Julia's Eyes
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis heart-pounding thriller follows astronomer Julia Levin, who's losing her eyesight to a degenerative disease. When her twin sister supposedly commits suicide, Julia suspects that a murderer is on the loose -- and that she's next.
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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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Race 2
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel set in the world of horse racing, half-brothers Ranvir and Rajiv Singh return for another complex tale of love, greed and violence. Also returning for the second feature is Inspector Robert D'Costa, still on the brothers' case.
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Ek Tha Tiger
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen elite Indian secret agent Tiger investigates a Dublin scientist who may be selling secret missile technology to Pakistan, he falls for the scientist's caretaker, and the two find themselves on an explosive journey of espionage and passion.
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Dhoom
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith few clues to go on, no-nonsense detective Jai is tracking a gang of suave, motorbike-riding robbers who are sweeping through Mumbai. Jai's investigation leads him to a slacker mechanic whose riding skills may help bring the crooks to justice.
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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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Ghajini
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter a vicious attack claims the life of his girlfriend and leaves him with a debilitating case of short-term memory loss, mobile phone mogul Sanjay Singhania sets out on a quest to bring down the perpetrators that have ruined his life.
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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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The Skin I Live In
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBrilliant plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard seeks to overcome the grief of his late wife's disfigurement in a fiery car crash by inventing skin that's impervious to injury. But his experiments on a living woman hasten his descent into madness.
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