Independent Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Coffin Rock
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA moment of weakness breeds unexpected terror for happily married Jessie Willis (Lisa Chappell) and her longtime husband, Rob (Robert Taylor), when she sleeps with a young stranger named Evan (Sam Parsonson) and finds herself pregnant with his child. The pregnancy is problematic enough, considering Jessie and Rob have been trying for years to conceive. But then Evan reveals himself to be an unstable stalker.
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Deadline
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen Alice, a fragile scribe, seeks peace so she can complete her screenplay before a deadline, she moves to a remote country house. Soon, baffling noises ignite her imagination and and she tries to discover the force behind the mind games.
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Dark Mirror
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter moving into a strange old house with her husband and son, Deborah (Lisa Vidal) discovers a mysterious mirror that does more than just cast a reflection. A door to an alternate reality, the mirror awakens a dark side in Deborah that she can't control. Co-starring David Chisum, Christine Lakin, Joshua Pelegrin and Lupe Ontiveros, this psychological thriller is directed and co-written by Pablo Proenza.
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Sound of My Voice
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this psychological thriller, journalists Peter and Lorna undergo an elaborate preparation process in order to infiltrate a cult, leading from a desolate road to an unmarked location, but the mystery only deepens when their blindfolds are removed.
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Acolytes
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter stumbling upon a freshly buried body and learning the murderer's identity, three high school students -- believing the killer can take out a bully who ruined their lives -- elect to blackmail the perpetrator in this taut thriller.
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True Nature
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThe Pascal family has it all-- wealth, power, privilege-- but their lives change forever when their daughter disappears one night while running. She mysteriously returns a year later with no memory of what happened but haunted by strange visions.
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Devil's Racecourse
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDuring an annual hiking trip with friends, college student Wendy is abducted by an ex-FBI agent turned fugitive, and when his relentless pursuers appear, the man entrusts Wendy with vital data that could expose a shocking governmental conspiracy.
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Bad Girl Island
2007 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAfter a gorgeous temptress mysteriously appears on an exotic island in the Bermuda triangle, a film producer dreams of her seducing him -- then wakes to a nightmare with his best friend murdered and himself the prime suspect in this sexy thriller.
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Rubberneck
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsObsession is a dangerous emotion for a socially awkward scientist who's still craving his comely colleague months after their one-night stand. But his feelings only intensify when she starts seeing another co-worker.
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Surviving Crooked Lake
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsYoung teen Steph and her three pals find themselves hopelessly lost deep in the wilderness when their guide perishes while leading them on a backcountry canoe trip. Now the four girls must survive the perils of the wild and find their way back.
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The Limits of Control
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAn enigmatic stranger (Isaach de Bankolé), with no friends to speak of and no one to trust, journeys to Madrid on a shadowy criminal mission. His moves are always marked with the knowledge that the law is never far behind.
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Noise
2005 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsDivorcée Joyce Chandler (Trish Goff) moves to New York City to reinvent herself. Things go smoothly at first but start to sour when neighbor Charlotte Bancroft (Ally Sheedy) exacts a heavy toll on Joyce's nerves; Charlotte's late hours and callous indifference to other tenants aren't exactly the lynchpins of friendship. Ultimately, Joyce realizes that only drastic measures will stifle Charlotte in director Tony Spiridakis' indie thriller.
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Cold Weather
2010 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAfter things go south for former forensic science major Doug (Cris Lankenau), he leaves Chicago and returns home to Oregon to live with his sister, Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn) -- and soon finds himself entangled in an unexpected situation that calls on his investigative mind. Together with Gail and his friend Carlos, Doug uses his forensic skills and the techniques he's learned as a detective fiction enthusiast to unravel the mystery he encounters.
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Entrance
2012 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsAfter mysteriously losing her dog one evening, a Los Angeles barista questions her commitment to living in the city and decides to get out. But when her going-away party takes an odd turn, she finds that the city just might not let her go so easily.
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The Undeserved
2004 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsThanks to good grades and inspiring teachers, Charlie Velasquez (James Martinez) has a college scholarship and a promising future ahead of him -- that is, until he and his friends (Paul Sado and Autumn Dornfeld) uncover a small-town secret that's forced its way to the surface. Director Brad Coley marks his feature-film debut with this sobering, mainly improvised tale of cause, effect and affected adolescence.
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