Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Sleepy Hollow
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNew York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
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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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Arena
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsKellan Lutz stars in this direct-to-video thriller about a young firefighter who's abducted, tortured and forced to fight for his life in a series of gladiatorial contests masterminded by a sadistic entrepreneur.
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Jagged Edge
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDespite the fact that San Francisco attorney Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) hasn't handled a criminal case in many years, she defends newspaper publisher Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges), who's accused of murdering his heiress wife. Teddy soon finds herself falling for Jack, and her search for the real killer leads to a powerful finale. Robert Loggia (as Teddy's friend on the police force) and Peter Coyote also star in this taut courtroom mystery.
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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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Suicide Kings
1997 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCharlie, a former mobster, is abducted by five men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
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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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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 Jackal
1997 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA triumvirate of stars forms the core of this update of the 1973 spy thriller The Day of the Jackal that has Bruce Willis portraying the shadowy assassin of the title. Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss (Sidney Poitier) and a former IRA terrorist (Richard Gere).
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The Odessa File
1974 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSet in 1963, this political thriller follows a freelance German reporter as he gets involved in the hunt for a former concentration camp commander who -- with the aid of a secret organization called Odessa -- vanished after World War II.
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The Sum of All Fears
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhy are three missing Russian nuclear scientists holed up in the Ukraine, communicating with neo-Nazis? CIA agent Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) digs up more information than the U.S. government is willing to accept. As bombs kill thousands in Chechnya and the U.S., Ryan races against time to prevent all-out nuclear war. Based on the novel by Tom Clancy, this high-intensity technothriller co-stars Morgan Freeman.
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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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Mercury Rising
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAn autistic 9-year-old boy (Miko Hughes, in an amazing performance) cracks the U.S. government's top-secret code when an unapproved test matrix gets published in a crossword magazine. Naturally, the National Security Agency can't allow anyone to have the key to the code, and unctuous villain Alec Baldwin is willing to end the boy's life to protect the nation. Can demoted FBI Agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) save the day?
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Stir of Echoes
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEver since Tom Witzky was hypnotized by his sister-in-law, he's had terrifying visions of a horrible crime. He later learns that the girl in his visions disappeared from his neighborhood six months earlier.
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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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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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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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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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Hackers
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter being banned from touching PCs for years, a former child prodigy rejoins the computer-crime underworld, enlisting three fellow hackers for some e-mischief and stumbling on a sinister cyber-plot orchestrated by a corporate computer expert.
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Adopting Terror
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTim and Cheryl Broadbent are excited to finally adopt a beautiful baby girl. But when the baby's biological father starts stalking them, their world turns upside down. Through intimidation and violence, he's determined to take his daughter back.
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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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Killing Season
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTormented by memories of combat in the Bosnian War, American vet Benjamin Ford seeks peace of mind deep in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a Bosnian vet of the same war comes to settle a score, a new war erupts in the American wilderness.
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Pi
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDarren Aronofsky's jarring black-and-white brain-bender is a haunting examination of one man's numerical obsession. The story follows a fragile number theorist who's on the trail of a 216-digit number that could unlock the secrets of the universe.
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Outrage
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWriter, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent a full-brown war from erupting.
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The Road
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSet in a postapocalyptic future, this end-of-days tale follows two survivors, a father and son, who navigate an ash-covered wasteland in search of a better life, with only a sliver of hope that salvation awaits them at the end of their journey.
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