Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated August 09, 2025
Perfect Stranger
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRo risks her life to discover the identity of a stranger lurking on the Internet who might hold the answers to her friend's murder. As Ro digs deeper, she finds a murky world of online deception peopled by the likes of Harrison Hill.
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The Lookout
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsJoseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Chris Pratt, a down-and-out janitor with memory problems recruited by bank robbers planning a heist. The ensemble cast includes Jeff Daniels as a blind man who helps Chris remember what's important in life.
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Rendition
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSuspected of terrorism, an Egyptian-born man "vanishes" and is taken to a secret prison. His wife desperately tries to uncover his whereabouts, as well as his true intentions, while a CIA analyst objects to the interrogation practices being used.
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Righteous Kill
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino drive this taut thriller as New York City detectives tasked with investigating a rash of vigilante killings that are linked to an old case, suggesting they might have put an innocent man behind bars.
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Legion
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of an apocalypse of major proportions, a motley crew of survivors ekes out a living at an abandoned truck stop in the desert, never suspecting that the pregnant woman walking among them is carrying the Messiah.
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Backyard
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this edgy Mexican thriller tells the tale of a string of horrific murders in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez that prompt a complicated investigation as lawmakers struggle to uncover the serial killer. Penned by renowned writer Sabina Berman and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Carlos Carrera, the film features a stellar cast including Jimmy Smits, Joaquín Cosio and Ana de la Reguera.
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Caught in the Crossfire
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTino (50 Cent) is a gang member on the horns of a major dilemma when he is forced to turn informant for a pair of homicide detectives investigating a gang-related murder on the mean streets of an American city. Meanwhile, the cops have their own hands full as the case lands them in the crossfire of hostile gangbangers and some very nasty fellow police officers. Chris Klein and Adam Rodriguez also star in this tense urban thriller.
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The Fourth Kind
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen Alaskan psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Tyler begins videotaping her therapy sessions with clients, she uncovers petrifying evidence that they have experienced the fourth level of alien encounter: abduction.
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The Ward
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMaster of horror John Carpenter returns to form -- and to the director's chair -- for this chilling thriller in which a young woman, Kristen (Amber Heard), is sent to a mental institution with a past as dark and haunted as her own. Terrorized by a ghost, each of the other patients in Kristen's ward begin to disappear, and that's just the beginning of her long nightmare. Jared Harris ("Mad Men") and Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th) also star.
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Mother's Day
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe new owners of a home pick the wrong day to host a birthday party when their bash is crashed by the house's previous occupants: three fugitive bank robber brothers; their sister; and their shrewd, protective and psychotic mother.
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The Big Picture
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSuccessful Paris attorney Paul Exben (Romain Duris) has everything going for him, including power, wealth and a picture-perfect family. But the mirror suddenly cracks when Paul discovers that his wife, Sarah, is carrying on an affair with a photographer. After a tragic error closes the door on all that he's achieved, Paul makes a fateful decision to escape, fleeing abroad to try and begin a new life as someone else altogether.
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Transfer
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA loving elderly couple (Hans-Michael Rehberg and Ingrid Andree) decides to undergo an astonishingly advanced but ethically dubious medical procedure to extend their lives in this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller about privilege, race and exploitation of the Third World. The two have their spirits transferred into the bodies of African refugees, but the young people acting as their hosts regain custody of their bodies for four hours every day.
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Ticking Clock
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCuba Gooding Jr. stars as Lewis Hicks, a crime reporter who's investigating a spate of gory serial killings -- a task that hits close to home when his new girlfriend is brutally murdered in this fast-paced thriller.
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Viva Riva!
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHustler Riva hopes to make a fortune by smuggling large quantities of gasoline and selling it for high prices in fuel-starved Kinshasa, but his plan gets complicated when he falls for the girlfriend of a local crime kingpin.
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Red Riding Hood
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this horror-fantasy reimagining of the classic tale, young Valerie juggles a difficult romantic decision with feelings of fear and grief as her town is terrorized by a legendary werewolf, which has killed her sister and hungers to feast again.
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The Caller
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis spooky thriller tracks the private nightmare of Mary Kee, a divorcée who begins receiving disturbing telephone calls from a woman she doesn't know. After engaging the stranger initially, Mary tries to extricate herself -- with horrific results.
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Contagion
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDirector Steven Soderbergh steers an array of stars through this big-screen disaster thriller about a global team of doctors tasked with tamping down a deadly outbreak of infectious disease before it annihilates mankind.
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The River Murders
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSeattle detective Jack Verdon thinks that his womanizing past is behind him. But the devoted husband and father falls under suspicion when several of his former lovers turn up dead in this tense thriller.
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Rebellion
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFrench freedom fighters kill four and take 30 hostages on an island, instigating a political crisis. Special forces captain Philippe dives into negotiations as the French presidential election -- and lives -- are on the line.
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Force
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo undermine the efforts of a determined narcotics force, a cunning gangster takes aim at the chief's most vulnerable spot: his heart. Now, the game is as much about defense as it is about offense while the cops and their loved ones are attacked.
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John Sanford's Certain Prey
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFast-living deputy police chief Lucas Davenport is tracking down an elusive hit woman. As the body count rises, Davenport learns a sexy, powerful attorney may be involved with the murderer in this crime thriller based on the novel by John Sandford.
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A Lonely Place to Die
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFive mountaineering friends on vacation in the Scottish Highlands stumble upon a tiny chamber in the woods, in which a young Serbian girl is trapped. But when they free her and try to take her to safety, they become the kidnappers' next targets.
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Omar Killed Me
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen an elderly woman is found murdered in her basement, a message she allegedly scribbled on the wall identifies the killer as Omar, her longtime gardener. But a journalist covering the case sets out to prove that Omar was framed.
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A Balcony on the Sea
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen real estate agent Marc shows a beautiful client around a property, he realizes she's an old flame he left behind in Algeria years ago. Soon they're having a passionate affair -- until Marc discovers that nothing is what it seems.
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La Liste
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFormer cop Michael Lombardi is accused of murder, and only his brother, Roman, is convinced of his innocence. Now the suspicion is moving to Roman when his superiors make an important discovery.
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