10 Best Netflix Thrillers to Watch Right Now

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Netflix has hundreds of riveting thrillers that will keep you glued to the screen. Whether you're in the mood for a thought-provoking psychological puzzle or a brutal murder-mystery, check out these 10 best Netflix thrillers you can stream on Netflix right now.

<p>Universal Pictures</p><p>Spike Lee directs this nail-biting heist movie that pits Denzel Washington and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s detectives against criminal ringleader Clive Owen. Innovative and intelligent.</p>

Universal Pictures

Spike Lee directs this nail-biting heist movie that pits Denzel Washington and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s detectives against criminal ringleader Clive Owen. Innovative and intelligent.

<p>Netflix</p><p>Every thriller needs mystery, and few come more mysterious than this spiritual successor to 2008’s <em>Cloverfield</em>. It takes place entirely in a bunker, with two strangers sheltering from what is (or what isn’t) going on above.</p>

Netflix

Every thriller needs mystery, and few come more mysterious than this spiritual successor to 2008’s Cloverfield. It takes place entirely in a bunker, with two strangers sheltering from what is (or what isn’t) going on above.

<p>Warner Bros.</p><p>The film that put <em>Dune</em> and <em>Arrival </em>director Denis Villeneuve on the map explores the toxicity of retribution as a vengeful Hugh Jackman quests to find his child’s kidnapper.</p>

Warner Bros.

The film that put Dune and Arrival director Denis Villeneuve on the map explores the toxicity of retribution as a vengeful Hugh Jackman quests to find his child’s kidnapper.

<p>Warner Bros.</p><p>Robert Downey Jr, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo attempt to unravel the real-life San Francisco Bay Zodiac murders in this sprawling crime epic.</p>

Warner Bros.

Robert Downey Jr, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo attempt to unravel the real-life San Francisco Bay Zodiac murders in this sprawling crime epic.

<p>20th Century Studios</p><p>Steven Spielberg's slow-burn spycraft noir casts Tom Hanks as the lawyer brought in to defend Mark Rylance’s Soviet spy from a death sentence.</p>

20th Century Studios

Steven Spielberg's slow-burn spycraft noir casts Tom Hanks as the lawyer brought in to defend Mark Rylance’s Soviet spy from a death sentence.

<p>Netflix</p><p>Things just go from bad to worse for Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, who star as the husband and wife threatened by an anonymous individual targeting their family.</p>

Netflix

Things just go from bad to worse for Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, who star as the husband and wife threatened by an anonymous individual targeting their family.

<p>Netflix</p><p>A hard-nosed thriller oozing with bleakness, <em>Reptile</em> features a magnetic performance from Benicio del Toro as the detective digging for truth when a real estate agent is murdered.</p>

Netflix

A hard-nosed thriller oozing with bleakness, Reptile features a magnetic performance from Benicio del Toro as the detective digging for truth when a real estate agent is murdered.

<p>Netflix</p><p>Writer Russell Core (Jeffrey Wright) is called to investigate the disappearance of three small children in a fictional Alaskan town. Was it wolves, or something altogether more savage?</p>

Netflix

Writer Russell Core (Jeffrey Wright) is called to investigate the disappearance of three small children in a fictional Alaskan town. Was it wolves, or something altogether more savage?

<p>Netflix</p><p>In this Spanish-language sci-fi thriller, prisoners are trapped in a huge tower, and can only eat from a platform which travels down through it. The trouble? They can only eat what’s left over from the floor above.</p>

Netflix

In this Spanish-language sci-fi thriller, prisoners are trapped in a huge tower, and can only eat from a platform which travels down through it. The trouble? They can only eat what’s left over from the floor above.

<p>Netflix</p><p>If you like your thrillers more on the steamy side, check out this dark financial drama that sees engaged hedge fund analysts Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich get a little carried away with workplace rivalry.</p>

Netflix

If you like your thrillers more on the steamy side, check out this dark financial drama that sees engaged hedge fund analysts Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich get a little carried away with workplace rivalry.

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