45 thriller movies on Netflix to watch curled up on the couch

A good thriller movie is one that holds your attention on the screen and makes you glue yourself to the couch. The plot, when it’s good, gets you so involved with the characters and the plot that any break to grab more popcorn from the kitchen or take a quick pee can wait until the end credits roll.

If you’re a fan of this feature film category, the following list promises to make you want to marathon for an entire weekend – or maybe, for the entire vacation. Just open Netflix and press play:

1. The Balcony (2015)

Two police officers get involved in a dangerous plan to steal all the profits from a local drug dealer. The cast includes Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood.

2. Urge (2016)

A group of friends get together to spend a luxurious weekend on an island paradise. There they meet a mysterious man who introduces them to a powerful drug, which can only be used once. But young people do not pay much attention to this precious warning.

3. The Titan (2018)

A man agrees to participate in a secret science experiment, and he and his family are relocated to a base in space. But his wife starts to question whether this was really a good idea.

4. Versions of a Crime (2017)

A lawyer is hired to defend a teenager accused of killing his father. But as the professional becomes deeply involved in the case, he discovers that the boy’s mother is hiding important facts of the crime.

5. Looking for (2014)

After 8 years since his daughter was kidnapped, Mathew and his wife start to receive cryptic messages, which seem to be a sign that she is still alive.

6. No Return (2015)

A millionaire with terminal cancer undergoes an experience as a last resort to stay alive: he has transferred his consciousness into a young man’s body. But upon waking up, he finds himself involved with a dangerous secret organization.

7. Island of Fear (2010)

Set in the 1950s, the film tells the story of Detective Teddy Daniels who, along with his partner, investigates the escape of a dangerous killer from a maximum security psychiatric hospital. During the mission, a rebellion leads the agent to face events hitherto unknown.

8. Evil Puppet (2016)

An American nanny is hired by an English family to take care of a young boy. But the young woman discovers that her real job is to take care of a doll that is treated like a real person.

9. This House For Sale (2018)

After losing his father, Logan and his mother Naomi temporarily move to a house in the mountains. As they try to overcome the grief, the family needs to open the doors of the property to receive potential buyers. But some obscure presences start to disturb them.

10. The Invisible Guardian (2017)

Based on the best-selling book by Dolores Redondo, the film tells the story of a policewoman who is forced to deal with her past when she returns to her hometown in search of a criminal.

11. Black Dahlia (2006)

A pair of investigators jeopardize their careers by obsessing over the case of a brutally murdered young actress. Film based on real events.

12. Under the Dominion of Evil (2004)

During the Gulf War, Ben and his troop are kidnapped, and years later, already at his home, he starts to remember all the brainwashing procedure he underwent during his time in captivity. The then-ex-soldier tries to contact one of his war partners, Raymond, who is now running for political office, suspicious that he is still being controlled.

13. Amnesia (2000)

A man with short-term memory problems searches for his wife’s murderer and rapist. His great challenge is to remember what he is doing and what motivates him to do so in the face of his lapses.

14. 1303 – Apartment of Evil (2012)

Janet moves into an amazing apartment, with a price far below the market, but soon after, she is found dead. Her sister Lara decides to investigate the case on her own.

15. Dangerous Game (2017)

Jessie and Gerald go through a crisis in their marriage, and decide to spend a weekend away from everything to try to save the relationship. During an erotic game, he suffers a heart attack while she is trapped in bed. With no way to seek help, Jessie fights for her survival, while remembering traumas from her childhood.

16. Hidden Crimes (2015)

A former war hero suspects the existence of a serial killer after discovering that hundreds of murders against children are being overlooked by the Russian government. The man counts on the help of his wife to investigate on his own, since the police exiled him so that he would not take the case further.

17. Maniac (2012)

Frank owns a mannequin shop, and is also a maniac who scalps women. When the boy meets the photographer Anna, he fights against her terrible instincts because of a feeling for the girl that begins to emerge.

18. The Beautiful Creature That Lives In This House It’s Me (2016)

Lily is hired to care for a horror story writer, but the young nurse discovers that every corner of the woman’s home hides a fearsome secret.

19. In the Dark of the Forest (2016)

After their father’s death, the sisters Nell and Eva live alone in the forest, fighting hunger, invaders and diseases – facts that occurred due to an imminent apocalypse that is approaching.

20. Hangman (2016)

A family comes back from vacation and finds their house completely torn down. After denouncing the invasion and returning to their usual routine, the residents start living real nightmare days.

21. Super 8 (2011)

During the recording of an amateur film, a group of children witness and record an accident between an automobile and a freight train. But the friends realize that what they witnessed was not just an accident when some mysterious disappearances start to shake the city.

22. Invaders (2007)

A space shuttle crash causes an alien epidemic to come into contact with humanity. The virus attacks while people sleep, and the side effects do not change the infected physically, but create a mysterious insensitivity. Psychiatrists Carol and Ben try to find out what’s going on, and in order to do so, they need to stay awake as long as possible.

23. Queen of the World (2015)

Catherine decides to spend a few days at a friend’s lake house to recover from a breakup. But the relationship between the two becomes a trigger to unearth some secrets.

24. The Temptation (2011)

Religious fanatic Joe is challenged by his wife’s atheist lover: either he jumps off a building, or she dies. But the police officer assigned to prevent this suicide must face his own fears before becoming involved in the case.

25. The Secret (2005)

Historian Furke Kelson meets Joseph Stalin’s former bodyguard, and after finding a series of the dictator’s personal documents, he comes to believe that there is a secret legacy.

26. The House of Dreams (2011)

Will moves with his family to a quiet town to escape the stress of New York, but discovers that his new home has been the setting for several murders. Suddenly, an unexpected twist completely changes this resident’s life.

27. The Drowning (2017)

Psychologist Tom rescues a young man from a lake after an attempted murder. But when visiting him in the hospital, he discovers that he knows him – 12 years ago he had been convicted of murder in a trial in which he participated as an expert.

28. TAU (2018)

A girl finds herself trapped in an experiment promoted by a mysterious and sadistic boy, and to escape this modern captivity, she will need to face the artificial intelligence implanted in the building.

29. Closed Body (2000)

David tries to understand what caused him to suffer a terrible accident, and only an enigmatic man is able to answer all his doubts. The film stars the duo Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.

30. Trust (2011)

The story shows how a family struggles to move on after their teenage daughter is raped by a pedophile who lures his victims online.

31. Mechanics of Shadows (2016)

Duval needs a job, and is hired for a strange but highly paid job. He needs to transcribe telephone conversations in an analogue way, and ends up discovering a hidden network of secret agents and political intrigue.

32. The Scarlet Hill (2015)

Edith, an American heiress, has just married Sir Thomas Sharpe, and moves in with the young man. Lady Lucille, his younger sister-in-law, also lives there, and her stay in this house will become quite troubled.

33. Secrets of a Crime (2013)

Malcolm is a respected police officer who runs over a boy while driving drunk. He decides to call an ambulance, but flees the scene of the accident, and has the help of two other police officers to cover up the case. But the weight of conscience will not leave man alone.

34. Grand Piano (2013)

Tom is a renowned pianist who leaves the stage due to a nervous breakdown. On his return, the young man receives a threat that promises to make his performance the best – and worst – of his life: if he misses a single note, he and his wife will be killed.

35. A Setback (2016)

Adrian wakes up in a hotel room next to his dead lover. After becoming the main suspect for the crime, the man seeks the help of a lawyer to try to understand the tragic event.

36. The Vulture (2014)

Louis Bloom is a man in search of a decent job and, faced with the difficulty during his search, he ends up finding a sordid way to make money: filming accidents and murders and selling to major networks.

37. The Men Who Didn’t Love Women (2011)

Lisbeth, a hacker, and Mikael, an investigative journalist, team up to unravel a disappearance that took place 36 years ago. As events unfold, the duo face great risks.

38. Sacrifice (2016)

Surgeon Tora Hamilton moves with her husband to Shetland, Scotland, and discovers that their home has been the scene of pagan rituals in the past.

39. Regression (2015)

Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father of sexual abuse. The man, who until then had no memory of what happened, takes the blame, which leads a psychologist to start an investigation into the case in search of the truth.

40. Invasion of Privacy (2016)

Mike Ryan is a successful entrepreneur who takes a dislike to his IT employee. The embittered young man decides to take revenge on his boss by using technology to harm his family, his business and his own life.

41. The Glass House (2001)

After losing their parents in a tragic car accident, brothers Ruby and Rhett move in with their newest guardians, the Glass family. But their lives become more difficult after this change.

42. Paranoia (2007)

Kale is a young man who still hasn’t gotten over his father’s death. When placed under house arrest, the teenager begins to observe the behavior of the neighborhood to get rid of boredom, and ends up suspecting that one of his neighbors is, in fact, a murderer.

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