9 Addictive Netflix Thrillers That’ll Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

Are you looking for a scary movie that won’t keep you up at night? Perhaps something with a mind-bending twist or a frightening plot without all the gore? Enter… the elusive thriller. This genre is perfect for when you want a bit of everything—drama, horror, action, and sometimes, a bit of comedy—wrapped into one bone-chilling film. Over the years, the genre has grown to be quite expansive, but a great thriller only needs three key elements: a twisted plot, an unnerving character, and enough mystery to keep you guessing.

If you’re looking to watch a thriller at your next movie night, we’ve got you covered. Below, we rounded up 35 of the best thrillers on Netflix for your streaming convenience. This list will check all your thrill-seeking boxes, with films such as Aubrey Plaza’s Emily the Criminal, Mila Kunis’ Luckiest Girl Alive, Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, and the chilling apocalyptic disaster Leave the World Behind. Enjoy, folks—just make sure not to watch any of these before bedtime.

1. Leave the World Behind

In Leave the World Behind, a family’s vacation on Long Island is cut short when another family knocks on their door. They claim there’s been a blackout—and the vacation house is theirs. As the world around them falls apart, both camps have to rely on each other for safety.

2. Society of the Snowhttps

Society of the Snow is every frequent-flyer’s worst nightmare. Set in 1972, this film follows a Uruguayan rugby team whose flight to Chile crashes into the Andes. When the survivors realize they’re stranded, they take extreme measures to make it home.

3. Rebecca

Rebecca stars Lily James as a newlywed woman who visits her in-law’s estate in England. Upon her arrival, she learns about her husband’s first wife, Rebecca, who died years ago. Her husband may have moved on, but his family certainly has not.

4. The Good Nurse

Jessica Chastain stars as Amy Loughren in The Good Nurse. When one of her colleagues is accused of murdering several of his patients, she’s hesitant to believe it. But when a formal investigation begins, Amy realizes that her coworker might not be as innocent as he seems.

5. The Gift

In The Gift, Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall star as an ordinary married couple named Simon and Robyn. One day, they run into a man named Gordo, who claims to be Simon’s old friend. As Robyn begins to learn more about their relationship, she questions if her husband is who he says he is.

6. Luckiest Girl Alive

Luckiest Girl Alive is based on Jessica Knoll’s best-selling novel of the same name. The story follows Ani, a successful journalist with a seemingly perfect life in New York City. Her world implodes when she’s asked to participate in a true-crime documentary based on a high school tragedy.

7. The Stranger

In The Stranger, Mark—who works as an undercover cop—forms a close relationship with a murder suspect. He hopes to get a confession, but instead, Mark puts both their lives at risk while searching for the truth.

8. Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak follows newlyweds Edith and Sir Thomas Sharpe. After their wedding, they move into Thomas’s family home in the English hillside. To Edith’s surprise, her new sister-in-law, Lady Lucille, lives there as well. Lucille suffers from haunting visions and says she can speak to the dead, which leads Edith to dig into their family’s twisted history.

9. Emily The Criminal

In Emily The Criminal, Aubrey Plaza stars as a college graduate who embarks on a credit card scam to get out of debt—but the scheme proves to be more dangerous than she bargained for.