The best thrillers on Netflix
294 thriller titles are streaming on Netflix in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Memento (2000)
BN 81.21h 53mFilm
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although h…
Best thriller movies on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memento (2000) | 81.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 53m |
| 2 | Aliens (1986) | 78.7 | n/a | n/a | 2h 17m |
| 3 | Gone Girl (2014) | 78.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 29m |
| 4 | Fargo (1996) | 77.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 38m |
| 5 | Facing El Chapo (2026) | 76.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 31m |
| 6 | Nightcrawler (2014) | 76.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 58m |
| 7 | Jaws (1975) | 76.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 4m |
| 8 | Shoplifters (2018) | 75.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 0m |
| 9 | Counterattack (2025) | 74.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 25m |
| 10 | Forgotten (2017) | 74.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 48m |
| 11 | The Black Phone (2022) | 74.1 | n/a | n/a | 1h 43m |
| 12 | Donnie Brasco (1997) | 74.1 | n/a | n/a | 2h 7m |
| 13 | Upgrade (2018) | 74 | n/a | n/a | 1h 40m |
| 14 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) | 73.6 | n/a | n/a | 1h 37m |
| 15 | Anatomy of a Fall (2023) | 73.5 | n/a | n/a | 2h 31m |
Questions about thriller on Netflix
What is the best thriller movie on Netflix?
Memento (2000) is the highest-scoring thriller movie on Netflix right now, at 81.2/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
How many thrillers are on Netflix?
We count 294 thriller titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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