Exciting thrillers are a popular film genre. But thrillers cross the line into overly tame crime thrillers and horror films that are far too bloody. We’ve taken a look around Netflix and come up with these 21st-century thrillers worth watching, which don’t skimp on breathtaking suspense and sizzling thrills – without any supernatural influence or bloody shockers! Stay tuned for the 10 best thrillers you can watch on Netflix.
Knock Knock (2015)
In an erotic home invasion thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Architect Evan (Reeves) doesn’t suspect what he’s getting himself into when he shelters two attractive young women from a storm in his home. Evan is a devoted husband and father who wants to work for the weekend, so his wife and children have left.
However, peace is now a thing of the past. It turns out to be a fatal mistake for him to let girlfriends Genesis (Lorenza Izzo) and Bel (Ana De Armas) into his house. By doing so, Evan has embarked on a cat-and-mouse game that is as seductive as it is deadly and one that is slipping out of his control.
Spring Breakers (2012)
This crime thriller from “Kids” writer Harmony Korine, masquerading as a coming-of-age drama, slowly builds its tension: Candy (Vannessa Hudgens), Brit (Ashley Benson), Cotty (Rachel Korine), and Faith (Selena Gomez) are best friends. The semester break they want to spend in sunny Florida. Unfortunately, the necessary money is missing.
They rob a dinner party without further ado and head south with the looted money. The college girls in a party mood meet the drug dealer Alien (James Franco). Then, at the latest, this drama tips over into a successful mix of biting satire and trendy drug and party drama. “Spring Breakers” makes for an unusual thriller, just as disturbing as it is gaudy.
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
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Thriller-comedy revolving around a disillusioned amateur detective: Ruth Kimke (Melanie Lynskey) is an amiable nursing assistant in the throes of a life crisis. She is bored with her job and finds her life boring and empty. The original title, “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”, says all about the main character.
Then her laptop is stolen, too. That’s it! With her neighbor Tony (Elijah Wood), an obnoxious (but harmless) martial arts freak, she starts to hunt for the thief – and finds fun in it! She believes she has found her new vocation in it and sets off on the next thief hunt full of verve. But this time, she has to deal with a gang of merciless criminals. She’s in over her head.
Nightcrawler (2014)
A stunning thriller and gritty media critique: unscrupulous petty criminal Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) establishes himself as a cameraman for the Los Angeles boulevard station KWLA. He delivers images of accidents, crimes, murders and other atrocities. He’s often on the scene even before the police arrive there.
Once editor-in-chief Nina receives his contributions as a cameraman (Rene Russo), Rob plunges further and further into the underworld of L.A., looking for stunning and relentless images where no one can look away.
” Nightcrawler” director and screenwriter Dan Gilroy’s new film has also recently been released on Netflix: However, “Dead Man’s Art” dives more into the horror genre than “Nightcrawler,” but is a moderate horror film for people who don’t like horror movies.
Hell or High Water (2016)
The modern western was nominated in the 2017 Oscars for Best Picture and Best Screenplay: Tobey Howard (Chris Pine) is divorced and the father of two children. His family farm, taken over by his mother, is deeply in debt and already belongs to the bank, even though there is a rich oil well on it.
After Tobey’s brother Tanner (Ben Foster) is released from prison, the brothers decide to rob the bank to pay the mortgage and save the farm. However, Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) is soon on their trail.
Disturbia (2007)
This loose remake of “The Window on the Yard” features 18-year-old Kale (Shia LaBeouf), a man who lost his father in a car accident a year ago, sentenced to house arrest for a violent incident.
An anklet prevents him from going more than 30 meters from his parents’ house. At some point, he gets bored and starts watching his neighbors. He soon becomes convinced that Mr Turner (David Morse) from the house across the street is the serial killer currently being reported in the media.
The Invisible Guest (2016)
At first sight, we deal with a fairly traditional crime thriller in this Spanish cat-and-mouse game. However, the Spanish director and screenwriter Oriol Paulo turned it into a great thriller told in retrospect: Adrián Doria (Mario Casas), a famous entrepreneur, is a murder suspect. It all looks like he murdered his secret affair with Laura (Bárbara Lennie).
He was almost caught red-handed with her body in a hotel room locked from the inside. However, Adrián swears that he didn’t do it. Before his trial begins, he also has to convince his star lawyer Virginia Goodman (Ana Wagener), that he is innocent. But the advocate is anything but gullible. Thriller suspense at its best with some surprising twists.
Cam (2018)
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An exciting thriller set in the porn scene: Alice (Madeline Brewer) works as a cam girl. She makes her money from webcam pornography. She has already built up numerous followers in the industry and, thus, a modest career.
But one day, however, another cam girl who looks just like Alice takes over her clients and her identity on the Internet. All that Alice has painstakingly built up is at stake. Their lives are turned upside down due to the manipulative actions of their counterpart. But Alice is a fighter. To get her life back, she first has to find out who her mysterious doppelganger is.
Prisoners (2013)
Nerve-shredding and moving psychological drama, somberly staged by director Denis Villeneuve (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Arrival”): The world of war veteran Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) comes apart at the seams when his six-year-old daughter and her friend disappear.
However, the police detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) must let the only suspect, mentally disabled Alex Jones (Paul Dano), go free for lack of evidence. In merciless vigilante justice, Dover sees the only possibility to save his daughter.
Gone Girl (2014)
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The director David Fincher asks the intriguing question: How well do you know the person you love? On their 5th wedding anniversary, Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) disappears without a trace. At first, everything looks like a kidnapping. Husband Nick (Ben Affleck) publicly calls for a search for his wife.
However, the investigation of Detective Rhonda Boney (Kim Dickens) soon reveals a different picture. Nic gets more and more entangled in contradictions. Gradually, evidence emerges that suggests that Amy was afraid of her husband. Could Nick have even murdered his wife?
