Best Thriller Movies on Netflix in the UK

1. 1
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
2. 2
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
3. 3
   Fight Club 1999

   Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
   8.4

   8.4 · 33K votes
4. 4
   Perfect Blue 1998

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
   8.3

   8.3 · 3.4K votes
5. 5
   Joker 2019

   Directed by Todd Phillips · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
   8.1

   8.1 · 29K votes
6. 6
   Reservoir Dogs 1992

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Netflix, ITVX, ITVX Premium
   8.1

   8.1 · 16K votes
7. 7
   Prisoners 2013

   Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Netflix, BFI Player
   8.1

   8.1 · 14K votes
8. 8
   Counterattack 2025

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.1

   8.3 · 870 votes
9. 9
   The Sixth Sense 1999

   Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
   7.9

   8.0 · 14K votes
10. 10
    The Dark Knight Rises 2012

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 25K votes
11. 11
    Forgotten 2017

    Directed by Chang Hang-jun · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.4K votes
12. 12
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
13. 13
    Nightcrawler 2014

    Directed by Dan Gilroy · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, BFI Player
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
14. 14
    Blood Diamond 2006

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.6K votes
15. 15
    Sleepers 1996

    Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.1K votes
16. 16
    STRAW 2025

    Directed by Tyler Perry · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.7 · 1K votes
17. 17
    Searching 2018

    Directed by Aneesh Chaganty · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 4.4K votes
18. 18
    Zodiac 2007

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
19. 19
    War Machine 2026

    Directed by Patrick Hughes · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
20. 20
    Ocean's Eleven 2001

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
21. 21
    Mirage 2018

    Directed by Oriol Paulo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.1K votes
22. 22
    Inside Man 2006

    Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.6K votes
23. 23
    American Psycho 2000

    Directed by Mary Harron · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, Lionsgate+
    7.4

    7.4 · 13K votes
24. 24
    Nocturnal Animals 2016

    Directed by Tom Ford · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.5K votes
25. 25
    The Call 2020

    Directed by Lee Chung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
26. 26
    A Time to Kill 1996

    Directed by Joel Schumacher · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.1K votes
27. 27
    Extraction 2 2023

    Directed by Sam Hargrave · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.1K votes
28. 28
    Maharaja 2024

    Directed by Nithilan Saminathan · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.7 · 268 votes
29. 29
    Pandora 2016

    Directed by Park Jung-woo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.5 · 524 votes
30. 30
    The Illusionist 2006

    Directed by Neil Burger · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
31. 31
    Argo 2012

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 9.3K votes
32. 32
    Extraction 2020

    Directed by Sam Hargrave · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.9K votes
33. 33
    Nowhere 2023

    Directed by Albert Pintó · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.6K votes
34. 34
    Fast Five 2011

    Directed by Justin Lin · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.2 · 9.2K votes
35. 35
    Collateral 2004

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.6K votes
36. 36
    I Am Legend 2007

    Directed by Francis Lawrence · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.2 · 17K votes
37. 37
    The Town 2010

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 5.9K votes
38. 38
    Tenet 2020

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.2 · 12K votes
39. 39
    Furious 7 2015

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.2 · 12K votes
40. 40
    God's Crooked Lines 2022

    Directed by Oriol Paulo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 880 votes
41. 41
    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025

    Directed by Rian Johnson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 3K votes
42. 42
    A History of Violence 2005

    Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 3.9K votes
43. 43
    Run 2020

    Directed by Aneesh Chaganty · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 3K votes
44. 44
    Uncut Gems 2019

    Directed by Benny Safdie · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 5.7K votes
45. 45
    The Debt Collector 2026

    Directed by Surapong Ploensang · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.8 · 149 votes
46. 46
    The Devil All the Time 2020

    Directed by Antonio Campos · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.8K votes
47. 47
    Boiling Point 2021

    Directed by Philip Barantini · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MUBI
    7.1

    7.3 · 822 votes
48. 48
    John Q 2002

    Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 2.8K votes
49. 49
    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011

    Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 11K votes
50. 50
    Dhurandhar 2025

    Directed by Aditya Dhar · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.3 · 373 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Talvar 2015

   Directed by Meghna Gulzar · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.5 · 207 votes
2. 2
   Elize: Shadows of a Woman 2026

   Directed by Vellas · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.4 · 234 votes
3. 3
   Lucky Baskhar 2024

   Directed by Venky Atluri · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   7.7 · 108 votes
4. 4
   Humint 2026

   Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   7.4 · 195 votes
5. 5
   Blast 2026

   Directed by Subash K Raj · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   7.8 · 74 votes
6. 6
   Raazi 2018

   Directed by Meghna Gulzar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
   6.9

   7.3 · 209 votes
7. 7
   Dhurandhar: The Revenge 2026

   Directed by Aditya Dhar · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   7.3 · 172 votes
8. 8
   Badla 2019

   Directed by Sujoy Ghosh · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   7.3 · 186 votes
9. 9
   Believer 2018

   Directed by Lee Hae-young · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   7.2 · 202 votes
10. 10
    Steel Rain 2017

    Directed by Yang Woo-seok · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.1 · 224 votes