Best movies — thriller on Netflix : our Top 20

2019 · Todd Phillips

In 1980s Gotham City, a struggling stand-up comedian crushed by rejection and isolation spirals into madness, shedding his former life to become a calculating, unhinged criminal whose theatrical violence and anarchic schemes plunge the city into fear.

With Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham and Bill Camp

2003 · Quentin Tarantino

Wounded by her merciless boss Bill and betrayed by their tight-knit circle of killers, a seasoned hitwoman survives and quietly begins to orchestrate a ruthless plan for revenge.

With Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen and Julie Dreyfus

2004 · Quentin Tarantino

Determined and relentless, the Bride continues her brutal quest for vengeance against the squad of killers who tried to end her life and her unborn child. She hunts down each former ally in turn, striking the five names from her revenge list until only one target remains: Bill.

With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Michael Parks and Perla Haney-Jardine

2011 · John Michael McDonagh

In 1956 Pennsylvania, Irish-American war veteran Frank Sheeran ekes out a living as a truck driver until a chance encounter brings him into contact with mobster Russell Bufalino. Elevated to Bufalino’s most trusted enforcer, Frank is sent to Chicago to assist Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union boss entangled with organized crime; what begins as a mission soon evolves into a deep, decades-long friendship that lasts almost twenty years.

With Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, Katarina Čas, David Wilmot and Rory Keenan

1954 · Elia Kazan

A former boxing champion turned dockworker refuses to look the other way when he uncovers a tangle of graft, extortion and murder within the union, forcing him to confront powerful labor bosses to bring the truth to light.

With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Leif Erickson

2020 · Aaron Sorkin

A demonstration intended to remain peaceful erupted into a brutal confrontation with police, precipitating one of the most notorious trials in history.

With Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Frank Langella, Jeremy Strong and John Carroll Lynch

1996 · Barry Levinson

Two former gang members set out to confront the state corrections officer who sexually assaulted them while they were incarcerated. Their quest for justice sparks a media firestorm and culminates in a sensational courtroom hearing that forces the system to confront long-hidden abuses.

With Kevin Bacon, Billy Crudup, Robert De Niro, Ron Eldard, Minnie Driver, Vittorio Gassman and Dustin Hoffman

1996 · Joel Schumacher

An idealistic young attorney defends an African American father accused of killing two white men who sexually assaulted his ten-year-old daughter, a case that sparks violent racial unrest and catalyzes a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.

With Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd, Donald Sutherland and Oliver Platt

1990 · John McTiernan

A state-of-the-art Soviet nuclear submarine, commanded by Captain Marko Ramius, heads toward the American coastline. Washington fears an imminent attack, but lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan suspects something far different: Ramius may be trying to defect. With only a few hours to locate the sub and prove the captain’s true intentions, Ryan races against time while Soviet naval and air forces mount a massive search to intercept their own vessel, setting off a tense, high-stakes chase.

With Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland and Richard Jordan

2024 · Edward Berger

Following the unexpected passing of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is entrusted with stewarding the Vatican’s clandestine, centuries-old process to select his successor. Locked inside the Holy See with the Church’s most powerful leaders until a new pontiff is chosen, he becomes ensnared in a conspiracy that could bring the institution to its knees.

With Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz and Sergio Castellitto

2019 · Josh Safdie

A charismatic Manhattan jeweler, always hunting the next big payday, plunges into a chain of high-risk gambles that could yield a life-changing haul. As he walks a perilous tightrope between his business ambitions, his family obligations, and hostile forces closing in from every direction, he risks everything in a relentless quest for the ultimate score.

With Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian and Judd Hirsch

2020 · Christopher Nolan

Clutching a single clue—the word "Tenet"—and striving to stop global annihilation, the Protagonist plunges into the shadowy world of international espionage on a mission that defies ordinary time.

With John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Himesh Patel and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

2003 · James Mangold

A sudden, violent storm forces a ragtag group of strangers to take refuge at an isolated desert motel, only to discover a ruthless killer is stalking them. As guests begin to disappear and panic spreads, distrust tears the group apart and everyone becomes a suspect as they scramble to unmask the murderer.

With John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall and John C. McGinley

2013 · Brad Anderson

A mysterious phone link connects two women living in the same house twenty years apart: the caller compels the other to risk her past—and even her life—in a desperate bid to rewrite the caller’s own destiny.

With Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, David Otunga, Michael Imperioli and Justina Machado

2015 · James Wan

After a mission leaves his brother in a coma, Deckard Shaw launches a relentless vendetta, hunting down Dominic Toretto and everyone close to him.

With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris

2010 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

A Swedish family vacationing in the French Alps finds itself confronted with selfish, panic-driven behavior from others when an avalanche suddenly descends.

With Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell and Christian De Sica

2002 · Christopher Nolan

Two homicide detectives from Los Angeles are sent to an isolated northern town bathed in endless daylight to investigate the coldly calculated killing of a local teenager.

With Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt and Paul Dooley

2002 ·

John Quincy Archibald, a devoted husband and father, watches his son’s life-threatening heart condition worsen and discovers their HMO will not cover a transplant. Pushed to the edge, he seizes control of a hospital and holds patients and staff captive, demanding that the medical center place his son on the organ transplant waiting list.

With Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Shawn Hatosy, Eddie Griffin and Kevin Connolly

2022 · Oriol Paulo

Posing as a mentally unstable patient, private investigator Alice Gould admits herself to a psychiatric hospital to infiltrate the ward and uncover the truth behind a resident’s suspicious death.

With Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, Loreto Mauleón, Javier Beltrán, Pablo Derqui, Federico Aguado and Adelfa Calvo

1995 · Robert Rodriguez

A drifting mariachi is pulled into the brutal world of the borderlands when a blood-streaked clue leads him to Bucho, the last feared drug lord in the region. With the aid of a steadfast ally and a beguiling bookseller, he tracks Bucho through a violent landscape dominated by ruthless gunmen. The pursuit culminates in a relentless, gunfire-filled showdown that forces the musician to unleash his own brand of vengeance.

With Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Carlos Gómez and Quentin Tarantino