I love a good thriller. Give me some tension, some crime, some sexy costars, and I'm there. While we've thoroughly combed Netflix's catalog for the best horror movies, we haven't delved into the thrillers as much. It's a fine line, and truthfully, some movies belong in both categories. We've done our best to parse out the true thrillers from the horror and drama genres, and we've broken each selection even further. Read further to see what I mean.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays mathematician Alan Turing in this dramatic wartime thriller.
The Da Vinci Code was all the rage when it came out in 2006. Based on Dan Brown's mega-bestseller, Tom Hanks stars as a professor out to uncover a historical conspiracy.
Five strangers agree to come together to pull off the perfect heist, but one of them is playing his own game. If you haven't spoiled this movie for yourself, watch it before someone does it for you.
Emma Watson stars as a woman attempting to free her boyfriend from a dangerous political cult in Chile in the 1970s.
If you love a good apocalypse movie but you want to skip around past all the initial destruction, try this movie. It will emotionally destroy you, and maybe that's what you're looking for.
Couldn't get enough of HBO's The Jinx? You need to see this thriller, starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, as characters inspired by Robert Durst and his late wife, Kathleen McCormack.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays the world's most unnerving roving reporter in this 2014 film. Technically, he's a video guy; he roams the streets at night looking for the bloodiest wreck possible to sell to the morning news.
I can't be the only one obsessed with '90s Ashley Judd. A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls, and Double Jeopardy are all classics. Twisted came along later in 2004, but it's every bit as great.
David Hyde Pierce strays as far from his buttoned-up role on Frasier as possible in this nail-biter.
Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, and Giovanni Ribisi star in this chilling movie about a journalist who gets tangled up with a very dangerous man.
If you loved Dan Stevens in Downton Abbey (RIP Matthew Crawley), prepare to see him in a whole new light. He plays a soldier who returns from his tour of duty and shows up on the doorstep of his fallen comrade . . . or so he says.
Tarantino wrote, directed, and starred in this 1992 crime thriller about a group of criminals attempting to figure out which one of them is working with the police.
Whether you're in an airplane, on the lam, or tucked into a highly secure home being held at gunpoint by armed men, you can count on Harrison Ford to rescue you.
Martin Scorsese remade this ultradisturbing thriller in 1991, putting Robert De Niro in the role of psychotic ex-con Max Cady. Once Max gets out of prison, the first thing he does is stalk his former defense attorney's family to their vacation spot.
Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone are paired in this steamy flick about a detective and a mysterious writer. Yes, this is the one with the infamous leg-crossing scene.
Looking to get your Hunnam fix? Look no further than this suspenseful thriller about a brother and sister who fail to pull off a casino heist.
Tom Hiddleston bares his booty in this 2015 thriller about a group of people living in a luxe skyscraper.
Just because a movie is certified Rotten doesn't mean it's not worth a watch! Such is the case for this revenge thriller, which stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace as partners in crime — and maybe more.
Also known as that time Mark Duplass gave you goosebumps.
This is about to become your new jam. After getting invited to a dinner party, a man comes to believe that his ex-wife and her new husband are plotting some sinister activities for their guests.
George Clooney was still rocking his Caesar cut when he starred in Robert Rodriguez's iconic vampire movie.
One of the best horror films of the year so far, Hush is smart, gripping, and totally brilliant.
Relive all your horrible sea-based nightmares with all the Jaws movies! Summer is over, so it's probably safe now.
A secret government agency investigates the extraterrestrial when an alien spaceship is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
After attending a boxing match in Atlantic City, a corrupt police detective gets caught in the middle of a murder conspiracy. Pure Nic Cage goodness.