A thriller comes in many shapes and forms. It could be a detective drama or a crime caper. Regardless of how it looks, the feeling a thriller induces remains the same. We’re left biting our nails, with hearts in our mouths, and our stomachs in knots. We live vicariously through the protagonist because for most of us, robbing a bank or solving a crime is the kind of outlandish that even the weekends can’t accommodate. To make the adrenaline rush more accessible, we’ve put together a list of the 20 best thrillers movies on Netflix. Go bonkers.
The Net (1995)
Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) is a computer programmer whose relationships are almost completely online and on the phone, with the exception of her mother, who has Alzheimer’s and frequently forgets who Bennett is. When she is trapped in a conspiracy, with her identity stolen and nobody to vouch for her, Bennett has to take extreme measures to snatch her life back.
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the film follows Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices as they plan to rob three casinos, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand, one after another. In an , we had written, “The first part of Steven Soderbergh’s slick, sophisticated crime caper is still the yardstick for not only a great heist movie, but also a killer ensemble cast that became the very definition of cool.” The cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Based on Dan Brown’s novel of the same name, the film follows Robert Langdon’s (Tom Hanks) attempts at solving a murder that takes place at the Louvre, and the clues are in Da Vinci’s paintings. His investigation leads to a discovery that could shake the fundamentals of Christianity.
Zodiac (2007)
The Zodiac Killer is a murderer who haunted San Francisco in the Sixties and Seventies. David Fincher’s film follows a cartoonist turned detective who becomes obsessed with hunting down the criminal. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo and is an intricate portrayal of a case that was marked by deadends and missing evidence.