The 12 Best Psychological Thriller Movies To Stream On Netflix Right Now
Autumn is a great time to sit and enjoy cosy mystery, including Halloween movies and even thrillers. But with so many choices on Netflix, it might be hard to find the one you want. That’s why I have compiled a list of the 10 best psychological thriller movies you have to watch on the streaming platform. Save this list and come back to it later.
Gone Girl
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
- Runtime: 2 hours 29 minutes
- Creators: David Fincher (director); Gillian Flynn (writer/screenwriter)
- Release date: 2014
Starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Afflect, Gone Girl is a well-known movie that first hit cinemas in 2014 and is based on the popular book by author Gillian Flynn. When a woman mysteriously disappears from her hom in Missori, her husband is now the prime suspect in disspaearance. Their secrets and dark truths begin to come to the surface during the investigation.
The Killer
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
- Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard
- Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
- Creators: David Fincher (director); Andrew Kevin Walker (screenwriter)
- Release date: 2023
Released in 2023, The Killer is an entertaining psychological thriller following the life of a highly skilled assassin. Starring Michael Fassbender, the film follows a cold and calculated hitman who embarks on an international vendetta after his thoughtfully planned assignment goes completely wrong.
Fractured
- Genre: Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Stars: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
- Creators: Brad Anderson (director); Alan B. McElroy (writer)
- Release date: 2019
Just like the title suggests, this film follows our main character, Ray Monroe. After surviving a head injury, he isn’t sure what is real and what isn’t. It becomes even more confusing for him when he goes searching for his wife and daughter.
The Woman in the Window
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie
- Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Creators: Joe Wright (director); Tracy Letts (screenwriter), based on the novel by A. J. Finn
- Release date: 2021
Another book-to-movie adaptation, this time a psychological thriller starring Amy Adams. She plays a woman who spends her days spying on her neighbours and shockingly discovers that they are hiding a huge and sinister secret.
The Weekend Away
- Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Crime Drama
- Stars: Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri
- Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
- Creators: Kim Farrant (director); Sarah Alderson (writer), based on her novel
- Release date: 2022
Two best friends travel to Croatia, but one is left reeling when her best friend disappears without a trace. This is a chilling thriller directed by Kim Farrant and starring Leighton Meester and Christina Wolfe in the main cast.
Rebecca
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery, Thriller
- Stars: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Runtime: 2 hours 1 minute
- Creators: Ben Wheatley (director); Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (screenwriters), based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier
- Release date: 2020
Rebecca follows a young woman who marries a wealthy widower and moves into his grand family estate. But she soon finds herself living in the shadow of his late first wife, Rebecca, whose presence still seems to haunt the house.
Locked In
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller / Psychological Thriller
- Stars: Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Alex Hassell
- Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes)
- Creators: Nour Wazzi (director); Rowan Joffe (screenwriter)
- Release date: 2023
Jealousy, affairs and hidden motives are at the heart of Locked In. This 2023 psychological thriller follows a woman named Katherine who wakes up in urgent medical care after a serious accident. With her being unable to move or speak, she begins to slowly remember a disturbing story that has led her to her hospital bed.
The Platform
Imagine being trapped in a prison and your fate changes each month. This is the case in The Platform, where prisoners moved in different floors, either receiving receiving huge feasts or being left with little food or nothing at all. Expect lots of tension and violence. This 2019 Spanish dystopian thriller is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
The Woman in Cabin 10
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- Stars: Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham
- Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Creators: Simon Stone (director/co-writer); Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (screenwriters), based on the novel by Ruth Ware
- Release date: 2025
The Woman in Cabin 10 is well worth a watch due to its suspense and drama. Starring Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce, the film follows journalist as she boards a luxury yacht owned by billionaire Richard Bullmer and discover a huge and shocking incident onboard.
The Captive
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson, Scott Speedman
- Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes
- Creators: Atom Egoyan (director); Atom Egoyan & David Fraser (screenwriters)
- Release date: 2014
Starring Ryan Reynolds and Rosario Dawson, The Captive follows a detective searching for a young girl who mysteriously vanished eight years earlier.
1922
- Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama
- Stars: Thomas Jane, Molly Parker, Dylan Schmid
- Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
- Creators: Zak Hilditch (writer & director), based on the novella by Stephen King
- Release date: 2017
1922 follows Wilfred James, a Nebraska farmer who convinces his teenage son to help him murder his wife after she threatens to leave and sell their farm.
The Guilty
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough
- Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes
- Creators: Antoine Fuqua (director); Nic Pizzolatto (screenwriter)
- Release date: 2021
A troubled police detective, demoted to working as a 911 operator, receives a desperate call from a kidnapped woman. He races to save her from behind his desk.
