A good thriller keeps you saying "one more episode" until 3 a.m. These are the best thriller series on Netflix, plus the best thriller movies and action films for a night when you only have two hours.
Best thriller series on Netflix
Squid Game
Hundreds of people in debt play children’s games for a huge cash prize, and losing means death. Squid Game from South Korea became the most watched Netflix series in the world. The story is complete in three seasons, from Squid Game season 1 in 2021 to the final season in 2025.
Alice in Borderland
A young gamer and his friends wake up in an empty Tokyo where they must win deadly games to stay alive. This Japanese series is full of puzzles and suspense. Watch Alice in Borderland season 1 and season 2 back to back; season 3 continues the story.
Money Heist
The Professor’s team takes over the Royal Mint of Spain, then the Bank of Spain. Every plan has a twist, and Money Heist season 5 ends the story with the biggest one. A must for anyone who loves heists.
Ozark
A money-laundering financial adviser, a cartel and a family trying to survive. Ozark is a slow-burn thriller that gets tighter with every season.
Behind Her Eyes
A single mother starts an affair with her boss and then becomes friends with his wife, but nothing is what it seems. Behind Her Eyes is a British psychological thriller with one of the most talked-about endings on Netflix.
Best thriller and action movies on Netflix
The Gray Man
Ryan Gosling plays a CIA agent on the run, hunted by a dangerous former colleague played by Chris Evans. Big action across many countries, from the Russo brothers.
Extraction 2
Chris Hemsworth is back as the mercenary Tyler Rake in Extraction 2, with even longer action scenes, including a famous one-take sequence in a prison. One of the best action movies on Netflix.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is invited to a billionaire’s private island, where a murder game turns real. Glass Onion, the second Knives Out film, is a fun mystery full of clues.
6 Underground
Ryan Reynolds leads a team of people who faked their own deaths to fight criminals the law cannot reach. Fast cars and huge explosions from director Michael Bay.
Psychological thriller movies on Netflix: quick picks
- For mind games: Behind Her Eyes, Dark
- For survival suspense: Squid Game, Alice in Borderland
- For a clever mystery: Glass Onion
- For non-stop action: Extraction 2, The Gray Man, 6 Underground
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