Sometimes, only a good thriller will scratch the entertainment itch. Whether you’re into slow-burn suspense, twisted morality tales, or edge-of-your-seat action, Netflix’s April 2025 lineup is serving up the genre at its finest.
From indie darlings to chilling Netflix Originals and modern classics, here are the five best thrillers on Netflix this month—guaranteed to get your heart racing.
5. The Hateful Eight (2015)
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell
Runtime: 167 min (film) / 210 min (limited series cut)
Tarantino’s winter-bound chamber thriller may be one of his most divisive, but The Hateful Eight remains an ambitious, slow-burning pressure cooker. A group of strangers trapped during a Wyoming blizzard turn on each other in this post-Civil War morality tale filled with suspicion and bloodshed.
Don’t miss the extended four-episode limited series version, also on Netflix—Tarantino completists will appreciate the added tension and character depth.
4. Woman of the Hour (2023)
Directed by: Anna Kendrick
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto
Runtime: 90 min
Based on the chilling true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour flips the true crime genre with empathy and suspense. Kendrick, in her directorial debut, delivers both behind and in front of the camera, turning a real-life moment on The Dating Game into a sharp commentary on gender, institutional failure, and unseen threats.
It’s lean, chilling, and unflinchingly timely.
3. Rebel Ridge (2024)
Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson
Runtime: 98 min
Rebel Ridge might be Netflix’s most quietly explosive original thriller in years. Director Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) returns with a slow-burning tale of corruption and revenge set in small-town Louisiana. Aaron Pierre delivers a breakout performance as a man targeted by a brutal, racist police force when trying to post bail for a cousin.
Aided by sharp commentary and stunning action sequences, this is anti-copaganda at its best—visceral, personal, and perfectly paced.
2. Trap (2024)
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Josh Hartnett
Runtime: 101 min
Shyamalan’s thriller renaissance continues with Trap, a slick, sinister story about a serial killer who brings his daughter to a concert—only to discover it’s a trap set for him. As the walls close in, the story unfolds with trademark Shyamalan tension.
Josh Hartnett is a revelation here—his icy, unnerving performance as a monster in dad-mode delivers a complex villain you can’t look away from.
1. Parasite (2019)
Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam
Runtime: 132 min
Awards: 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
Still unmatched years later, Parasite is a masterclass in genre fusion: part satire, part suspense, part class warfare allegory. Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning masterpiece follows a poor Korean family who manipulates their way into a wealthy household—until everything spirals out of control.
Ludicrously enjoyable and constantly unpredictable, “Parasite” and its fable-like tale of a low-class Seoul family that bullshits their way into… well, not wealth but proximity to wealth, came out at the perfect time in late 2019, as criticism of the billionaire class and concern over late-stage capitalism began to rise. Six years later, the film is just as relevant as ever. But even beyond its political relevance and impact, “Parasite” is just a treat — an immaculately constructed film that’s both hilarious and edge-of-your-seat stressful, the work of a director and a cast operating on a frequency few artists can ever reach.
With moments of gallows humor, heartbreak, and horror, this is a thriller that transcends the genre. If you’ve somehow missed it until now, April is the time to fix that.
Conclusion: Thrill, Chill, and Kill—Netflix Brings It All This April
From Oscar-winning satire (Parasite) to true crime chills (Woman of the Hour) and original suspense gems (Rebel Ridge, Trap), Netflix’s April 2025 thriller slate is everything you could want—and then some.
So dim the lights, queue one up, and prepare to question everything.
