Best Thrillers to Watch Tonight
For the nights you want your pulse up. These are the gripping, tightly-wound thrillers — movies and series — that make two hours vanish.
Inception
Movie · 2010Dreams within dreams; a heist you'll want to rewatch immediately.
Where to stream →Mad Max: Fury Road
Movie · 2015Two hours of gorgeous, relentless chase. Buckle up.
Where to stream →Knives Out
Movie · 2019A whip-smart whodunit and a genuine crowd-pleaser.
Where to stream →Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Movie · 2018A dazzling animated leap; gorgeous and big-hearted.
Where to stream →Get Out
Movie · 2017A horror-thriller with a razor-sharp brain.
Where to stream →Run Lola Run
Movie · 1998A propulsive, time-looping sprint. In and out fast.
Where to stream →Sicario
Movie · 2015Tense, dread-soaked border thriller.
Where to stream →Breaking Bad
Series · 2008A chemistry teacher's descent; peak prestige TV.
Where to stream →Better Call Saul
Series · 2015A slow-burn masterclass; arguably better than its parent.
Where to stream →Severance
Series · 2022Work-life balance taken to an eerie, brilliant extreme.
Where to stream →Avatar: The Last Airbender
Series · 2005An animated epic that earns all of its love.
Where to stream →The Queen's Gambit
Series · 2020A stylish, bingeable chess drama. One and done.
Where to stream →Chernobyl
Series · 2019A harrowing, unforgettable limited series.
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