Netflix is kicking off the fall season this October with a bunch of great additions, including some thrillers. Along with the highly anticipated sequel to the gritty Netflix thriller The platformThe streamer has also added some older thrillers, including some greats from the 2000s and some that go back even further.
Every month we handpick a few thrillers on Netflix that fit the current season. Sometimes they pair well with an upcoming release. Other titles could be new additions to the platform.
While Netflix isn’t exactly known for its classic film selection, this month features some gems from Alfred Hitchcock, including The birds And Marniewho didn’t even make our recommendations this time. What made our list: We have a Michael Mann film that stars Tom Cruise as a hit man, Anthony Hopkins returns to the role of Hannibal Lecter, and of course we couldn’t completely leave Hitchcock out.
Editor’s tip: Collateral
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Director: Michael Mann
Pour: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Mark Ruffalo
If you’ve ever wanted to watch Tom Cruise transform into a surgically skilled assassin with a sadistic penchant for manipulation, this is it Security The film for you. Michael Mann’s 2004 film is easily one of the best thrillers of the early years: a dark and stylish neo-noir journey into a vision of Los Angeles that now feels almost like a period piece.
When Max (Jamie Foxx), a disgruntled taxi driver, is offered $600 to act as personal chauffeur to a well-dressed man named Vincent (Cruise), he initially takes the opportunity as a blessing. However, it doesn’t take long for Max to realize what his passenger has planned for the evening. Security is captivating, propulsive and expertly crafted. In other words, it’s a hell of a ride. —Toussaint Egan
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Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Pour: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film is widely considered not only one of the best horror thrillers of its time, but also one of the greatest films of all time. The reason for this is obvious to anyone who has sat down: it really is The
Anthony Perkins delivers the performance of a lifetime as Norman Bates, the mild-mannered and menacing owner of a humble motel that secretly houses a variety of horrors. So does Vera Miles, who plays a determined young woman searching for the whereabouts of her missing sister. The magnitude simply cannot be emphasized enough Psychos influence on American horror films; It is nothing short of an inevitable “before and after” moment. It is undeniably Alfred Hitchcock’s magnum opus and a damn good thriller to boot. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must. And even if you’ve seen it, I guarantee you that another check-in is long overdue. —THE
Director: Brett Ratner
Pour: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Red dragon is Anthony Hopkins’ third appearance as the infamous fictional serial killer Dr.
A prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, Red dragon follows retired FBI agent and serial killer profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton), who is called in to help solve the mysterious murders of two families. But to find out what this new murderer (Ralph Fiennes) is all about, Will must speak to Dr. Lecter, who almost killed the profiler a few years earlier during Lecter’s arrest. Of course, this collaboration leads to an endless maze of mind games and few helpful clues as Will tries to save this killer’s next victim.
Although it’s arguably a much worse film than both of them Silence of the Lambs And Hannibal, Red dragon is still a hugely entertaining thriller, with just enough Hopkins secret sauce to keep things interesting, and fantastic performances from Norton and Fiennes to keep the film moving between visits to Hannibal’s surprisingly comfortable quarters. —Austen Goslin
