Time for some Netflix and thrills: Check out these must-watch movies from the platform’s deep catalog of spine-tingling flicks.

The 25 best thriller movies on Netflix right now

Time for some Netflix and thrills: Check out these must-watch movies from the platform’s deep catalog of spine-tingling flicks.

By Ilana Gordon,

Ilana Gordon is an entertainment, culture, and comedy writer originally from Connecticut. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

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on July 21, 2025 06:02AM EDT

Sandra Bullock as Malorie Hayes in 'Bird Box'; Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in 'El Camino'; Allison Janney as Lou Adell in 'Lou'. Credit:

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Behold, the talent: The films on this list feature some of the best actors from this generation and beyond. With scripts based on real stories and inventive flights of fancy, Netflix's deep catalog of thrillers includes the works of filmmakers who helped jumpstart the genre, those who advanced it, and those whose work serves as a pastiche to those who paved the way.

With so many compelling titles and gripping narratives available to stream, the hardest part is selecting the perfect film for your mood — but what a thrill when you get it right.

22 July (2018)

Isak Bakli Aglen as Torje Hanssen and Jonas Strand Gravli as Viljar Hanssen in '22 July'. Erik Aavatsmark/Netflix

The United States’ problem with gun violence is not an issue shared overseas, which is why the 2011 terrorist attack in Norway remains so memorable. A massacre in two parts, the terror inflicted caused 77 deaths, 69 of whom were teenagers attending a leadership camp. Written and directed by Paul Greengrass, *22 July *is a chilling film that chronicles Norway’s deadliest terrorist attack, as perpetrated by a far-right extremist. But it’s also the story of a survivor’s journey to heal his body and move forward.**

EW’s critic calls the film “harrowingly effective,” but trigger warnings abound. The gun violence showcased in the film is deployed for narrative purposes, but the historical context doesn’t make the movie any easier to watch. What makes the film worth sticking around for is the perspective it offers on the after effects of a terrorist act, as told through the eyes of the politicians, lawyers, and survivors who experience it most profoundly. —*Ilana Gordon*

Where to watch *22 July*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B– (read the review)

**Director: **Paul Greengrass

**Cast: **Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden

Bird Box (2018)

Sandra Bullock as Malorie Hayes in 'Bird Box'. Netflix

Sight becomes a handicap in *Bird Box*, a post-apocalyptic thriller where the enemy must go unseen, or else. Sandra Bullock stars as Malorie Hayes, a woman responsible for transporting two young children down a river while wearing blindfolds, a strategy intended to help the survivors avoid seeing the entities that attacked Earth five years earlier, and who cause those who look upon them to commit suicide.

Jumping between their present journey and the past events that led Malorie and the children to this point, director Susanne Bier leans into the tension of the unknown and relies on her talented but eclectic cast to do the rest. Released the same year as *A Quiet Place*, and possessing a somewhat similar premise, *Bird Box* received less attention when it first premiered, but this sci-fi horror film is a great option for fans of both genres. —*I.G.*

Where to watch *Bird Box*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B (read the review)

**Director: **Susanne Bier

**Cast: **Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Danielle Macdonald, Sarah Paulson

The Birds (1963)

Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner, Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner, and Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels in 'The Birds'. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty

A terrifying thriller that presents the natural world in a most unnatural state, Alfred Hitchock's *The Birds* received mixed reviews upon its release, but has since been recognized as a pioneering force within the horror genre. Filled with the director's signature flourishes and paced in his usual slow burn fashion, *The Birds* follows a socialite (Tippi Hedren) to a California village as she attempts to deliver a pair of lovebirds to a man (Rod Taylor) she met in a pet shop — only to watch as the town and its occupants are repeatedly attacked by birds.

Inspired by a short story written by Daphne du Maurier and adapted into a taut script by author Evan Hunter, *The Birds* remains one of the most effective and impactful projects in Hitchcock's filmography. Proof positive that horror films don’t need conventional weapons or gratuitous violence to build tension, *The Birds* flies from flirtatious to frightening with the mere flap of a wing. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Birds*: Netflix through July 31

**Director: **Alfred Hitchcock

**Cast: **Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy

Compliance (2012)

Dreama Walker as Becky in 'Compliance'.

Magnolia Films/Courtesy Everett

Go into your *Compliance* viewing with the understanding that this film will make you angry. Inspired by a true story, this thriller centers around a fast food manager, Sandra (Ann Dowd), who receives a call from a man identifying himself as a police officer claiming to be investigating a potential theft by Becky (Dreama Walker), one of the restaurant’s employees.

Under pressure from the officer on the phone, Sandra, her fiancé, and other employees at the establishment are ordered to put Becky through a series of increasingly exploitative and humiliating experiences — all in the name of upholding the law. A film about complicity, critical thinking, and how far people will go when they think they’re on the right side, *Compliance *is the perfect film for this particular cultural moment. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Compliance*: Netflix

**EW grade:** A–

**Director: ** Craig Zobel

**Cast: **Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp

Creep (2014)

Mark Duplass as Josef in 'Creep'. Desiree Akhavan

In this found-footage two-hander, a young videographer named Aaron (Patrick Brice) is hired by Josef (Mark Duplass) to record a day of his life. Josef explains that he has an inoperable brain tumor and wants to leave something behind for his soon-to-be-born son, but his eccentric behavior becomes increasingly concerning, and Aaron needs to decide whether to continue filming — assuming Josef will let him leave.

*Creep's* continued success depends on whether Josef can keep finding fresh ways to be unnerving, and he does. (Things get even creepier in *Creep 2*, which documents another video project gone terribly wrong.) —*Danny Horn*

Where to watch *Creep*: Netflix

**Director: **Patrick Brice

**Cast:** Mark Duplass, Patrick Brice

The Devil All the Time (2020)

Tom Holland as Arvin in 'The Devil All the Time'. Glen Wilson/Netflix

A Netflix original and period thriller, *The Devil All the Time *explores several interconnected groups of people living in two small towns in Southern Ohio between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s. Linked by religious evangelism, war, corruption, suicide, abandonment, and serial murder, the cast — which includes a host of young Hollywood heavy hitters — makes the most of the story's melodrama and dark subject matter.

Based on the 2011 novel and directed by Antonio Campos (*The Staircase*), *The Devil All the Time *takes the "all the time" portion of the film's title literally: the sins are multitudinous and the depths of human depravity on full display. Still, EW's critic writes that Campos' biggest accomplishment as the film's director is "toeing a tricky line between art-house atmosphere and Southern Gothic soap opera, and somehow still managing to land on the grim side of fascinating." *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Devil All the Time*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B+ (read the review)

**Director: **Antonio Campos** **

**Cast: **Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Eliza Scanlen, Haley Bennett, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke

El Camino (2019)

Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'. Ben Rothstein/Netflix

The best meth cook in Albuquerque is back, bitch. *Breaking Bad'*s Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) return for *El Camino*, a film based on AMC's beloved show, with far more attention paid to Pinkman's character. Freewheeling through time and flashing back to events depicted in the series, *El Camino *picks up right where *Breaking Bad *left off, and includes a host of cameos from the show's five-season run.

Jane, Skinny Pete, and Badger are all back in one form or another, but it's Nazi Todd (Jesse Plemons) who informs most of the film's plot. *Breaking Bad *fans will be gratified to see Jesse Pinkman finally get the time to mentally process the last couple years of his life — even if Paul looks markedly older than he did when the show wrapped in 2013. —*I.G.*

Where to watch *El Camino*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B+ (read the review)

**Director: **Vince Gilligan

**Cast: **Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemons, Jonathan Banks, Matt Jones** **

Emily the Criminal (2022)

Aubrey Plaza as Emily in 'Emily the Criminal'. Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment

Drowning in debt and student loans, Emily is one of Los Angeles' many broke artists on the verge of financial ruin. With a former felony conviction preventing her from finding a job that might pay enough to survive, Emily finds purpose — and quick cash — by getting involved with a credit card fraud ring. What starts as a survival tactic soon balloons into much more, as Emily distances herself from the corporate world she can never quite crack and leans into the world of criminality.

Aubrey Plaza is in her element here, her blunt practicality and signature deadpan delivery serving as the perfect stand-in for an audience whose dreams of hitting milestones like home ownership and retirement have been deadened by current economic realities. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Emily the Criminal*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B+ (read the review)

**Director: **John Patton Ford

**Cast: **Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, John Billingsley

Fair Play (2023)

Alden Ehrenreich as Luke and Phoebe Dynevor as Emily in 'Fair Play'. Courtesy of Sundance Institute

For newly engaged couple Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) and Emily (Phoebe Dynevor), their sizzling, can't-keep-their-hands-off-each-other love must remain discreet within their workplace. However, when Emily secures a managerial position at their dog-eat-dog hedge fund, the power shift within the bullpen begins to splinter their romantic bliss.

Praising its "lean, crackling script," EW's critic observes how *Fair Play*'s final act is "so freighted with increasingly unhinged possibilities" yet "both leads hang on, throwing themselves headlong into the tar pits of contemporary workplace politics and gender roles without being drawn into clumsy, one-dimensional ideas of victimhood or villainy." —*James Mercadante*

Where to watch *Fair Play*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B+ (read the review)

**Director: **Chloe Domont

**Cast: **Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer

The Good Nurse (2022)

Eddie Redmayne as Charlie Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren in 'The Good Nurse'. Courtesy of TIFF

Nurses are angels with the power to do the work of demons. In the Netflix original psychological thriller *The Good Nurse*, Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) is a night nurse with a work husband: Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne). A single mom with a serious heart condition, Amy is shocked to learn that the recent death of one of their hospital's patients is thought to have occurred intentionally, and that Charles might be involved. And the more Amy digs, the more she realizes the co-worker she trusts is actually someone far more nefarious.

Based on the true story of how the real-life Amy Loughren helped authorities take down serial killer Charles Cullen, *The Good Nurse *is good old-fashioned, ripped-from-the-headlines cinema with a story made all the more terrifying because so little of it is exaggerated. Trust us — you've never seen Eddie Redmayne like this before. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Good Nurse*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B+ (read the review)

**Director: **Tobias Lindholm** **

**Cast: **Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne

Hanna (2011)

Saoirse Ronan as Hanna in 'Hanna'. Alex Bailey

Deep in rural Finland, 15-year-old Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) has spent her childhood living off the grid, training to become an assassin. Raised by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana) and fashioned into a killing machine, Hanna understands that her life’s mission is to eliminate the CIA officer (Cate Blanchett) who has long been hunting them. Now old enough to embark on her quest, Hanna leaves the security of Finland’s wild country and journeys across Europe, dodging intelligence agents and operatives as she seeks to complete her assignment and rendezvous with her father in Berlin.

But the closer she comes to achieving her goal, the more she learns about her past and the motivations behind her unconventional childhood. An action adventure thriller with fairy tale vibes, *Hanna* works thanks to its stylistic direction and the strength of its stars: Ronan is a revelation, proving once again that the depths of her talent can't be confined to one genre. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Hanna*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B+

**Director: **Joe Wright

**Cast: **Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Michelle Dockery, Jessica Barden, Jason Flemyng

I Care A Lot (2021)

Rosamund Pike as Marla Grayson in 'I Care a Lot'.

Seacia Pavao/Netflix

Rosamund Pike builds on her *Gone Girl* villainess status to portray Marla Grayson, a con artist who fronts as a professional "legal guardian" to fleece the elderly of their life savings. But Marla takes it a step too far when she meets Jennifer Peterson (Dianne Wiest), who seems infirm at first but actually has ties to important, dangerous people (like Peter Dinklage) who Marla would do well to stay clear of. Pike's duplicitous performance is a blast to witness, but seeing Marla meet her match is just as gratifying. As EW's writes in their review, "There's good fun in* I Care a Lot'*s setup, and in Marla's ruthless M.O." —*Gwen Ihnat*

Where to watch *I Care a Lot*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B (read the review)

**Director: **J Blakeson** **

**Cast: **Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

Elijah Wood as Tony and Melanie Lynskey as Ruth in 'I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore'. Allyson Riggs

After *Yellowjackets*, *Togetherness*, and *Mrs. America, *we'd straight-up watch Melanie Lynskey in anything, but even we missed Macon Blair's 2017 sleeper. Lynskey plays Ruth, a down-on-her-luck nursing assistant who decides after her house gets broken into that she's fed up. She hooks up with her odd neighbor Tony (Elijah Wood) to go out on a quest to get her stuff back, leading to a quirky journey that's both suspenseful and inspiring for the downtrodden.

Second only to Lynskey in luminescence in this movie is Wood, whose Tony named his dog Kevin and specializes in nunchucks and ninja stars. And Jane Levy is unrecognizable as one of the unsavory thieves. As EW*'*s critic points out, the film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for its reconfiguration of "the buddy-cop film — at one point, Ruth even flashes a toy police badge." —*G.I.*

Where to watch *I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B+ (read the review)

**Director: **Macon Blair

**Cast: **Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, Jane Levy

Jaws (1975)

Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, Roy Scheider as Martin Brody, and Robert Shaw as Quint in 'Jaws'.

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The thriller that gave a generation of children a fear of deep water and sharks, Steven Spielberg’s *Jaws* didn’t just inspire new methods of filmmaking: it also helped create the summer blockbuster. Benefitting from a killer score by John Williams and direction from Spielberg that turned Martha’s Vineyard’s placid beaches into the stuff of nightmares, you’d never know the film shoot was so laden with budgetary and visual effect issues it was once nicknamed “Flaws.” Fifty years later, the movie remains a thriller must-see, but if you venture into these waters, take heed: There’s a reason EW put *Jaws* in the top 10 on our list of the scariest movies of all time. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Jaws*: Netflix

**Director: **Steven Spielberg

**Cast: **Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton

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Lou (2022)

Allison Janney as Lou Adell in 'Lou'.

Liane Hentscher/Netflix

Allison Janney knows how to deliver a line, and thanks to stunt training for her new Netflix film, *Lou*, she also knows how to deliver a punch. Janney stars as the film's titular character, a misandrist landlord who rents a home to a single mother named Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) and her young daughter, Vee. After Vee is kidnapped, Lou agrees to help Hannah bring her back, but saving Vee's future will require Lou to confront her own messy past.

Director Anna Foerster asked a lot of her cast during production, as evidenced by the fact that both Smollett and Janney spend much of the film covered in mud. (Smollett tells EW, "The mud is a character in itself!") As for Janney, she hopes this role will showcase her rarely-seen physical abilities — and maybe land her a role in the next *John Wick* movie. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Lou*: Netflix

**Director: **Anna Foerster** **

**Cast: **Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green** **

Munich — The Edge of War (2021)

Jeremy Irons as Neville Chamberlain in 'Munich — The Edge of War'. Everett Collection

A thriller set in the years leading up to World War II, *Munich — The Edge of War* is a fictional account of a pivotal historical period. Based on Robert Harris’ best-selling novel, the film follows two old college friends — Hugh Legat, a British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, a German diplomat — as they find themselves drawn into the center of Europe’s political powder keg.

A good, old-fashioned spy story with deep stakes, the film examines Neville Chamberlain’s (Jeremy Irons) role in the time leading up to World War II in a new light. A historical thriller that is sure to captivate, you won’t regret devoting two hours of your time to *Munich — The Edge of War.* *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Munich — The Edge of War*: Netflix

**Director: **Christian Schwochow

**Cast: **George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Sandra Hüller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, Jessica Brown Findlay

The Novice (2021)

Isabelle Fuhrman as Alex in 'The Novice'.

IFC Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

The obsession with perfection crosses the line from competitive to dangerous in Lauren Hadaway’s directorial debut, *The Novice. Orphan*’s Isabelle Fuhrman stars as a compulsive college student who is determined to make her school’s varsity rowing team at all costs. Fuhrman gives a virtuoso performance as Alex, a queer first-year student whose addiction to being the best torpedoes her mental and physical health, her academic performance, and her social and romantic life.

Anyone who has ever met a self-destructive, Type A teenager will recognize the anxious thrill that comes with watching someone who can’t relax work themselves into a terrifying state, and *The Novice *transforms that feeling into a thriller with aplomb. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Novice*: Netflix through July 25

**Director: **Lauren Hadaway

**Cast: **Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Charlotte Ubben, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond**

Oxygen (2021)

Mélanie Laurent as Elizabeth 'Liz' Hansen in 'Oxygen'. Netflix

A nightmare come to life for claustrophobics everywhere, *Oxygen *is a French language sci-fi film that thinks outside the box in terms of action. At the genesis, an unidentified woman (Mélanie Laurent) awakens in an airtight medical unit, unsure of who or where she is. Interactions with the system's AI — dubbed M.I.L.O. (Medical Interface Liaison Officer) — provide some clarity as to her identity, but no matter what she tries, she cannot escape her prison.

As she seeks to understand who placed her in the box and why, truths about her personal life and the current state of the world come into focus — but her search for context is actually a race to outwit the slowly depleting oxygen levels. Laurent is excellent, and despite being forced to perform on her back, she manages to imbue the film with a strong sense of determination and humanity. *—I.G. *

Where to watch *Oxygen*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B (read the review)

**Director: **Alexandre Aja

**Cast: **Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi**

Parasite (2019)

Song Kang-ho as Ki Taek and Jang Hye-jin as Chung Sook in 'Parasite'.

The central question of Bong Joon Ho’s black comedy and thriller *Parasite* is who is the parasite? The film follows two families — the wealthy Parks and the broke Kims — as each member of the Kim family duplicitously obtains a job working for the Parks. A film that has a lot to say about class consciousness and late-stage capitalism, *Parasite *was the first foreign language film to take home the Best Picture Oscar.

The movie also secured trophies for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Director, but the real win is the film’s ending. As EW’s critic writes “If the movie is a Rorschach of who you identify as parasite and host, it’s a test you’re just as likely to fail.” *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Parasite*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A– (read the review)

**Director: **Bong Joon Ho

**Cast: **Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin

The Platform (2019)

Alexandra Masangkay as Miharu in 'The Platform'.

Netflix/Everett Collection

In this Spanish dystopian thriller, prisoners are trapped in a "Vertical Self-Management Center," a towering structure of stacked cells featuring a large hole in the floor. Every day, a platform loaded with food descends the tower, pausing at each level for the prisoners to eat. Those at the top feast heartily, while those below get the leftover table scraps. If everyone only took what they needed, there would be enough for all, but the greedy folks don't care about those suffering beneath them. (FYI: *The Platform 2* is now available to watch on Netflix.) —*D.H.*

Where to watch *The Platform*: Netflix

**Director: **Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

**Cast: **Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor**

Psycho (1960)

Janet Leigh as Marion Crane in 'Psycho'. Everett Collection

As one of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest films,* Psycho* broke cinematic and cultural barriers when it premiered in 1960. Considered the genesis of the slasher film genre,* Psycho* follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a Phoenix secretary and embezzler, whose crimes lead her to check into a remote motel run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), an eccentric proprietor with a strange relationship with his mother.

Pushing the acceptability limits in the areas of sexuality and violence, Hitchcock’s work on *Psycho* paved the way for other influential directors within the genre and inspired three sequels, a remake helmed by Gus Van Sant, and the series *Bates Motel*. Chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1992, *Psycho* is a genre-defining thriller directed by a cinematic pioneer. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Psycho*: Netflix through July 31

**Director: **Alfred Hitchcock

**Cast: **Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam

Society of the Snow (2023)

Matías Recalt as Roberto Canessa and Enzo Vogrincic as Numa Turcatti in 'The Society of the Snow'.

In 1972, the Andes Mountains became a crucible of survival when a Uruguayan flight crashed en route to Santiago, Chile. Sixteen remaining passengers found themselves stranded in one of Mother Nature's most life-threatening terrains, pushing them to take ineffable means to find their way back. While Hollywood attempted to soften this tragedy with a more glossy depiction in *Alive* (1993), *Society of the Snow* delivers a far more raw and emotive experience — enriched by the director's conversations with the real-life survivors — that sinks viewers into the gut-wrenching terror of the situation without being overly insensitive.

"A story that is based on humanism," J.A. Bayona (the director who also helmed another intense disaster film, 2012's *The Impossible*) describes the story as "more about emotional survival. It's not only physical survival. It's to understand that there's something bigger than yourself." *—J.M.*

Where to watch *Society of the Snow*: Netflix

**Director:** J.A. Bayona

**Cast: **Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño, Luciano Chatton, Valentino Alonso, Francisco Romero, Agustín Berruti, Andy Pruss, Simón Hempe, Juan Caruso, Esteban Bigliardi, Rocco Posca, Esteban Kukuriczka, Rafael Federman, Manuela Olivera, Agustín Della Corte, Tomas Wolf

The Town (2010)

Ben Affleck as Doug MacRay and Jeremy Renner as James Coughlin in 'The Town'. Everett Collection

Local guy makes good in *The Town*, a portrait of Boston’s bank robbing scene, written and directed by Ben Affleck. Set in Charleston, Mass., home to a thriving cabal of criminals who contribute to the city’s 300 annual bank robberies, Affleck stars as Doug, one of the thieves who works alongside three of his childhood friends. Trouble arrives when the quartet briefly holds a bank manager, Claire (Rebecca Hall), hostage during a robbery — only to realize she lives nearby and could identify them.

As Doug tries to keep tabs on Claire, he finds himself falling in love with her. But he has to balance his feelings with the desires of his dangerous co-workers, who would rather kill Claire than risk prison. EW’s critic writes that the thriller is “a rich, dark, pulpy mess of entanglements that fulfills all the requirements of the genre, and is told with an ease and gusto that make the pulp tasty.” *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Town*: Netflix through July 31

**EW grade: **A–

**Director: **Ben Affleck

**Cast:** Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

John Boyega as Fontaine, Teyonah Parris as Yo-Yo, and Jamie Foxx as Slick Charles in 'They Cloned Tyrone'.

Parrish Lewis/Netflix

A single genre isn't enough to contain one of Netflix's 2023 releases, *They Cloned Tyrone. *A sci-fi comedy that combines '70s Blaxploitation with mystery and social satire, the film has similar vibes to movies like *Get Out* (2017) or *Sorry to Bother You* (2018) while employing a far more absurd premise. Fontaine (John Boyega) is a drug dealer living in an impoverished area called the Glen. While trying to collect funds owed to him by a local pimp named Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), Fontaine is shot and killed — but that doesn't stop him from showing up on Slick's doorstep the next day to collect his money.

Joined by a sex worker named YoYo (Teyonah Parris), the trio attempts to get to the bottom of what appears to be a massive government conspiracy aimed at exploiting their disenfranchised community as medical subjects. A satirical romp that has as much to say about class and racial injustices as it does about mystery movie tropes, *They Cloned Tyrone *is smart, silly, and uniformly well-acted. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *They Cloned Tyrone*: Netflix

**Director: **Juel Taylor

**Cast: **John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Jamie Foxx**

Vertigo (1958)

Jimmy Stewart as Det. Scottie Ferguson (center) and Kim Novak as Madeleine Ester (left) and Judy Barton (right) in 'Vertigo'.

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*Vertigo* is a movie designed to leave you feeling off-kilter. The psychological thriller, which doubles as Alfred Hitchcock’s magnum opus, stars Jimmy Stewart as former San Francisco detective Scottie Ferguson, who is hired to shadow an acquaintance’s wife (Kim Novak). Hitchcock famously blamed the movie’s mixed reviews on Novak, who was hired to fill in after Vera Miles was unavailable. Novak is phenomenal in dual roles, however, balancing her moments as a femme fatale with a shocking amount of vulnerability.

EW ranked the film fourth on our list of all Hitchcock movies, and in 2012, the *Sight & Sound* critics’ poll named the film the greatest movie of all time. EW’s writer calls *Vertigo* a "perfect-looking and perfect-sounding romantic mystery, a love letter to San Francisco, a cautionary tale in getting what you wish for, an exemplary case of curiosity killing the cat, a ghost story, and so much more." —*I.G.***

Where to watch *Vertigo*: Netflix through July 31

**Director: **Alfred Hitchcock

**Cast: **Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones

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