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15 Best Thrillers On Amazon Prime [November 2021]

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Free two-day shipping is great and all, but for movie lovers, the true allure of an Amazon Prime membership is the content offered by the company's streaming service, Prime Video. Anyone who subscribes to a Prime membership has access to all kinds of movies and TV shows, some of which you can't see anywhere else.

And as far as thrillers are concerned, Prime has a pretty great selection that gets better just about every month. You can stream everything from crime capers to classic tales of psychological suspense, or you can find something new and bizarre that you've never heard of before — stuff that's dark and disconcerting. Whether you're a thriller veteran or just looking to dip your toes into the genre, you just might find your next flick here.

Updated on October 29, 2021: Amazon Prime has an ever-evolving catalogue of films and shows, and we've updated this list to reflect the best thrillers currently offered by the streaming service. These picks will have you on the edge of your seat, and once you've been through them all, keep checking back each month to see what new thrills Prime Video has to offer.

Akilla's Escape

Vertical Entertainment

As if the high-stakes, perilous world of the gangland thriller didn't supply enough tension, "Akilla's Escape" ratchets the pressure up a notch by anchoring itself in the stoicism of its core character — a world-weary Akilla (Saul Williams) who knows this dangerous world all too intimately and is trying to prevent a young boy from getting too acquainted with it himself. Everything about this film, from the creative choices to the music (which Williams also helped compose), serves the personal and sociopolitical tension between the past, the present, and the choices that move us between them. (Coming October 15.)

Starring: Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Vic Mensa
Director: Charles Officer
Year: 2020
Runtime: 90 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

American Hustle

Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale scheme

Sony Pictures Releasing

Infused with both thrills and hilarity, "American Hustle" is an expertly crafted roller coaster. The schemes of the con men around which it revolves are enthralling enough, but what really makes the film is the punchy pace of its black comedy, delivered by an all-star cast.

"American Hustle" is also creative enough to tweak a popular thriller premise (the sting op) without trying to reinvent the wheel: An FBI agent needs to save his own job by forcing a couple con artists to set up the corrupt politicians in the city. It's both elegant and complex, and the way these competing interests come to a head is as dramatic as you'd hope.

Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams
Director: David O. Russell
Year: 2013
Runtime: 138 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Burning

Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, and Steven Yeun together

CGV Arthouse

While "Parasite" was the first South Korean film to receive Oscar recognition (and so much more), "Burning" had made strides in the right direction the year prior. Though it wasn't ultimately selected as a contender for Best Foreign Language Film, it was the first from South Korea to make the nine-film shortlist for the category.

And it's easy to see why. The plot follows a love triangle between three young people, one that might be headed in a very dark direction. The performances are gritty and gripping, and the tension is impeccably crafted. You'll feel uneasy the whole way through, and that's by design. There's desire and jealousy, suspicion, and delusion — but the wait for this kindling to start burning is excruciatingly, captivatingly slow.

Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Year: 2018
Runtime: 148 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Casino Royale

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Since the character's inception in the early 1950s, James Bond has become a household name, and many esteemed actors have taken up the mantle of Agent 007. When Daniel Craig initiated his legacy with the film "Casino Royale" in 2006, critics praised him for one of the most faithful adaptations of creator Ian Fleming's original vision for the character.

Though that character had already been thrilling audiences for over 50 years, "Casino Royale" took Bond back to a much more infant stage. But don't worry, "Casino Royale" still has everything you'd want in a spy film: high-stakes poker, a terrorist with a memorable moniker, and of course, a new Bond girl.

(And if you're a Bond fan, stay sharp: "Casino Royale" is just one of many titles hitting Prime in November.)

Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Made Mikkelsen
Director: Martin Campbell
Year: 2006
Runtime: 144 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

Children of Men

Universal Pictures

"Children of Men" derives many of its thrills from a unique and chilling premise: The human race has become completely infertile. It started slowly, but by the beginning of the movie, it's 18 years into this mysterious plague, and humanity is facing both moral and existential extinction. But there may be a ray of hope in this dark world, as our skeptical protagonist is tasked with helping a young pregnant refugee escape the U.K.'s police state.

Though dystopian, the setting of "Children of Men" seems eerily contemporary, lending a personal sense of urgency to each and every shocking development.

Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Year: 2006
Runtime: 109 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

The Constant Gardener

United International Pictures

Based on the novel by celebrated espionage writer John Le Carre, "The Constant Gardner" takes us to Kenya as a man tries to solve his wife's murder. However, as he investigates, the story goes deeper and deeper. The wife, an activist, was tangled up in a web of medical corruption, and the story is made even more compelling by the flashbacks that tell her and her husband's love story.

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Year: 2005
Runtime: 129 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

The Devil's Backbone

Warner Sogefilms A.I.E.

Guillermo del Toro has directed everything from epic-scale science fiction films to whimsical, period-informed fantasies, and even the devilish superhero franchise "Hellboy" (not the David Harbour one). The thrilling gothic film "The Devil's Backbone" might not be the most well-known work in such a broad canon, but it's definitely one worth watching.

If you're wondering how del Toro would capture the suspense of a thriller, New York Times critic A.O. Scott notes that he does so by "balancing dread with tenderness." The director filters his story through the perspective of an innocent orphan boy who slowly discovers the ghostly secrets of his new home during the Spanish Civil War.

Starring: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Year: 2001
Runtime: 107 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Drive

FilmDistrict

For a character whose name we never learn and who hardly ever speaks, Ryan Gosling's stunt driver by day/getaway driver by night is a riveting little rascal. Of course, he gets a lot of help from the pacing and atmosphere of his film, "Drive," which is as stylistically beautiful as it is emotionally bleak.

When the driver attempts to help his neighbor's husband land some cash after being released from prison, things quickly spiral out of control. But the story is told in such a tacit, calculated way that all you can do is grit your teeth and wait.

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Year: 2011
Runtime: 100 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Sony Pictures Releasing

A somber neo-noir with a daunting runtime, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" is all the more impressive for how expertly it holds the viewer's attention through every twist and turn. Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig join forces to solve a disappearance that occurred 40 years ago, bringing their own unique skill sets and personal traumas to the table to solve a mystery, deliver justice, and take everyone watching on a wild ride.

Starring: Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer
Director: David Fincher
Year: 2011
Runtime: 158 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%

Gone Baby Gone

Walt Disney Studios

In his first feature-length film, Ben Affleck directed his own brother to great success (not to mention veteran actors like Morgan Freeman and Amy Ryan, the latter of whom received an Oscar nomination). What starts out as a child abduction mystery quickly reveals its deeper roots in the world of drug trafficking. The combination of elements of the underworld with themes of innocence in the search for a child makes for an extra-gripping thriller that hits close to home.

Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman
Director: Ben Affleck
Year: 2007
Runtime: 113 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

The Handmaiden

CJ Entertainment

In terms of unlikely pairings, the team of con man and young pickpocket in "The Handmaiden" is an absurdly satisfying one. This psychological thriller begins with this team's efforts to defraud a naïve heiress named Hideko, as the pickpocket, Sook-hee, convinces her to marry the con man, who goes by the name Count Fujiwara. Of course, this is only the beginning of this South Korean thriller. Betrayal and eroticism intertwine with sharply executed psychological thrills to make "The Handmaiden" not only gripping but genuinely entertaining.

Starring: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo
Director: Park Chan-wook
Year: 2016
Runtime: 145 minutes
Rating: NR
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Knives Out

Lionsgate

"Knives Out" has all the elements of your classic murder mystery — the kind that forms the crux of a themed dinner party or a game of "Clue." But this film is so much more than that, elevating a well-worn genre with clever dialogue, compelling performances from a star-studded cast, and so much mood and intrigue that it's impossible to look away.

Much of the tension arises from the fact that after the death of the family patriarch, mystery writer Harlan Thrombey, there's suddenly a lot of money at stake. Everyone wants answers — but only the ones that serve their interests — and everyone is a suspect. One woman's inability to lie without vomiting is just the first in a series of uncommon twists that elevate this mystery.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans
Director: Rian Johnson
Year: 2019
Runtime: 130 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

L.A. Confidential

Warner Bros.

Just how many bad apples can spoil the bushel? "L.A. Confidential" paints the picture of a rotten police department where even the detectives who thought they'd die for their moral codes are eventually forced to abandon them, where the most seemingly upstanding individuals can turn out to be the most evil. As you can imagine, conspiracy runs rampant in such an environment. This is unfortunate for the trio of characters — bruiser Bud White, ambitious Ed Exley, and schmoozer Jack Vincennes — working to uncover the real truth of a grisly massacre, but it makes for deliciously anxious viewing. And who doesn't want to see Danny DeVito as a Hollywood gossip reporter?

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce
Director: Curtis Hanson
Year: 1997
Runtime: 137 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

Searching

Sony Pictures Releasing

If you've been staring at your phone or computer screen all day and need a break, why not try staring at someone else's? "Searching" is a thriller that takes place largely on phones and computer screens, as David Kim desperately tries to track down his missing 16-year-old daughter, Margot. The thriller is taut and original, unfolding in a digital landscape that's at once vast and claustrophobic. And it's also timely, prompting viewers to consider the sinister implications of their own electronic footprints.

Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Year: 2018
Runtime: 102 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Traffic

USA Films

Arguably not a single one of the three storylines in "Traffic" contains an unequivocal good guy or bad guy. But wherever their morals lie, the characters are portrayed impeccably by the remarkably large cast. Everything about this film is ambitious, but director Steven Soderbergh pulls it off.

When movies explore the illegal drug business, it's typically from one or two perspectives, often pitted against each other. "Traffic," though, intertwines the stories of users, traffickers, legislators, and law enforcement. The lack of binary conflict prevents us from reducing characters to "good" or "bad" and forces us to invest in what's actually happening. It's personal, high-stakes, and complicated. We've never been happier to spend three hours in "Traffic."

Starring: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Year: 2000
Runtime: 147 minutes
Rating: R
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

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