Tap into Your Inner Detective with These Brilliant Netflix Thrillers – Film Fans Be Warned, It’s Going to Get Intense

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Emily Rajajkowski
Netflix Description: His marriage crumbling, Nick comes home one day to find his wife has vanished. And as the police turn up the heat, shocking truths come to light.
Why We Recommend It: Few films have left us as captivated as this one.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Tessa Allen, Juliette Lewis, Dan Futterman
Netflix Description: An abused wife realizes her husband isn't the wonderful man she once thought he was. When she escapes with her daughter, he pursues them relentlessly.
Why We Recommend It: It has a great cast and an important message.
Age It's Best Suited For: 16 and up

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, and Gwyneth Paltrow
Netflix Description: A seasoned homicide detective and his new partner are on a desperate hunt for a killer whose gruesome crimes are based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
Why We Recommend It: The dream boat that is Brad Pitt is in it.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Camila Mendes, Jamie Chung, Jessie Usher, Elliot Gould, and Cam Gigandet
Netflix Description: When a wealthy elderly man dies and unexpectedly leaves his estate to his new caregiver, she's drawn into a web of deception and murder. If she's going to survive, she'll have to question everyone's motives - even the people she loves.
Why We Recommend It: Who wouldn't want a house filled with money? Maybe not the drama that comes with it, but the hidden money bit is quite nice.
Age It's Best Suited For: 13 and up

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Nicolas Cage, and Rhys Ifans
Netflix Description: This quiet thriller traces Edward Snowden's journey from Army recruit to disillusioned cyber analyst bent on exposing vast U.S. surveillance programs.
Why We Recommend It: It speaks to what is happening in the world right now.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson, Machine Gun Kelly, and John Malkovich
Netflix Description: Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Why We Recommend It: It stars Sandra Bullock, need we say more?
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Keir Gilchrist, Aubrey Peeples, Jimmy Bennett, and Peter Facinelli
Netflix Description: A shy, brilliant boy and a popular girl fall into an unexpected romance. But as their bond deepens, his attraction begins taking on dark overtones.
Why We Recommend It: It addresses obsession and the effects associated with it.
Age It's Best Suited For: 16 and up

Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Netflix Description: When a young wife's depression spirals out of control due to her husband's prison release, she turns to a new medication that alters her life forever.
Why We Recommend It: It not only showcases Mara's ace acting skills, it also shines a light on the effects of medication and the power of resentment.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Alyson Michalka, Kat Graham, and Nina Dobrev
Netflix Description: While acclimating to campus life, college freshman Sara begins to realize that her new roommate, Rebecca, is becoming obsessed with her.
Why We Recommend It: We're massive Blair Waldorf fans, and as crazy as Meester's character is, it just proves that the "Gossip Girl" alum can really act.
Age It's Best Suited For: 16 and up

Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, and Corey Stoll
Netflix Description: Years after surviving a brutal crime as a child, Libby Day comes to believe that the brother she testified against for committing it may be innocent.
Why We Recommend It: We've yet to find a film starring Charlize Theron that we haven't liked.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sela Ward, and Dylan Walsh
Netflix Description: A series of mysterious events makes a teenager suspect that his mother's new boyfriend may be a dangerous serial killer known for preying on families.
Why We Recommend It: If you're a fan of Netflix's original series, "You", more specifically of the actor who plays Joe – you're going to love this.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård, and Trevor Morgan
Netflix Description: After the untimely death of their parents, grieving siblings move into a shiny glass house in Malibu with new guardians who have sinister motives.
Why We Recommend It: It's a classic.
Age It's Best Suited For: 18 and up

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