A new month means a new batch of thrillers on Netflix and a new breakdown from us on which ones are worth your time. And this month, that even includes a new release that's perfectly timed for the holidays.
Every month, we select some of the best Netflix thrillers that fit the current season. Sometimes they pair well with an upcoming release. Other titles could be new additions to the platform.
This month, the options include David Fincher's funniest movie, a thriller that somehow still flies under the radar despite being in theaters for a decade and starring one of the biggest actors on the planet, and a new addition to the Christmas thriller canon.
Editor's Choice: Carry-On Luggage
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson
Few thrillers are better than Christmas thrillers, and Continue It is continuous proof of this. The film follows a beleaguered and unmotivated TSA agent named Ethan (Taron Egerton), who has the bad luck to be chosen by a terrorist to let a bag through security. But the threat to the lives of hundreds of people is enough to convince Ethan that maybe it's time to start doing his job right, which puts him on a collision course with the terrorists, the police, his bosses, and just about everyone. the others. meets at LAX on Christmas Eve. The entire movie is big, ridiculous, tense, and a lot of fun, making it a perfect holiday thriller. —Austen Goslin
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
The 2013 dramatization of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking is one of the most underrated thrillers of the last decade. Starring Tom Hanks, the film tells the story of Richard Phillips, the captain of an unarmed container ship who is taken hostage by Somali pirates. Hanks' performance, as always, is stellar and moving, but it's Barkhad Abdi's Oscar-nominated performance as Abduwali Muse, the film's antagonist, that steals the show. Captain Phillips is a tense human drama about a working-class man who fights, against all odds, to protect his crew and return home safely. —Toussaint Egan
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell
Human beings, in general, are creatures of habit. Even Michael Fassbender's character in The murdereran anonymous killer in love with the McGriddles and The Smiths, he is not immune to the siren call of routine. After failing to execute a target in Paris, the film's protagonist is forced to hunt down a pair of assassins hired to kill him, working backwards to find the person who hired them and eliminate them as well. “Anticipate, don't improvise,” the Killer tells himself throughout the film. “Don't trust anyone. Never give up an advantage. “Fight only the battle you are paid to fight.” Over the course of the film's two-hour running time, you'll see Fassbender's character push his interpretation of that mantra to the limit, seemingly unaware of the personal liberties he's taking. Sometimes new challenges demand new routines. —TEA