Best International Thrillers on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best International Thrillers on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 852488. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (2019)
Rated 9.4/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 43m. Taken into custody, a murder suspect's theatrical explanations of his peculiar modus operandi unearth truths far beyond the crime he’s accused of.
2. Death Note (2006)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 2h 06m. When he finds he has the power to kill anyone by merely writing his or her name, a brilliant student develops a god complex and aims to create utopia.
3. Parasite (2019)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2019, 2h 11m. One by one, the crafty members of a destitute family insinuate themselves into the household staff of a wealthy couple living in oblivious privilege.
4. Interrogation (2015)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 55m. In this fact-based drama, politically motivated cops in Andhra Pradesh set out to frame four Tamil laborers for a crime, torturing them to no avail.
5. The Lives of Others (2006)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2006, 2h 17m. As a secret police agent eavesdrops on a successful writer in East Germany in 1984, he becomes increasingly fascinated by the man's life and politics.
6. Andhadhun (2018)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2018, 2h 17m. A visually impaired pianist’s world careens into a series of shocking twists after he unintentionally lands at the murder scene of a former film star.
7. Drishyam (2015)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2015, 2h 42m. Humble businessman Vijay becomes a murder suspect when an inspector general's son goes missing after targeting Vijay's daughter for sexual blackmail.
8. The Son (2018)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 32m. In this psychological thriller, painter Lorenzo's life spirals out of control as he fears his wife is trying to isolate him from their infant son.
9. Article 15 (2019)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 05m. The grim realities of caste discrimination come to light as an entitled but upright city cop ventures into India’s heartland to investigate a murder.
10. Memories of Murder (2003)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2003, 2h 10m. Working without precedent or advanced forensic technology, two rural cops must rely on primitive methods to catch Korea's first serial killer.