Classic Thrillers on Netflix
The Classic Thrillers category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 46588. Below are 12 Classic Thrillers titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include Silence of the Lambs (1991), Psycho (1960), The Shining (1980).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
FBI trainee Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned cannibal.
Year: 1991
IMDb: 8.6
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 01:58:29
Netflix ID: 14546747 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Psycho (1960)
When a larcenous real estate clerk goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel.
Year: 1960
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:48:37
Netflix ID: 879522 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Shining (1980)
Jack Torrance descends into madness -- terrorizing his wife and young son -- after living at a deserted and eerie hotel during its off season.
Year: 1980
IMDb: 8.4
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:59:38
Netflix ID: 959008 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
In Quentin Tarantino's raw directorial debut, a botched robbery indicates a police informant, and pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse.
Year: 1992
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:39:06
Netflix ID: 902003 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Scarface (1983)
Al Pacino stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own supply.
Year: 1983
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 02:49:49
Netflix ID: 60029681 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Taxi Driver (1976)
While looking out for a misguided child prostitute, an unhinged cabbie descends into madness while grappling with society’s moral decline.
Year: 1976
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:53:52
Netflix ID: 18907685 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
A woman is thrilled to find out she's pregnant. But as her belly grows, the more certain she becomes that her unborn child is in serious danger.
Year: 1968
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 02:16:44
Netflix ID: 60002403 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Jaws (1975)
When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, a police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the beast.
Year: 1975
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:03:54
Netflix ID: 60001220 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Deliverance (1972)
A canoeing trip down a Georgia river turns sinister when redneck locals descend on a group of friends and force them to kill or be killed.
Year: 1972
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:49:02
Netflix ID: 433193 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
An argument about fidelity sends a married physician reeling into the night, where he finds himself in a surreal succession of sexual encounters.
Year: 1999
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:39:00
Netflix ID: 5670434 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Suspiria (1977)
A naive American girl enrolled in an illustrious European ballet academy learns that the school has been a meeting place for witches for many years.
Year: 1977
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:40:48
Netflix ID: 60037424 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Married Dan's passing indiscretion comes back to haunt him when Alex, the woman he had a weekend fling with, refuses to let go.
Year: 1987
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:59:24
Netflix ID: 60010341 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb