Prime Video has such a deep stable of thrillers in its library that choosing one to watch can be an overwhelming and daunting task. You may be in one mood when you start looking through their choices but be in a completely different mood by the time you finally select one. We here at Collider want to make the task of selecting the right thriller a bit easier for you with our guide to finding the best thrillers on Prime Video. We’ve thumbed through the library and assembled a list of some of the best films currently available for streaming, from classics to hidden gems to new releases and everything in between.
A Simple Favor
Description
In Connecticut, Stephanie, a widowed single mother, looks into the disappearance of her closest friend Emily and discovers a sinister secret. With A Simple Favor, which is based on the Darcey Bell novel, comedy filmmaker Paul Feig ventures into a darker genre. Playing the eccentric Stephanie Smothers, Anna Kendrick is paired with Blake Lively as Emily Nelson. Before Emily disappears, an odd friendship develops between the two moms, and Stephanie is left to look into a murder, drug, and lie-related rabbit hole.
- Genre – Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director – Paul Feig
- Actors – Anna Kendrick, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, Glenda Braganza
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 6.8/10 (161 K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 84% (258 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/A-Simple-Favor/0SGIASTRN00YYZTTL16PXGWANF
Emergency
Description
The critically praised movie Emergency follows Kunle, Sean, and Carlos, three Black and Latinx college males, as they get ready for a Spring Break party. They find Emma, a white lady who is asleep, and they decide to carry her to safety, nicknaming her Goldilocks. Like a cross between Dope and Superbad, the movie examines cultural debates and systematic inequities in contemporary America. The movie was praised for its novel take on the clichés of road trips and college party nights when it made its Sundance Film Festival debut. The film is a moving tale that captures the social problems that contemporary America faces.
- Genre – Drama, Thriller
- Director – Carey Williams
- Actors – RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 6.2/10 (9K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 91% (159 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Emergency/0TS792BYCJN3V0L7J7HOFW86RU
The Neon Demon
Description
The Neon Demon, a horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, delves into themes of parenting, sex, and asymmetry. Characters in the movie are either crazy fathers or daughters looking for attention in Los Angeles. In this cannibal-slasher flick, Elle Fanning plays a teenage model who aspires to be a fashion designer while also serving as a car advertisement. Refn creates a creepy aura of physical imperfection and sorrow despite using an unorthodox method, turning The Neon Demon into a showroom of the many gorgeous skins it occupies.
- Genre – Horror
- Director – Nicolas Winding Refn
- Actors – Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 6.1/10 (103K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 59% (260 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Neon-Demon/0T62XYCMVFZ6M1Q7R1Q4RRS6QI
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Description
The horrific experience of parenting Ezra Miller as a youngster is explored in Lynne Ramsay’s darkly humorous film, We Need to Talk About Kevin. Eva, played by Tilda Swinton, battles to raise Kevin, her kid, who appears to despise her. The film examines the possibility of transformation as well as the horrors of having your child become someone you no longer recognize. Swinton imbues her role with a feeling of sadness that drives away hope in favour of concentrating on the brutal realities of motherhood and the brutality hidden under the surface.
- Genre – Drama, Documentary, Thriller
- Director – Lynne Ramsay
- Actors – Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 7.5/10 (167K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 75% (211 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/We-Need-To-Talk-About-Kevin/0PDP8A22IRQQMBNGJ3RCK2HFY4
The Handmaiden
Description
The Handmaiden, a thriller by Park Chan-wook that won a BAFTA, takes place in Korea under the Japanese occupation in the 1930s. It centres on Sook-He, a pickpocket employed to serve as Lady Hideko’s handmaiden on her estate. But as they start to feel something for one another, their preparations fall apart. The movie is more than simply a love story; it’s also a historical piece with political overtones and a narrative of duplicity. Tension-filled and thoughtful, the narrative culminates in a gratifying climax that leaves just enough room for interpretation to pique readers’ interest. The Handmaiden will surprise and thrill Oldboy fans.
- Genre – Romance, Thriller
- Director – Chan-wook Park
- Actors – Min-hie Kim , Tae Ri Kim , Jung-woo Ha , Jin-woong Jo , Hae-suk Kim , So-ri Moon
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 8.1/10 (171K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 96% (225 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Handmaiden/0HBSI9Z1BZS7QJIPK6W07BQ3OA
Triangle
Description
A group of pals are followed on a yachting excursion around the Bermuda Triangle in Christopher Smith’s time loop mind-bender Triangle. They flee aboard a passing ocean liner, where they discover the deadly person pursuing them and the ship abandoned. In the film, Jess turns out to be the key to escaping a cruel time cycle. Smith conveys the terror of being caught in a terrible time loop with a complex story and powerful images.
- Genre – Mystery, Horror, Thriller
- Director – Christopher Smith
- Actors – Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Rachael Carpani, Henry Nixon
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 6.9/10 (129K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 79% (38 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Triangle/0MAVH5GBQHKS3M0REV74Q9V75K
The Courier
Description
In the 1960s espionage thriller The Courier, businessman Greville Wynne of London is enlisted in MI6 by Dickie Franks and CIA agent Helen Talbot to assist them investigate the Cuban Missile Crisis. Greville secretly communicates with Oleg Penkovsky, a British spy and Soviet military source who knows about Russia’s nuclear ambitions. With its thrilling trailer, Sundance Picture Festival attendees should expect a suspenseful picture. The narrative delves into the intricacies of global politics and the KGB’s role during the Cold War.
- Genre – Drama, Thriller
- Director – Dominic Cooke
- Actors – Vladimir Chuprikov, Merab Ninidze, James Schofield
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 7.2/10 (72K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 85% (216 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Courier/0IE9KIJDCNLW3R5XDW10H3TEPG
The Report
Description
The study, which was directed by Scott Z. Burns, tells the true account of the CIA’s efforts to conceal a study that exposed the tactics used to torture detainees after 9/11. The movie, which stars Adam Driver as Daniel Jones, examines the forces and factors that resulted in the program’s establishment as well as its effects. With a deft use of time travel, Burns exposes the elite’s propensity to suppress facts that may compromise their capacity to defend the nation.
- Genre – Thriller, Documentary
- Director – Scott Z. Burns
- Actors – Sarah Goldberg, Adam Driver, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Morrison
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 7.2/10 (50K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 83% (244 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Report/0O2TSKQMQO8KX64OZRVAR23PAY
You Were Never Really Here
Description
In the movie “Joe,” directed by Lynne Ramsay, Joaquin Phoenix plays a war veteran who has hallucinations because of his history. Joe gives a terrible death as a hired hitman, keeping the audience unsure of the situation’s true nature. In addition, he has to track down Nina, a 13-year-old who was abducted by a senator from New York, and pay the people involved. Viewers must determine if the film’s perplexing last scene is genuine or just another delusion. The film delves into issues of remorse, remorse, and the strength of hardship.
- Genre – Crime, Documentary, Thriller
- Director – Lynne Ramsay
- Actors – Joaquin Phoenix, Dante Pereira-Olson, Larry Canady
- Age Restriction – A
Rating
IMDB: 6.7/10 (127 K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 89% (288 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/You-Were-Never-Really-Here/0IQZ9VRM2ZDCMVUR601AMEQG4P
Harry Brown
Description
Michael Caine, well known for his parts in Get Carter and The Italian Job, makes a comeback to mainstream cinema with Harry Brown (2009). Harry is an old shut-in who lives in an apartment complex plagued by violent gangsters and drug dealers and takes care of his dying wife. Harry exacts retribution and vents his rage on those accountable for Leonard’s demise. Thanks to a strong performance by Caine, the movie offers a satire on how little respect British society has for the elderly.
- Genre – Crime, Documentary, Drama, Thriller
- Director – Daniel Barber
- Actors – Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley
- Age Restriction –
Rating
IMDB: 7.2/10 (91K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 63% (127 Votes)
Watch Now: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Harry-Brown/0OJRN6TQXR0A9TK15U84LSDJLY
Conclusion
We might summarize by stating that you want Amazon Amazon Prime Video to provide you with comfort food or a jolt to the system, depending on the circumstances. Should the answer be yes, you should look for a good thriller that will shiver you to the bone without going crazy with the blood and gore. While there are a ton of films in the genre available on the streaming service, many other movies that are categorised as “thrillers” are not worth seeing.
