From ‘Bird Box’ to ‘Saltburn’: A 7-Movie Guide to Modern Thrillers

Explore the best of modern suspense with this curated guide to seven thrilling films on Netflix and Prime Video. This list features star-studded casts, unique premises, and edge-of-your-seat tension.
Bird Box (Netflix): Sandra Bullock leads this apocalyptic thriller where survivors must live blindfolded to avoid mysterious, suicide-inducing entities. The film’s dual narrative adds to the suspense.
10 Cloverfield Lane (Prime Video): This 2016 sci-fi horror stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a woman trapped in a bunker. John Goodman plays her captor, who claims the outside world is under attack.
Black Bag (Prime Video): Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett star in this spy thriller. An MI6 agent must investigate his own wife for treason.
Havoc (Netflix): Tom Hardy plays a detective who must infiltrate the criminal underworld to find a politician’s missing son, all while confronting his own past.
Interceptor (Netflix): Elsa Pataky stars as an Army Captain who must defend her missile base from a terrorist attack, with nuclear weapons in play.
Saltburn (Prime Video): Barry Keoghan stars as an Oxford student whose obsession with a wealthy friend leads to a summer of decadent and dark manipulation.
The Occupant (Netflix): A chilling Spanish psychological thriller where a man who has lost his wealth (Javier Gutiérrez) becomes dangerously fixated on his old home’s new tenants.