Netflix clearly knows that many of its subscribers love a good thriller movie. The genre often dominates Netflix’s top 10 most-watched list, and the big red streaming service regularly adds additional thriller movies to its library to keep subscribers on the edge of their seats.
This week is no exception, with the first wave of July content landing, there are thrillers aplenty to add to your watchlist. From an ambitious drama set across two periods, to an acclaimed flick from director David Fincher, which I’d label a real modern masterpiece. There’s also an overlooked crime thriller that explores the opioid crisis from multiple perspectives.
If you’re craving some new to Netflix thrillers this week, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve combed through the latest arrivals and picked out a handful that you won’t want to miss.
3 new to Netflix thrillers to watch this week
‘In the Hand of Dante’ (2026)
“In the Hand of Dante” is an ambitious dramatic thriller that tells an epic story, set across two time periods over a chunky 153-minute runtime. At its center is Oscar Isaac, who plays two roles: a New York author in the modern day and the famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the 14th century. Adding yet another wrinkle to the tapestry, the NYC scenes are presented in stark black-and-white, while the historical sequences are in full color.
Based on the novel by Nick Tosches, Isaac plays a fictional version of Tosches himself, who is recruited by the New York City mob to verify that a copy of Dante’s “The Divine Comedy” was written in the poet’s own hand, making it priceless. Interspersed with this crime odyssey are 14th-century sequences focused on Dante’s life. The movie also stars Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Jason Momoa.
Watch "In The Hand of Dante" on Netflix now
'Gone Girl' (2014)
“Gone Girl” isn’t just one of the best mystery thrillers of the 2010s but one of the genre’s very best, period. Based on Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel and directed by David Fincher, who is something of a thriller mastermind, having also helmed ‘90s classics “Seven” and “Fight Club,” it’s gripping from the start with a real sense of momentum and a mid-movie twist that will leave your jaw on the floor. “Gone Girl” is the modern thriller others must measure up to, and one of my favorite movies of the 21st century.
On the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) returns home to find that his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), is missing. What follows is a police investigation to find Amy, which quickly becomes national news. But while the media is initially sympathetic to Nick’s plight, as Amy’s absence continues without a culprit identified, the lens shifts to Nick, and he becomes the prime suspect. Did Nick kill "Amazing" Amy?
Watch "Gone Girl" on Netflix starting July 1
‘Crisis’ (2021)
“Crisis” was a movie that came and went upon release, making little impression on critics or audiences. That’s a tad surprising when you consider its stacked cast list with Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans and Lily-Rose Depp. It also features Armie Hammer, though the inclusion of the controversial actor may not have helped its marketability. Anyway, with this crime thriller flick hitting Netflix at the start of July, perhaps it’ll find the wider viewership that it didn’t manage to score in theaters half a decade ago.
Based around the Fentanyl crisis, it explores multiple perspectives, including the leader of a criminal operation, a mother battling addiction while also hunting for answers about her missing son, a researcher working for a pharmaceutical company launching a new drug, and more POVs. “Crisis” uses the opioid epidemic as the backdrop to explore several complex characters. Their stories eventually collide in unexpected ways.
Watch 'Crisis' on Netflix starting July 1
