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Best Thriller on Netflix UK 2023

Updated April 2026 · Data via TMDB

The best thrillers on Netflix UK released in 2023, ranked by audience and critic ratings via the TMDB database. From critically acclaimed releases to overlooked gems to audience favourites, these are the top-rated thriller titles available to stream on Netflix UK.

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  1. 1

    Death Whisperer (2023)

    7.4 222 votes

    When a remote village is plagued by a deadly curse, one brother must fight to save his family from a terrifying supernatural threat.

  2. 2

    Extraction 2 (2023)

    7.4 2,850 votes

    Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

  3. 3

    Unlocked (2023)

    7.3 392 votes

    A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

  4. 4

    Nowhere (2023)

    7.3 1,549 votes

    A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Mia gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive.

  5. 5

    The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)

    7.3 260 votes

    The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.

  6. 6

    Jawan (2023)

    7.1 318 votes

    An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with hi…

  7. 7

    Ballerina (2023)

    7.0 679 votes

    Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.

  8. 8

    Hidden Strike (2023)

    6.9 1,058 votes

    Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.

  9. 9

    Kill Boksoon (2023)

    6.9 528 votes

    At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

  10. 10

    Poison (2023)

    6.9 570 votes

    When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

  11. 11

    The Swan (2023)

    6.8 533 votes

    Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

  12. 12

    Heart of Stone (2023)

    6.7 1,881 votes

    An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.

  13. 13

    Reptile (2023)

    6.7 1,195 votes

    Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

  14. 14

    Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

    6.6 1,078 votes

    A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish …

  15. 15

    Adagio (2023)

    6.6 273 votes

    Tangled up with blackmail and crooked cops, the son of a former gangster seeks out his father's old friends, who risk everything to save him.

  16. 16

    The Mother (2023)

    6.6 1,398 votes

    A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

  17. 17

    The Killer (2023)

    6.6 2,764 votes

    After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

  18. 18

    Paradise (2023)

    6.5 696 votes

    A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.

  19. 19

    In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)

    6.5 581 votes

    In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.

  20. 20

    Leave the World Behind (2023)

    6.4 3,169 votes

    A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.

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