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Best Dark Thrillers on Netflix India — Ranked by AI

February 14, 2026 5 min read

Looking for something dark and gripping on Netflix? We filtered 22,000+ movies by emotional darkness score and thriller genre to find the most intense picks streaming right now. Each movie is ranked by GoodScore, our composite rating from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB.

How GoodScore works: We combine ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB into a single 0-100 score. Higher = better. No single platform bias.

1
Visaranai

Visaranai

2016 · 1h 58m · Dir. Vetrimaaran

Thriller, Crime, Drama

83
GoodScore

Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.

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2
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009 · 2h 33m · Dir. Quentin Tarantino

Drama, Thriller, War

83
GoodScore

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine...

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3
Jana Gana Mana

Jana Gana Mana

2022 · 2h 42m · Dir. Dijo Jose Antony

Crime, Thriller, Drama

81
GoodScore

After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.

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4
Nayattu

Nayattu

2021 · 2h 4m · Dir. Martin Prakkat

Thriller, Drama

80
GoodScore

Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.

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5
Lucky Baskhar

Lucky Baskhar

2024 · 2h 28m

Thriller, Crime, Drama

79
GoodScore

A cash-strapped bank cashier embarks on a risky investment scheme and soon gets drawn into the murky world of money laundering.

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6
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007 · 1h 55m · Dir. Paul Greengrass

Action, Drama, Mystery

79
GoodScore

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne...

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7
Rebel Ridge

Rebel Ridge

2024 · 2h 12m · Dir. Jeremy Saulnier

Crime, Action, Thriller

78
GoodScore

A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.

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8
Badla

Badla

2019 · 2h

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

76
GoodScore

A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.

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9
Munich

Munich

2005 · 2h 44m

Drama, Action, History

76
GoodScore

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and...

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10
The Ghazi Attack

The Ghazi Attack

2017 · 2h 6m

Action, War, Thriller

74
GoodScore

India’s first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.

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11
Run

Run

2020 · 1h 30m · Dir. Aneesh Chaganty

Thriller, Horror, Drama

74
GoodScore

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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12
Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

2019 · 2h 16m · Dir. Benny Safdie

Drama, Thriller, Crime

73
GoodScore

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and...

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13
Furious 7

Furious 7

2015 · 2h 19m · Dir. James Wan

Action, Crime, Thriller

73
GoodScore

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

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14
Creep

Creep

2014 · 1h 22m · Dir. Patrick Brice

Horror, Thriller

73
GoodScore

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets...

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15
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

2016 · 2h 24m · Dir. Michael Bay

War, Action, History

73
GoodScore

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

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