If you like your thrillers with a ticking clock and world-ending stakes, these three films from Netflix and Prime Video are guaranteed to get your heart racing.
Nukes: Interceptor (Netflix) This 2022 action-thriller stars Elsa Pataky as an Army Captain on a remote missile interceptor station. The stakes couldn’t be higher as she becomes the only person who can stop terrorists from launching stolen nuclear weapons at the U.S.
Monsters: Bird Box (Netflix) This apocalyptic hit stars Sandra Bullock in a world where unseen monsters cause instant suicide. Her high-stakes journey is a blindfolded quest for survival, protecting two children from a threat that is everywhere.
Bunkers: 10 Cloverfield Lane (Prime Video) This sci-fi horror film traps its heroine (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in a bunker. Her “rescuer” (John Goodman) claims a catastrophic attack has made the outside world uninhabitable. The high-stakes question is: what is the real threat?
For more grounded suspense, check out Havoc (Netflix), Black Bag (Prime Video), Saltburn (Prime Video), and The Occupant (Netflix).