3 Best Psychological Thrillers To Watch on Netflix This Weekend (Oct 24-25)

Published Oct 22, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT

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We all love a great thriller. The kind that keeps us guessing, on the edge of our seats and with our blood pressure running high. The type of thriller that grabs our attention from the start and doesn't let go until the credits roll. Indeed, great thrillers are one of the best sources of entertainment, especially for a weekend afternoon, when you're looking for something to watch while cuddled under a warm blanket.

Of the many subgenres, psychological thriller might just be the best. It offers stories of twisted minds, dangerous psyches, and all the secrets that can hide inside a person's head, making the audience feel just as confused, anxious, and desperate as the characters in the movie. Few streamers have libraries as strong as Netflix's, which makes it the perfect destination for all those looking for a quality thriller to watch. So, if you want to watch a great psychological thriller on Netflix this weekend, look no further than the three movies on this list.

'Creep' (2014)

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Directed by Patrick Brice, who co-wrote it alongside Mark Duplass, 2014's Creep is among the most disturbing psychological thrillers of the 2010s. The film co-stars Brice and Duplass and follows a videographer who accepts a job by an eccentric man who is apparently dying and wants to leave a video diary for his unborn son. However, things quickly descend into fear and violence when the man reveals himself to be something far more dangerous.

Brice and especially Duplass are both game in this tale of cat-and-mouse, and the found footage approach makes the psychological thrills hit harder. Indeed, despite a very economical approach — it's just Duplass on camera for much of the action — Creep excels as an extremely effective and discomforting experience. There is something real and chillingly familiar about Duplass' Josef that makes him all the more terrifying: the idea that people like him are actually out there, capable of things just as vicious, is far scarier than any monster or boogeyman can be.

'Gerald's Game' (2017)

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Mike Flanagan is currently busy with his new Carrie adaptation for Prime Video, but Netflix is the streamer with which he's most commonly associated. The writer-director worked with Netflix for years, producing many of his best efforts, including the 2017 psychological thriller Gerald's Game. Based on the eponymous Stephen King novel, because of course it is, the film stars Carla Gugino as Jessie, a woman who remains handcuffed to the bed after her husband (Bruce Greenwood) suddenly dies from a stroke.

Gerald's Game works because of Flanagan's confident approach and, mainly, because of Carla Gugino. The underrated actress and common Flanagan collaborator delivers one of her most courageous and vulnerable performances as a woman forced to confront the darkest corners of her mind as she desperately tries to survive an unimaginable ordeal. The film is effectively a chamber piece elevated by an incredible performance and a director willing to confront the source material's darkness head-on. It's certainly not an easy watch, but it is a rewarding one and further proof that Flanagan understands King better than any other director.

'Greta' (2018)

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Lastly, if you like hag horror, you'll love this one. The mighty Isabelle Huppert stars in Greta, a psychological horror thriller directed by Neil Jordan and co-written by Ray Wright and Jordan. The plot follows Frances (Chloë-Grace Moretz), a young waitress living in New York City who develops a friendship with Greta Hideg (Huppert), a lonely widow. Soon, their friendship takes a turn when Greta develops an unhealthy obsession with Frances.

Greta is not subtle or particularly deep; instead, it's a bona fide B-movie, a campy thriller that delivers exactly what it promises. Jordan is mostly on autopilot behind the camera, but even his laziest is above average. Still, what makes Greta work is Isabelle Huppert. The French icon, arguably the single most daring actress of her generation, goes all-in to deliver the cheap thrills expected from a role like Greta, and she comes out on top. Moretz makes for a suitable foe, even if her role prevents her from indulging in the camp glory that Huppert benefits from. If you love bonkers thrillers with a heavy dose of exaggeration, then you'll love this underappreciated gem.

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