Best thrillers on Hulu

Hulu's thriller shelf runs from a 2000 memory puzzle to a 2025 Korean black comedy about layoffs, with John McClane holding three spots along the way. Die Hard sits at number two, which settles the Christmas movie argument a month early. For the full movie shelf beyond one genre, the Hulu what-to-watch page updates daily, and the scares have their own list in the Hulu horror top ten.

The 10 best thrillers on Hulu right now

1. Memento (2000)

113 min · IMDb 8.4 · RT 94 · Metascore 83

The best-rated thriller on Hulu on IMDb, tied with Die Hard and Killer of Killers at 94 on Rotten Tomatoes. Leonard is hunting the man who killed his wife and cannot hold a new memory for more than a few minutes, so the case lives in notes, photos and tattoos, and anyone he meets can rewrite it. Tagged psychological thriller, and the one to start with if that is the subgenre you came for.

2. Die Hard (1988)

132 min · IMDb 8.2 · RT 94 · Metascore 72

An off-duty cop alone in a Los Angeles tower with a team of terrorists, a floor of hostages and a vault. Tied with Memento on Rotten Tomatoes at 94. The Christmas party is right there in the tags, so yes, it counts. Two sequels sit further down this page.

3. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)

167 min · IMDb 7.6 · RT 97 · Metascore 84

An investigating judge in Tehran loses his gun during the protests and decides his wife and daughters took it. The paranoia stays inside one apartment while the country outside comes apart. The longest film in the top ten at 167 minutes.

4. The Boondock Saints (1999)

108 min · IMDb 7.6 · RT 26 · Metascore 44

Irish Catholic twin brothers decide to clear Boston of its gangsters themselves, one mob boss at a time, while a detective tries to work out whether to stop them. The widest split on this page: a 7.6 on IMDb against a 26 on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences kept it. Critics did not.

5. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

128 min · IMDb 7.6 · RT 60 · Metascore 58

McClane in New York, paired with a civilian he did not ask for, solving riddles for a bomber named Simon across the city. Taxis, helicopters, gold. The higher-rated of the two sequels on IMDb; critics preferred Die Hard 2, further down.

6. No Other Choice (2025)

139 min · IMDb 7.5 · RT 97 · Metascore 86

A paper mill manager is laid off, gets nowhere in the job market, and decides the way back in is to remove the other candidates. South Korean, based on a novel, tagged dark comedy and social commentary. The second-highest Metascore in the top ten.

7. Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

85 min · IMDb 7.4 · RT 94 · Metascore 78

An animated anthology: a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan and a World War II pilot each get hunted by a Predator. The shortest film in the top ten at 85 minutes and the only animation on the page.

8. KILL (2024)

105 min · IMDb 7.4 · RT 90 · Metascore 74

An army commando boards a train to New Delhi to stop an arranged marriage, and a gang of knife-wielding thieves boards the same train. One man, one train, and the one man army tag earned the hard way. The Indian title on this page that does have a Hulu link.

9. It Was Just an Accident (2025)

103 min · IMDb 7.4 · RT 98 · Metascore 91

A mechanic crosses paths with a man he is sure was his jailer in an Iranian prison, and has to decide what to do about it. The highest Rotten Tomatoes score and the highest Metascore on this page. Take this over The Seed of the Sacred Fig if you want one Iranian thriller: a higher Metascore, 91 against 84, and 64 minutes shorter.

10. Bullet Train (2022)

126 min · IMDb 7.3 · RT 53 · Metascore 49

An assassin called Ladybug takes a simple briefcase job on a Japanese train and finds every other assassin in the country on board, plus a deadly snake. Action comedy as much as thriller. Critics gave it a 49 Metascore, and over 8,000 TMDB users voted it a 7.4 anyway.

More thrillers on Hulu worth a look

• Hereditary (2018). 128 min · TMDB 7.3.
  A family funeral, then an attic, a ritual and a demon. Horror first, with a Metascore of 87.
• True Lies (1994). 141 min · TMDB 7.1.
  A secret agent suspects his wife is seeing a used car salesman while terrorists move nuclear warheads into the Florida Keys.
• Hokum (2026). 108 min · TMDB 6.8.
  A novelist brings his parents' ashes to a remote Irish inn and gets the honeymoon suite, the one with the witch. Folk horror, Metascore 76.
• The Hunger Games (2012). 142 min · TMDB 7.2.
  A girl volunteers in her sister's place for a televised death match. The most-voted title on this page at 23,865 TMDB votes.
• Die Hard 2 (1990). 124 min · TMDB 7.0.
  A snowy Christmas Eve at Dulles and terrorists in the air traffic control system. The critics' pick of the sequels at a 67 Metascore.
• Strange Days (1995). 145 min · TMDB 7.0.
  The last days of 1999: an ex-cop who sells recorded memories receives one of a murder. Virtual reality, dystopia, New Year's Eve.
• Prey (2022). 100 min · TMDB 7.6.
  A Comanche warrior tracks whatever is hunting her camp, and it is a Predator. A 94 on Rotten Tomatoes, the same as Killer of Killers.
• The Secret Agent (2025). 161 min · TMDB 7.1.
  Brazil, 1977: a technology expert on the run from the dictatorship reaches Recife during Carnival. A Metascore of 91, the highest in this section.
• Heretic (2024). 111 min · TMDB 7.0.
  Two Mormon missionaries knock on the wrong door. Cat and mouse inside one house.
• Barbarian (2022). 103 min · TMDB 6.9.
  A double-booked Airbnb, a stranger already inside, and a basement. A 92 on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Missing (2023). 111 min · TMDB 7.4.
  A teenager in Los Angeles searches for her mother, who vanished on vacation in Colombia, entirely through screens. Found footage for the social media age.
• Nightmare Alley (2021). 151 min · TMDB 6.9.
  A carnival grifter with a gift for words pairs up with a psychologist who is more dangerous than he is. Tarot cards and con artists.
• Sirāt (2025). 115 min · TMDB 6.8.
  A father and son follow a convoy of ravers through the Moroccan mountains looking for a missing daughter. A 90 on Rotten Tomatoes.
• The Infiltrator (2016). 127 min · TMDB 6.7.
  A US Customs official goes undercover inside Pablo Escobar's money laundering operation.
• Companion (2025). 97 min · TMDB 7.0.
  A lakeside weekend with friends, and one of the couple is an android. A 93 on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Send Help (2026). 113 min · TMDB 7.0.
  A plane goes down and the two survivors are a bullied employee and the boss who bullied her. Also on the Hulu horror list.
• The Order (2024). 116 min · TMDB 6.6.
  An FBI agent follows a string of Pacific Northwest robberies to a white supremacist plot. Based on a true story, a 93 on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Run (2020). 90 min · TMDB 7.2.
  A homeschooled teenager in a wheelchair starts reading the labels on her medication. 90 minutes, the shortest thing in this section.
• The Equalizer 3 (2023). 109 min · TMDB 7.3.
  McCall settles in southern Italy and finds the Camorra running his new friends' town.

The Indian thriller shelf, rated high from small samples

Hulu carries a run of Indian thrillers with IMDb scores that would top this page, from a few dozen TMDB votes each and with no direct Hulu links in our catalog yet. Search the titles inside Hulu.

• Manjummel Boys (2024). 135 min · IMDb 8.2 · TMDB 7.9 (101 votes).
  A group of friends on vacation has to get one of their own out of the Guna Caves. Survival thriller, Malayalam.
• Chithha (2023). 139 min · IMDb 8.2 · TMDB 7.7 (41 votes).
  A government employee's niece goes missing and he is accused first, then hunting the abuser who took her. Heavy subject matter, flagged in the tags.
• Kishkindha Kaandam (2024). 125 min · IMDb 8.0 · TMDB 7.8 (64 votes).
  Strange events in a village overrun by monkeys pull a newlywed couple and the forest officials into a mystery.
• Pokiri (2006). 163 min · IMDb 8.0 · TMDB 7.6 (82 votes).
  A contract killer nobody can place, wanted by the police and needed by the underworld. Gang war, 163 minutes.
• Nani's Gang Leader (2019). 155 min · IMDb 7.6 · TMDB 7.0 (43 votes).
  A crime novelist is hired by a group of bereaved women to plot their revenge. Comedy and thriller tags both.
• Thudarum (2025). 164 min · IMDb 7.5 · TMDB 7.4 (48 votes).
  A taxi driver's car is confiscated by a corrupt police officer and the conspiracy behind it comes for him. 164 minutes, the longest title on the page.
• Neru (2023). 152 min · IMDb 7.5 · TMDB 7.2 (45 votes).
  A blind sculptor takes her case through the Indian courts. Legal drama with a thriller tag.

Pick one without the argument

Thriller night stalls on the same question every time: tense, or just loud. Start a Hulu swipe room, let everyone swipe through the deck, and watch whichever one matches. The concessions machine handles the snacks.