The 5 best thrillers to watch on Netflix this February

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It’s February, Polygon readers. The weather is fickle, but your movie choices are not.

As we’ve been doing each month, we’ve picked out five great thrillers that are perfect for your February viewing and are available on Netflix. We’ve got a mix of cold-weather hits, movies with stars doing other big things, underseen 2022 gems, and more for you to dive into.

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Here are the 5 best thrillers for you to watch on Netflix this February.

Year: 2018Run time: 1h 38mDirector: Joe PennaCast: Mads Mikkelsen, María Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk

Mads Mikkelsen is the caliber of actor whose sheer magnetism, good looks, and dramatic screen presence always make for a good time, even when his characters happen to be going through what is likely the absolute worst experience of their lives. Case in point: Joe Penna’s 2018 Icelandic drama about a man trying to survive in one of the most inhospitable environments known to humanity. Mikkelsen stars as Overgård, a Danish pilot stranded in the Arctic Circle desperately trying to signal for rescue. When a nearby helicopter responds to his emergency and attempts to land only to crash, killing its pilot, Overgård rescues a young passenger (María Thelma Smáradóttir) who survives.

With the two of them lost in the Arctic wilderness and incapable of understanding one another because of a language barrier, Overgård must fight to secure rescue for both himself and his charge, all the while making several difficult choices that test his resolve. Mikkelsen commands the attention for the entirety of the film’s run time, delivering a performance that is perfectly in keeping with his penchant for stoic, sensitive, yet unquestionably capable and resourceful characters. If you’re looking