The best thrillers to watch on Netflix this August

polygon.com:

Summer is winding down, but there are still plenty of long evenings to fill with movie watching. And what better way to cool down than with a few of Netflix’s best thrillers?

Every month, we handpick a few thrillers on Netflix that fit the current season. Sometimes they pair well with an upcoming release. Other titles might be new additions to the platform.

This time around we’ve got a terrific little mystery about a missing person, a movie about a 911 operator trying to save the day from a call center, and Quentin Tarantino’s chilly, old west murder mystery, all ready for you to help close out your summer.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Kurt Russell

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Three lawmen, a female fugitive condemned to death, and a stagecoach driver walk into a haberdashery in the middle of a bitter snowstorm. Inside the store are a cowboy, a hangman, and a man named Bob tending to the store while its owners are away. Each of them is connected to one another’s past, in some way or another, and one or more of these men are not who they say they are. Can you find the wolves in this picture?

The Hateful Eight earns its title through its cast of characters, each of whom are guilty of their share of duplicity and ruthlessness to some degree. Inspired by ’60s Western series like Bonanza and The Virginian, Tarantino’s chamber piece period-drama is a violent, miserable, and nerve-wracking thriller whose story unfolds like a tragedy waiting to happen. By the end, you won’t be wondering which of these men is going to make it out of this situation alive. Instead, the real question is, do any of them deserve to? —Toussaint Egan

Director: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
Cast: Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Megan Suri

One of the best and most fun mystery movies of the last couple of years, Missingis a thriller that takes place almost entirely on a computer screen. The movie follows a young woman named June (Storm Reid)