The best thrillers to watch on Netflix this June
Summer is heating up, even as the box office cools down. You want to stay home and watch a movie this weekend instead, right?
Each month, we hand-pick a few thrillers on Netflix that feel right for that time of year. Maybe there’s a connection with a new release. Maybe it’s good summer viewing. Maybe it’s new on Netflix. Or maybe it’s just that good.
This month’s selections include a new shark movie, a thriller comedy new on Netflix, and a standout Liam Neeson thriller from the creator of The Queen’s Gambit and Monsieur Spade.
Director: Scott Frank
Cast: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook
This dark neo-noir is a bright spot in Liam Neeson’s late-career swerve to action and action-centric thrillers. He plays a retired NYPD detective who now works as a private investigator. When he’s hired to investigate a brutal murder case, he’s pulled into a dark web of crime and conspiracy.
Based on Lawrence Block’s novel, it’s the rare Neeson action (or action-adjacent) vehicle that actually allows the Oscar-nominated actor to flex his acting chops. Neeson’s Matt Scudder is troubled, but determined… and you really don’t want to mess with him. Add in an appealing supporting cast with Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, and David Harbour, and you have a modernized throwback of a detective movie.
There are some reasons that A Walk Among the Tombstones is relevant this year: Director Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) recently partnered with Clive Owen for another PI throwback in the AMC Plus show Monsieur Spade. Frank also co-wrote Logan, which I guess is relevant again with Deadpool & Wolverine around the corner. And it’s been a summer of Dan Stevens, with Abigail, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and Cuckoo all coming out this year.
A content warning: This movie is, in part, about sexual violence, and deals directly with that topic. —Pete Volk
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding
A Simple Favor is every ounce the delicious thriller comedy you want and
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