Obsessed, Hunted, and Trapped: A 7-Movie Thriller Guide

The best thrillers prey on our deepest fears: being trapped, being hunted, or losing our minds to obsession. This list of seven films from Netflix and Prime Video explores these themes with heart-pounding precision.
Trapped: Prime Video’s 10 Cloverfield Lane is the ultimate “trapped” movie. Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s character is held in a bunker by a man (John Goodman) who claims the outside world is deadly. The film is a terrifying puzzle of paranoia and escape.
Obsessed (I): Netflix’s The Occupant is a chilling look at obsession. A man who has lost his affluent life (Javier Gutiérrez) finds the keys to his old home and begins to dangerously insert himself into the lives of the new tenants.
Obsessed (II): Prime Video’s Saltburn tackles obsession with a decadent, sensual twist. Barry Keoghan’s student becomes infatuated with his rich Oxford friend, leading to a summer of psychological warfare at a country estate.
Hunted (I): Netflix’s Bird Box features a global hunt. Sandra Bullock and her children are hunted by unseen entities that cause suicide, forcing them to flee blindfolded.
Hunted (II): In Interceptor (Netflix), Elsa Pataky’s character is hunted by terrorists on her own remote missile base. It’s a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with nuclear weapons on the line.
Hunted (III): Havoc (Netflix) follows Tom Hardy as a detective hunting a politician’s missing son, but he also finds himself hunted by his own past and the corrupt forces in the criminal underworld.
Betrayed: Black Bag (Prime Video) is a thriller built on betrayal. An MI6 agent (Michael Fassbender) hunts for traitors, only to suspect his own wife (Cate Blanchett).