The Best Romantic Thrillers On Streaming

Use the JustWatch streaming guide to help you find romantic thriller movies suited to your preference. From the most renowned and famous in the genre all the way to those you might have missed, JustWatch has you covered with all the options. Regardless of which streaming services you use—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch shows you what’s available where.

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Discover the top romantic thriller movies

Romantic thrillers uncover the dark possibilities of what can happen in the world of love and companionship. These movies have an underlying psychological tension that rejects simple visions of romance and instead opts for complex drama. As one of the pioneers of the genre, legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock is responsible for classic movies in this genre such as Rebecca, Vertigo, and Notorious. Some of the best movies in this genre include Vanilla Sky, Eyes Wide Shut, Nocturnal Animals, Fatal Attraction, Blue Velvet, Only Lovers Left Alive, Cruel Intentions, Gone Girl, Basic Instinct, and Love Lies Bleeding.

Romantic thrillers that have flown under the radar

This genre has a few hidden gems that should be mentioned. Both Decision to Leave and The Handmaiden from South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook offer tantalizing and suspenseful entries in this genre. Both The Lobster, an early film from Yorgos Lanthimos, and The Assessment, from director Fleur Fortune, see couples trying to survive odd dystopian circumstances.