The 10 Best Non-English Thrillers You Need to Stream
If you limit your movie-watching strictly to English-language films, you are missing out on some of the most intense, critically acclaimed cinema in the world. As Parasite director Bong Joon Ho famously said, once you overcome "the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles," you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.
Finding international films with perfectly synced, high-quality subtitles can be tricky. Use our link indexer to find the best 1080p streams with hardcoded .srt files for these 10 phenomenal thrillers.
1. Parasite (2019) - South Korea
A masterpiece of class warfare, dark comedy, and unbearable tension. It won Best Picture for a reason.
Official Preview - Parasite (2019) Official Trailer
2. The Hunt (2012) - Denmark
Mads Mikkelsen gives the performance of a lifetime as a kindergarten teacher falsely accused of a horrific crime. A deeply uncomfortable and masterful psychological thriller.
Official Preview - The Hunt (2012) Official Trailer
3. Train to Busan (2016) - South Korea
A terrifying, emotional zombie outbreak set on a high-speed bullet train. One of the best action-horror thrillers of the 21st century.
Official Preview - Train to Busan (2016) Official Trailer
4. Burning (2018) - South Korea
A slow-burn psychological mystery about an alienated young man, his childhood friend, and her wealthy, enigmatic new boyfriend with a strange hobby.
Official Preview - Burning (2018) Official Trailer
5. Incendies (2010) - Canada / France
Before Dune, Denis Villeneuve directed this devastating mystery about twins traveling to the Middle East to uncover their deceased mother's hidden past.
Official Preview - Incendies (2010) Official Trailer
6. A Hero (2021) - Iran
Asghar Farhadi's incredibly tense morality tale about a man on a two-day leave from debtor's prison who finds a bag of gold.
Official Preview - A Hero (2021) Official Trailer
7. The Guilty (2018) - Denmark
An alarm dispatcher receives a frantic call from a kidnapped woman. The entire thriller takes place in one room, relying purely on audio and imagination.
Official Preview - The Guilty (2018) Official Trailer
8. Elite Squad (2007) - Brazil
A gritty, brutal look into the hyper-violent BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) in Rio de Janeiro. An absolute adrenaline rush.
Official Preview - Elite Squad (2007) Official Trailer
9. Under the Shadow (2016) - Iran / UK
Set during the War of the Cities in 1980s Tehran, a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terror of war and a mysterious supernatural evil.
Official Preview - Under the Shadow (2016) Official Trailer
10. Wild Tales (2014) - Argentina
An anthology of six short films united by a common theme of violence, vengeance, and ordinary people pushed past their breaking point.
Official Preview - Wild Tales (2014) Official Trailer
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