British Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated March 29, 2023
Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsShaun Evans steps into John Thaw's shoes as the younger version of Colin Dexter's iconic creation, Inspector Morse, shedding new light on the origins of the detective famed for his love of crosswords, classical music, real ale and classic cars.
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The Scapegoat
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSoon after meeting his doppelgänger, schoolteacher John Standing is duped into taking the man's place at the head of an aristocratic but troubled family. As Standing grows into his new identity, he learns that his lookalike has sinister intentions.
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Doc Martin
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this feature-length prequel to the hit series, London-based obstetrician Dr. Martin Bamford leaves his cheating wife and goes on holiday in a quaint Cornish village, where he soon finds himself swept up in a peculiar mystery.
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Blood and Oil
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Claire Unwin's husband is kidnapped while servicing an oil station in the Niger Delta, she is assured by his employers that his speedy release is just a formality. But instead, she arrives in Nigeria and comes face-to-face with his corpse.
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Blood and Oil
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Claire Unwin's husband, Mark, is abducted while servicing a remote flowstation in the Niger Delta, she is assured by his employers that his speedy release is just a formality. But his well-armed captors are organized and sophisticated.
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The Lady Vanishes
1938 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTraveling aboard a transcontinental train, young Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) becomes alarmed when an acquaintance, elderly governess Miss Froy (Dame Mae Whitty), suddenly vanishes. Inexplicably, all the other passengers deny having seen the woman. So Iris turns to her lone ally -- handsome music scholar Gilbert Redman (Michael Redgrave) -- for help. As the two search for clues to Froy's disappearance, they uncloak a sinister plot.
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The State Within
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJason Isaacs stars in this Golden Globe-nominated political thriller as Mark Brydon, a British ambassador to the United States who finds himself caught up in a complex conspiracy that could prompt a dangerous shift in political power.
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The State Within
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJason Isaacs stars in this Golden Globe-nominated political thriller as Mark Brydon, a British ambassador to the United States who finds himself caught up in a complex conspiracy that could prompt a dangerous shift in political power. After a plane explodes over Washington, D.C., under suspicious circumstances, Brydon must scramble to uncover the truth before war breaks out. Sharon Gless, Ben Daniels and Lennie James also star.
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Blitz
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith a serial killer on the loose in London, Detective Brant takes to the case while working out his own aggression with a police-appointed psychiatrist. But when he and his partner corner a suspect, they don't have enough evidence to apprehend him.
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The Great Train Robbery
1978 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsVictorian rogue Edward Pierce crafts an ambitious plan to stage England's first hold-up of a moving train. Because the gold bars on board are well-guarded by a complex key system, Pierce enlists a bedmate, a safecracker and a tough guy.
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Redemption
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBack home after a harrowing tour in Afghanistan and haunted by his dark past, veteran Joey Jones takes on an assumed identity and tries to atone. But when his pregnant girlfriend is murdered, he must risk stepping into the light to get revenge.
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Archangel
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter a visit from a bodyguard who claims to have stolen a personal notebook belonging to Joseph Stalin, radical historian Fluke Kelso digs deeper to prove its existence. But in the process, Kelso stumbles upon evidence that may alter Soviet history.
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Archangel
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter a visit from a Stalinist-era bodyguard who claims to have stolen a personal notebook belonging to Joseph Stalin, radical historian Fluke Kelso digs deeper to prove its existence in this made-for-TV thriller.
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The Boys from Brazil
1978 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this thriller based on Ira Levin's novel, young Nazi hunter Barry Kohler stumbles on the trail of the infamous "Angel of Death," Dr. Josef Mengele, who is planning to resurrect Hitler's vision in South America.
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The Numbers Station
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA disgraced black ops agent is dispatched to a remote CIA broadcast station to protect a code operator. Soon, they find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to stop a deadly plot before it's too late.
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Gosford Park
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA weekend hunting party at the home of Sir William McCordle turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead. This witty whodunit follows the subsequent investigation from the perspectives of the guests and their servants.
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Flawless
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsOn the eve of his retirement, a disgruntled British janitor, angry over his company's refusal to pay an insurance claim for his ailing wife, persuades an unhappy American executive to join him in a jewel heist targeting their employer.
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50 Dead Men Walking
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBelfast hood Martin (Jim Sturgess) is recruited by a British agent (Ben Kingsley) to infiltrate the IRA during the height of the Northern Irish conflict and quickly becomes embroiled in a dangerous game that could cost him his life if his secret is found out. As other informers are brutally murdered, Martin starts to look for a way out, but his handler urges him to stay undercover in this taut political thriller based on a true story.
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The Escapist
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Frank Perry, a con serving a life sentence, learns that his estranged daughter has fallen terminally ill, he enlists a hapless group of inmates to help him escape the maximum-security facility so he can reconcile with her before it's too late.
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Comes a Bright Day
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSam visits a posh jewelry store to ask sales assistant Mary on a date, but he becomes a hostage when thieves storm the place. Sam and Mary get to know each other while trapped with her boss and the crooks in a tense standoff with the police.
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The Crying Game: Collector's Edition
1992 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTo free their jailed comrade, Irish Republican Army terrorists Fergus (Stephen Rea) and Jude (Miranda Richardson) abduct British soldier Jody (Forest Whitaker), hoping to make a swap. Fergus and Jody bond, and, sensing death in the offing, the prisoner asks his captor to look up Dil (Jaye Davidson), Jody's London paramour. When the IRA's plan backfires, Fergus takes flight, locates Dil, falls into a romance and ... gets the shock of his life.
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Dear Murderer
1947 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsJealous husband Lee Warren (Eric Portman) believes he has the perfect murder in the bag when he plots to kill the man (Dennis Price) sleeping with his philandering wife (Greta Gynt) by making it look like a suicide. But the plan shifts when his wife reveals she's got more than one lover (Maxwell Reed). All the while, the shrewd inspector (Jack Warner) assigned to the case isn't buying anyone's story.
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Exam
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this psychological thriller, eight job applicants in a guarded, windowless room are given instruction, exams and 80 minutes to answer one discerning question that may win them a prime position. But they soon discover this is no ordinary test.
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Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen her husband is killed in battle, brave patriot Violette Szabo (Virginia McKenna) joins the British secret service and agrees to spy on the enemy -- even though it means being separated from her child. Eventually captured and tortured by the Nazis, the intrepid agent refuses to betray the Allies. Lewis Gilbert directs this drama based on R.J. Minney's biographical novel about the real-life heroine.
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The October Man
1947 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter surviving an accident that left a girl dead, Jim Ackland (John Mills) struggles to recover from a brain injury. Upon his release from the hospital, he stumbles into a murder plot involving Molly Newman (Kay Walsh), a mysterious woman pursued by the criminal underground. Ackland is soon framed for murder and must clear his name while maintaining his tenuous grip on reality. Unfortunately, he can't be certain that he's innocent.
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