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The best thrillers on Prime Video right now

Right now the best thrillers and thriller series on Prime Video in the United States are Supernatural (2005), Criminal Minds (2005) and The Originals (2013). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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1. Supernatural2005
Series · 15 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
2. Criminal Minds2005
Series · 19 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.3
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
Stream onPrime VideoHuluParamount+Philo+1
3. The Originals2013
Series · 5 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.6
The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
4. Batman: The Animated Series1992
Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Drama★ 8.6
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Stream onPrime VideoHBO Max
5. Grimm2011
Series · 6 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a…
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockRoku Channel (free)
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6. American Horror Story2011
Series · 13 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
Stream onPrime VideoDisney+HulufuboTV+1
7. Person of Interest2011
Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
8. Inglourious Basterds2009
Film · 2h 33mDrama, Thriller, War★ 8.2
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt.
Stream onPrime VideoMovieSphere+
9. Over the Garden Wall2014
Series · 1 seasonMystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation★ 8.6
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in…
Stream onPrime VideoHulu
10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991
Film · 2h 17mAction, Thriller, Science Fiction★ 8.2
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.
Stream onPrime VideofuboTVParamount+YouTube TV+2
11. Charmed1998
Series · 8 seasonsComedy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.2
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and…
Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacockYouTube TV+1
12. Memento2000
Film · 1h 53mMystery, Thriller★ 8.2
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss.
Stream onNetflixPrime VideoHuluPeacock+9
13. Fringe2008
Series · 5 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a…
Stream onPrime VideoHulu
14. The Expanse2015
Series · 6 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human…
Stream onPrime Video
15. Spider-Noir2026
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.3
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)
16. Reservoir Dogs1992
Film · 1h 39mCrime, Thriller★ 8.1
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr.
Stream onPrime VideoMovieSphere+Howdy
17. Monk2002
Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Comedy, Crime★ 7.9
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases.
Stream onPrime VideoPhiloRoku Channel (free)
18. Columbo1971
Series · 10 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures…
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)Tubi (free)
19. Carrie2026
Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty…
Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)
20. Ghost Whisperer2005
Series · 5 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama★ 8.1
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.
Stream onPrime VideoRoku Channel (free)
21. Desperate Housewives2004
Series · 8 seasonsMystery, Drama, Comedy★ 7.9
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all.
Stream onPrime VideoHulu
22. The Thing1982
Film · 1h 49mHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction★ 8.1
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Stream onPrime VideoAMC+
23. Bates Motel2013
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 8.0
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting.
Stream onPrime VideoThe CW (free)
24. Die Hard1988
Film · 2h 12mAction, Thriller★ 7.8
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Stream onPrime VideoHuluPhiloYouTube TV+1
25. The Sheep Detectives2026
Film · 1h 49mComedy, Family, Mystery★ 7.9
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives.
Stream onPrime Video
26. Donnie Darko2001
Film · 1h 54mFantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 7.8
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Stream onPrime VideoHulufuboTVShout! Factory+10
27. The Handmaiden2016
Film · 2h 25mThriller, Drama, Romance★ 8.2
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki.
Stream onPrime Video
28. John Wick: Chapter 42023
Film · 2h 50mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 7.7
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old…
Stream onPrime VideoPhiloAMC+YouTube TV
29. The Terminator1984
Film · 1h 48mAction, Thriller, Science Fiction★ 7.7
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical…
Stream onPrime VideoPhiloAMC+YouTube TV+3
30. Elementary2012
Series · 7 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 7.6
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live…
Stream onPrime VideoHuluRoku Channel (free)

Questions

What are the best thrillers and thriller series on Prime Video right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Supernatural (2005), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Criminal Minds and The Originals.
How is this list made?: Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?: Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

The best thrillers on Prime Video right now

1. Supernatural2005

2. Criminal Minds2005

3. The Originals2013

4. Batman: The Animated Series1992

5. Grimm2011

6. American Horror Story2011

7. Person of Interest2011

8. Inglourious Basterds2009

9. Over the Garden Wall2014

10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991

11. Charmed1998

12. Memento2000

13. Fringe2008

14. The Expanse2015

15. Spider-Noir2026

16. Reservoir Dogs1992

17. Monk2002

18. Columbo1971

19. Carrie2026

20. Ghost Whisperer2005

21. Desperate Housewives2004

22. The Thing1982

23. Bates Motel2013

24. Die Hard1988

25. The Sheep Detectives2026

26. Donnie Darko2001

27. The Handmaiden2016

28. John Wick: Chapter 42023

29. The Terminator1984

30. Elementary2012

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