Netflix is known for its variety of content in different languages. Among them, Spanish has been one of the most successful one. Many outstanding pieces of works have been produced by Spanish cinema over the years. Whether it is drama, thriller, horror, comedy or romance, there is something for everyone. But we know how much you love thrillers and mysteries, so we sorted out the best Spanish thriller movies on Netflix, just for you!
Let’s begin –
1. The Invisible Guest (2016)
(Spanish: Contratiempo)
Remember Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Badla’? It was the official remake of this very Spanish film with just the gender reversal of the lead actors. The story follows a young businessman who mysteriously ends up waking next to her dead lover in a locked hotel room. He hires a reputed lawyer to defend his case, and they work overnight to find out what happened.
Cast : Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, José Coronado, Bárbara Lennie
Writer & Director : Oriol Paulo
2. Mirage (2018) –
(Spanish: Durante la tormenta)
Another one of Orial Paulo’s outstanding works, this one is a mystery-thriller that involves a glitch in the time-space continuum. This allows a woman to travel back 25 years where she saves the life of a young boy. But this somehow results in the disappearance of her daughter. How the mother tries to correct all this forms the crux of the film’s story.
P. S. : It has our beloved Professor from Money Heist!
Cast : Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez, Álvaro Morte, Nora Navas
Writer & Director : Orial Paulo
3. The Platform (2019) –
(Spanish: El Hoyo)
Now this sci-fi horror-thriller is based on a very interesting concept where the story is set in a futuristic prison which is a large, tower-style “Vertical Self-Management Center”. The inmates are switched randomly every month and are fed via a platform which, initially filled with food at the top floor, gradually descends through the tower’s levels. This ultimately is bound to lead to a rebellion with people on the lower levels getting leftovers and some getting nothing.
Cast : Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale, Alexandra Masangkay
Director : Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
4.The Fury Of A Patient Man (2016)
(Spanish: Tarde para la ira)
When Curro is released from prison after serving eight years for taking part in the robbery of a jewellery store, he expects to start a new life with his girlfriend and son. But fate has something else in store for him as he sets out to seek a bloody vengeance from a band of robbers, who took his family away from him.
Cast : Ruth Diaz, Antonio de la Torre, Louis Callejo, Manolo Solo, Raúl Jiménez, Alicia Rubio
Writer & Director : Raúl Arévalo
5. Smoke & Mirrors (2016) –
(Spanish: El hombre de las mil caras)
Based on the 2006 non-fiction book ‘Paesa, el espía de las mil caras’ by Manuel Cerdán, this Spanish thriller is about a former secret service agent who after getting betrayed by the government he once served, plots a revenge plan by stealing money from a corrupt public official who has embezzled millions of dollars.
Cast : Eduard Fernández, Marta Etura, José Coronado, Carlos Santos
Director : Alberto Rodríguez
6. The Bar (2017) –
(Spanish: El bar)
This one is a mix of black comedy and thriller. A group of strangers get stuck in a bar in Madrid after witnessing a murder and soon realise they have come in contact with a deadly virus. They later get the vaccine which is less than what’s required, leading to panic kicking in and people dying.
Cast : Mario Casas, Blanca Suárez, Alejandro Awada, Carmen Machi, Terele Pávez
Director : Álex de la Iglesia
7. The Invisible Guardian (2017) –
(Spanish: El guardián invisible)
Based on the eponymous novel by Dolores Redondo, this is the first part of the Baztan trilogy. The story follows an FBI trained cop who returns to her Navarre hometown to find a serial killer that targets teens. While doing so she also has to fight her past demons that keep returning. The other two in the trilogy, also available on Netflix are : The Legacy Of The Bones and Offering To The Storm.
Cast : Marta Etura, Elvira Mínguez, Nene, Francesc Orella.
Director : Fernando González Molina
8. The Occupant (2020) –
(Spanish: Hogar)
In this recent Netflix thriller, Javier Muñoz who was once a successful marketing executive had to leave the home he and his family lived in due to financial constraints. Now unemployed, he starts stalking the new tenants of his former home and gradually his motives turn sinister.
Cast : Mario Casas, Javier Gutiérrez, Ruth Diaz, Bruna Cusí
Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor
9. Eye For An Eye (2019) –
(Spanish: Quien a hierro mata)
A revenge-thriller where the story follows a drug lord who is released from prison on grounds of terminal illness. But little does he know that the nurse taking care of him seeks to take revenge from the cartel boss for the tragic impact he had had on his life.
Cast : Luis Tosar, Xan Cejudo, Ismael Martínez
Director : Paco Plaza
10. Boy Missing (2016) –
(Spanish: Secuestro)
When her son goes missing and is later found in a traumatised state, a well-known lawyer takes the matter in her own hands as she feels the police isn’t doing enough when they release the kidnapper identified by her son, for lack of evidence. But soon things spiral out of hand and take unexpected and disastrous turns in this high-voltage suspense thriller.
Cast : Blanca Portillo, Antonio Dechent, Vicente Romero.
Director : Mar Targarona
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