Universal PicturesTable of ContentsTable of ContentsThe Snowman (2017)Till Death (2021)Carry-On (2024)Collateral (2004)The Hateful Eight (2015)Christmas can be a time to enjoy wholesome movies together with the family. But if youre looking for something to get your blood pumping on Christmas that isnt sentimental or sweet, then Netflix has all of the thrillers you need to make it through to New Years Eve.Three of our picks for the five great Netflix thrillers to watch on Christmas share a snowy setting, but only one of them is explicitly a Christmas-related film. Regardless, all five movies are exciting to watch, especially when the twists in the stories arrive and make the viewer question what theyve seen before.Recommended VideosNeed more recommendations? We also have guides for the 10 best TV shows to watch on Christmas, the 10 best movies to watch on Christmas, the best Christmas movies on Netflix, the best Christmas movies on Disney+, the best Christmas movies on Hulu, the best Christmas movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best Christmas movies on Max, and the best Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel.RelatedUniversal PicturesThe Killers Michael Fassbender headlines The Snowman as Norwegian Police investigator Harry Hole, a man whose personal life is collapsing in a perfect storm of heartbreak and alcoholism. But his life is about to get a lot worse as a serial killer begins sending him taunting messages with enigmatic clues.Katrine Bratt (Silos Rebecca Ferguson) a new recruit to the police has her own reasons for chasing the killer that are personal to her. However, this murderer enjoys the game and revels in his increasingly brutal murders as Harry and Katrine try to catch him.Watch The Snowman on Netflix.Screen Media FilmsMegan Foxs latest film, Subservience, is one currently one of the most popular movies on Netflix. However, Foxs 2021 thriller, Till Death, is even better. Emma Davenport (Fox) discovers the hard way that her husband, Mark (Eoin Macken), knows all about her affair with his colleague, Tom (Aml Ameen). Thats why Mark arranges for Emma to be handcuffed to him before taking his own life in a remote lake house.Mark apparently also made sure there was nothing sharp in the lake house that Emma could use to free herself. That becomes an even more immediate problem when a man arrives who gives Emma reasons to fear for her life. Now, she not only needs to get free, but she also has to survive a murderers wrath.Watch Till Death on Netflix.NetflixTSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) picked the wrong day to angle for a promotion in Carry-On. On Christmas Eve, Ethan convinces his superior to assign him to a security check lane on one of the busiest days of the year. No sooner does that happen than Ethan is blackmailed by the Traveler (Jason Bateman), who wants him to wave a dangerous piece of luggage past the security scan without alerting his fellow TSA agentsWhoever the Traveler is, he already has a good deal of info about Ethan. He also employs a hit man who has been sent to kill Ethans girlfriend, Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), if he doesnt go along with the terrorist plot. Up to this point in his life, Ethans been timid with his choices. But if he wants to live through the night and save his girlfriend, Ethan has to make some bold moves and fast.Watch Carry-On on Netflix.DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount PicturesMagnolias Tom Cruise gives an arresting turn as a hit man in Michael Manns Collateral. Jamie Foxxs Max Durocher a cab driver in Los Angeles, and Vincent (Cruise) seems like a good client to ferry around town all night. But after Vincents first stop, Max realizes that Vincent is a contract killer and hes not likely to let Max live through the night given what he knows.Max finds it extremely difficult to get away from Vincent, and he also feels an obligation to save Vincents victims if he can. In this battle of wits, Vincent may have superior fire power, but hes also underestimated Maxs resolve. Netflix subscribers only have until December 31 to watch this movie before it heads off into the streaming sunset.Watch Collateral on Netflix.Lantern EntertainmentQuentin Tarantinos The Hateful Eight is a Western, but its also a thriller that creates amazing tension by placing its characters in the same room with each other. Just over 12 years after the Civil War, bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) finds himself sharing a carriage ride with another bounty hunter, John The Hangman Ruth (Kurt Russell); Ruths prisoner, Crazy Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh); and Chris Mannix (Fallouts Walton Goggins), the man who is supposedly the new sheriff of Red Rock.In the middle of a deadly winter storm, this unlikely group of companions takes shelter at a haberdashery. Warren doesnt really trust Mannix, but hes got bigger things to worry about. Few of the people waiting for them at the haberdashery are who they sayb\ they are, and this winter journey may turn into a one-way trip for everyone involved.Watch The Hateful Eight on Netflix.Editors Recommendations