Best thriller German movies on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

22 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.5. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

   Movie · German · 2h 27m · War, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (3.5L votes)

   Visually stunningDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat

   Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

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   2. Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (2022)

   Movie · German · 1h 31m · Documentary · IMDb 7.5 (3.5K votes)

   Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty

   In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.

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   3. Race to the Summit (2023)

   Movie · German · 1h 30m · Documentary, Action · IMDb 6.7 (1.8K votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached

   Fearless alpine climbers Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold enter into a death-defying rivalry to set speed records on the Swiss Alps' great north faces.

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   4. Blood & Gold (2023)

   Movie · German · 1h 40m · Drama, War · IMDb 6.5 (20.7K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced

   At the end of World War II, a German soldier is looking for his daughter while an SS troop is looking for a Jewish treasure.

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   5. Paradise (2023)

   Movie · German · 1h 57m · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (26.2K votes)

   Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature

   A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.

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   6. Je suis Karl (2021)

   Movie · German · 2h 6m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (1.8K votes)

   MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached

   An explosion sends fear and terror through Berlin. Young Maxi's home is reduced to rubble and ashes, burying her mother and little brothers. Only she and her father survive the terrorist bomb attack. When she happens to meet the charismatic Karl, who tells her about a conference for young people in Prague, she seizes t

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   7. 23 000 Lives (2026)

   Movie · German · 1h 52m · Drama · IMDb 5.3 (1.7K votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seatSerious

   A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.

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   8. Blood Red Sky (2021)

   Movie · German · 2h 3m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (61.9K votes)

   TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

   A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

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   9. Sixty Minutes (2024)

   Movie · German · 1h 29m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 5.7 (5.9K votes)

   Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat

   Desperate to keep custody of his daughter, a mixed martial arts fighter abandons a big match and races across Berlin to attend her birthday party.

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    10. Christmas Crossfire (2020)

    Movie · German · 1h 45m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 4.8 (1.8K votes)

    FunnyMatureEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    A man foils an attempted murder, then flees the crew of would-be killers along with their intended target as a woman he's just met tries to find him.

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    11. Exterritorial (2025)

    Movie · German · 1h 49m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.8 (19.2K votes)

    Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittyTwisty

    When her son vanishes inside a US consulate, ex-special forces soldier Sara does everything in her power to find him — and uncovers a dark conspiracy.

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    12. Black Island (2021)

    Movie · German · 1h 45m · Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (3.8K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

    The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.

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    13. Blame the Game (2024)

    Movie · German · 1h 32m · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (6.4K votes)

    Dialogue-drivenFunny

    Pia and Jan have just fallen in love and arranged to meet Pia's friends for a game night. Jan meets Pia's friends for the first time and is under pressure to make the perfect first impression. When Pia's ex-boyfriend shows up and even Jan's buddy's tips can't save anything, everything is at stake: the relationship, the

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    14. Freaks - You're One of Us (2020)

    Movie · German · 1h 33m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 5.4 (7.6K votes)

    After having a chance encounter with a mysterious character, Wendy, a young working class mother, discovers that she has super powers.

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    15. Brick (2025)

    Movie · German · 1h 39m · A · Thriller, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.5 (29.3K votes)

    Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedDark & gritty

    When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.

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    16. The Perfumier (2022)

    Movie · German · 1h 36m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 3.6 (2.1K votes)

    Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureTwisty

    To regain her sense of smell and get back her lover, a detective joins forces with a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to create the perfect scent.

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    17. Old People (2022)

    Movie · German · 1h 41m · Horror · IMDb 5.1 (8.4K votes)

    Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureCold & detached

    A woman who's returned home with her two kids to attend her sister's wedding must suddenly defend their lives against older people on a killing spree.

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    18. Fall for Me (2025)

    Movie · German · 1h 43m · A · Romance, Thriller · IMDb 4.9 (6.3K votes)

    MatureTwistyFast-pacedCold & detached

    Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.

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    19. Kidnapping Stella (2019)

    Movie · German · 1h 29m · Thriller · IMDb 4.9 (7.3K votes)

    MatureEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced

    Snatched off the street and held for ransom, a bound and gagged woman uses her limited powers to derail her two masked abductors' carefully laid plans.

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    20. The Privilege (2022)

    Movie · German · 1h 47m · Horror · IMDb 4.7 (7.1K votes)

    Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat

    A wealthy teen and his friends attending an elite private school uncover a dark conspiracy while looking into a series of strange supernatural events.

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    21. Delicious (2025)

    Movie · German · 1h 42m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 4.4 (6.5K votes)

    TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

    During their vacation in the French countryside, a wealthy German family becomes entangled with a young hotel worker harboring sinister intentions.

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    22. Prey (2021)

    Movie · German · 1h 27m · Thriller · IMDb 4.4 (10.9K votes)

    Edge-of-seatFast-pacedMatureCold & detached

    A hiking trip into the wild turns into a desperate bid for survival for five friends on the run from a mysterious shooter.

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