The best thrillers to watch online

The best thrillers to watch online

Some adrenaline junkies jump out of planes to get their fix. Others, they just need to put on a top quality thriller and that’ll do the trick! If you want to watch thrillers online rather than getting your heart pounding IRL, Showmax has a great selection of thriller series and movies! Take a look at some below.

Strap in for pulse-pounding suspense, heart-stopping twists, and nail-biting tension as you immerse yourself in the captivating world of thrilling entertainment.

Magpie on Showmax

Magpie (2024)

Secret desires and lies threaten a couple’s marriage in this thriller. Their relationship begins to fracture when their daughter gets a role alongside a glamorous movie star.

Speak No Evil on Showmax

Speak No Evil (2024)

James McAvoy leads this intense, disturbing psychological horror about a family spending a weekend at a country house. Things take a turn when the host family’s evil side is uncovered.

Insomnia S1 on Showmax

Insomnia S1

Emma fears losing her mind after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40. Only by confronting her past can she find the answers.

Your Lucky Day on Showmax

Your Lucky Day (2023)

The late Angus Cloud (Euphoria) drives this gritty, tension-filled heist thriller about a dispute over a winning lottery ticket. 

Eileen on Showmax

Eileen (2023)

In this period thriller, a woman working at a prison has her dull life change when she befriends the new prison counsellor.

Inside is now on Showmax

Inside (2023)

When his heist goes wrong, an art thief gets trapped in a penthouse, and he must use all his cunning and ingenuity to survive.

Knock at the Cabin is on Showmax

Knock at the Cabin (2023)

A holidaying gay couple and their daughter are taken hostage by four strangers who demand an unthinkable sacrifice.

The Black Phone is on Showmax

The Black Phone (2021)

A young boy is abducted by a sadistic killer and kept in a basement, where he gets calls from the killer’s past victims on a broken phone.

Desert Rose is on Showmax

Desert Rose S1

An M-Net Original family crime thriller following the Greyling family, crippled by debt and haunted by their father’s actions. 

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The Beta Test is now on Showmax

The Beta Test (2021)

An engaged Hollywood agent’s life is upended when he accepts an anonymous invitation to a no-strings-attached sexual encounter.

Fall is on Showmax

Fall (2022)

After climbing an abandoned 2000-foot radio tower, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves trapped at the top with no way down.

The Fear Index on Showmax

The Fear Index S1

A genius scientist-turned-Wall-Street-tycoon becomes the target of a plot to destroy the world’s financial markets in this tense thriller.

Nope by Jordan Peele on Showmax

Nope (2022)

Two siblings (Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya) discover a mysterious otherworldly phenomenon in the skies above their horse ranch.

Gold starring Zac Efron is on Showmax

Gold (2022)

Zac Efron stars in this survival thriller about gold and greed. When two men find a gold nugget in the desert, one guards it while the other gets equipment to excavate it.

Idris Elba in a scene from Beast (2022) on Showmax

Beast (2022)

In this action-packed movie shot in South Africa, Idris Elba fights for his family’s survival as a rogue lion hunts a father and his teenage daughters.

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DAM S2

DAM S2

Rain has finally come to Fischerhaven – but Yola has no memory of anything since her return for her father’s funeral. Will she ever put the missing pieces together?

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Kimi (2022)

Kimi (2022)

This thriller from Steven Soderbergh stars Zoë Kravitz as an agoraphobic woman who finds evidence of a crime.

The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File

As the Cold War rages, an ex-smuggler turned spy is drawn into a dangerous undercover mission to locate a missing British nuclear scientist.

Diiche

Diiche

When her fiancé is found dead, celebrated actress Diiche must confront her dark side and the secrets of her past.

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Zeros and Ones (2021)

Zeros and Ones (2021)

In post-apocalypse Rome, the Vatican is blown into the sky – and it’s up to one American soldier to expose the true terrorists to the world.

Looking for something lighter?

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Khanyisa Jam Jam opens up in Laugh Africa Comedy Club special

Comedian Khanyisa Jam Jam talks about being part of the Laugh Africa Comedy Club special, now available to stream on Showmax.

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Laugh Africa Comedy Club Series on Showmax

Laugh Africa Comedy Club

A high-energy celebration of stand-up, spotlighting the continent’s finest comedic talent and international guests, straight from the iconic Laugh Africa Comedy Festival.

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The Rehearsal S2 on Showmax

Embrace the cringe in The Rehearsal Season 2

Hateable or relatable? We’re here to look at our 10 favourite characters with awkward, offputting energy – starting with The Rehearsal’s Nathan Fielder.

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Mr Throwback S1 on Showmax

Mr Throwback S1

In this hilarious basketball comedy, a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.

The F-Show on Showmax

The F-Show (2025)

The F-Show features a strong roster led by one of South Africa’s favourite comedians skewering the daily chaos that comes with being South African.

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Funny Woman S2 on Showmax

Funny Woman S1-2

Based on the Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl, this is the story of a Blackpool beauty queen who tries to make is a comedian in the 1960s.

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Hacks S4 on Showmax

Hacks S1-4

Emmy winner Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder make an odd partnership in the acclaimed HBO dramedy Hacks, about a legendary Vegas comedian and her new writer. 

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Problemista on Showmax

Stream Julio Torres’s fantasy film Problemista on Showmax

Emmy nominee and Peabody Award winner Julio Torres makes his dazzling feature debut with Problemista, now streaming on Showmax.