IMDb's Thriller Top 50

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Thrillers are often hybrids with other genres - there are action-thrillers, western-thrillers, film-noir thrillers, even romantic comedy-thrillers. Another closely-related genre is the horror film genre. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations. They are types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension. The acclaimed Master of Suspense is Alfred Hitchcock. Spy films may be considered a type of thriller/suspense film.

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  1. 4 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    The Prestige

    2006, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 11 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 17 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 20 -

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 22 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 25 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  10. 27 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 28 -

    Prisoners

    2013, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 32 -

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 34 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 35 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 39 -

    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in Their Eyes, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 45 +1

    Gone Girl

    2014, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 15, 2024; source