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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. 25 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 10 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 46 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 4 -1

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 22 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 39 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 3 +1

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 48 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 49 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 17 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 23 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 7 +2

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 29 +1

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 9 -1

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 30 +1

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 12 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 36 -1

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 43 -

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 19 -

    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 6 +1

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 33 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 41 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 8 -2

    The Prestige

    2006, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 13 -

    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 38 -

    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in Their Eyes, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 37 -1

    V for Vendetta

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 32 -

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 15 +1

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
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