Top Thriller Movies
Looking for some of the best thrillers of all time? Read on for a list of good thrillers below.
Looking for some of the best thrillers of all time? Read on for a list of good thrillers below.
Everyone loves a thriller. The suspense, the fast pace and the
cliffhanger at the end, where the moviegoer is guessing an outcome,
sitting on the edge of the seat - all of this gives a high. A cinematic
high which involves the patrons hitting their forehead, shaking their
heads and staring into space, regretting - "Why did I not see that
coming?!"
People love a good thriller because it is a sort of a fictional amusement ride. These movies exploit the same elements of the human nature as amusement rides - fear, anxiety, surprise, tension and excitement. And if the movie is really good, the patron feels satisfied at the amount of buzz it creates inside the head, because the movie actually compels him/her to think. To think "what would have happened if", "what if it could have gone the other way", "what if....".
A good thriller comes with the elements of a good plot, the element of surprise throughout the movie, a buildup of tension till the end, and a plot twist that makes the cinema goer scream in agony. The genre was popularised by Alfred Hitchcock, who is seen as a pioneer of thrillers. His movies like Psycho, Strangers on a Train, and North by the Northwest included signature scenes and styles which are still used by the directors today. Keeping these things in mind, we have made a list of good thriller movies. They are presented below.
Top Thrillers of All Time:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Fight Club (1999)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Professional (1994)
Psycho (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
Metropolis (1927)
Diabolique (1955)
The Lives of the Others (2006)
Rebecca (1940)
Sin City (2005)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Memento (2000)
Se7en (1995)
Aliens (1986)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Oldboy (2003)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Shining (1980)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Third Man (1949)
Vertigo (1958)
The Prestige (2006)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Yojimbo (1961)
Alien (1979)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Great Escape (1963)
Jaws (1975)
28 Days Later (2002)
The Others (2001)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Bourne Series (2002-07)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Rear Window (1954)
Hard Candy (2006)
Deep Red (1975)
The Conversation (1974)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Insomnia (2002)
Pacific Heights (1990)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Blow Out (1981)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Stepfather (1987)
Funny Games (1997)
Phone Booth (2003
Vertigo (1958)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Unbreakable (2000)
Transsiberian (2008)
The Signal (2007)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Kontroll (2003)
Marathon Man (1976)
Secret Window (2004)
M (1931)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Tenant (1976)
Don't Look Now (1973)
The Vanishing (1988)
2LDK (2002)
The Game (1997)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Manhunter (1986)
The Machinist (2004)
House of Games (1987)
Breakdown (1997)
Frailty (2001)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Departed (2006)
The Third Man (1949)
Zodiac (2007)
Valkyrie (2008)
Fargo (1996)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
The Insider (1999)
Chinatown (1974)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Cabin In the Woods (2012)
These movies are a must watch for all cinema enthusiasts, because each movie stakes its claim in exciting and thrilling the audience in no small measure. So go ahead and rent a few DVDs to experience the thrill of a lifetime.
People love a good thriller because it is a sort of a fictional amusement ride. These movies exploit the same elements of the human nature as amusement rides - fear, anxiety, surprise, tension and excitement. And if the movie is really good, the patron feels satisfied at the amount of buzz it creates inside the head, because the movie actually compels him/her to think. To think "what would have happened if", "what if it could have gone the other way", "what if....".
A good thriller comes with the elements of a good plot, the element of surprise throughout the movie, a buildup of tension till the end, and a plot twist that makes the cinema goer scream in agony. The genre was popularised by Alfred Hitchcock, who is seen as a pioneer of thrillers. His movies like Psycho, Strangers on a Train, and North by the Northwest included signature scenes and styles which are still used by the directors today. Keeping these things in mind, we have made a list of good thriller movies. They are presented below.
Top Thrillers of All Time:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Fight Club (1999)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Professional (1994)
Psycho (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
Metropolis (1927)
Diabolique (1955)
The Lives of the Others (2006)
Rebecca (1940)
Sin City (2005)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Memento (2000)
Se7en (1995)
Aliens (1986)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Oldboy (2003)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Shining (1980)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Third Man (1949)
Vertigo (1958)
The Prestige (2006)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Yojimbo (1961)
Alien (1979)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Great Escape (1963)
Jaws (1975)
28 Days Later (2002)
The Others (2001)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Bourne Series (2002-07)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Rear Window (1954)
Hard Candy (2006)
Deep Red (1975)
The Conversation (1974)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Insomnia (2002)
Pacific Heights (1990)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Blow Out (1981)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Stepfather (1987)
Funny Games (1997)
Phone Booth (2003
Vertigo (1958)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Unbreakable (2000)
Transsiberian (2008)
The Signal (2007)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Kontroll (2003)
Marathon Man (1976)
Secret Window (2004)
M (1931)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Tenant (1976)
Don't Look Now (1973)
The Vanishing (1988)
2LDK (2002)
The Game (1997)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Manhunter (1986)
The Machinist (2004)
House of Games (1987)
Breakdown (1997)
Frailty (2001)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Departed (2006)
The Third Man (1949)
Zodiac (2007)
Valkyrie (2008)
Fargo (1996)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
The Insider (1999)
Chinatown (1974)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Cabin In the Woods (2012)
These movies are a must watch for all cinema enthusiasts, because each movie stakes its claim in exciting and thrilling the audience in no small measure. So go ahead and rent a few DVDs to experience the thrill of a lifetime.
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