Best thriller movies - Page 3
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best thriller movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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41. Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Dr. (2001): David Lynch’s dreamlike noir about amnesiac Rita and hopeful actress Betty unraveling Hollywood conspiracies, a mysterious blue box and reality-blurring, nightmarish shifts. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.1
/10
87
/100
7.9
/10
7.9
/10
42. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
A dark comic thriller: Mortimer Brewster learns his sweet aunts poison lonely men "as charity" and bury them. Farce and suspense follow as corpses, a Teddy-obsessed nephew and a plastic-surgery brother create chaotic cover-ups. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
7.9
/10
7.9
/10
43. Karthikeya 2 (2022)
Karthikeya 2 is a fast-paced mystery-thriller where Dr. Karthikeya hunts a centuries-old anklet linked to Lord Krishna; a globe-spanning, temple-centered quest mixing archaeological puzzles, mythic lore, suspense and twists. read more
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
7.9
/10
7.9
/10
44. Nine Queens (2000)
Nine Queens (2000) is an Argentine crime drama about two con men—naïve Juan and veteran Marcos—who plot to sell forged 'Nine Queens' stamps. Smart, twisty, tense and darkly humorous, it explores deception and shifting loyalties. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8
/10
80
/100
7.9
/10
7.9
/10
45. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) follows strangers barricaded in a farmhouse during a sudden zombie outbreak. Tense, claustrophobic siege: scarce supplies, distrust, brutal violence and a bleak, tragic finale. read more
Genres: Horror, Thriller
7.1
/10
89
/100
7.8
/10
7.9
/10
46. Mission: Impossible 7 (2023)
Ethan Hunt and the IMF race to secure a dangerous new weapon while facing a powerful mysterious enemy. High‑octane global action, daring stunts and moral stakes force painful personal choices. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
81
/100
7.7
/10
7.9
/10
47. Dirty Harry (1971)
Harry Callahan hunts a sniper called Scorpio terrorizing 1970s San Francisco. Gritty, violent procedural anchored by Eastwood, provoking debate on justice, legality and vigilantism. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
7.2
/10
87
/100
7.7
/10
7.9
/10
48. The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation is a slow-burning psychological thriller about surveillant Harry Caul whose routine recording hints at murder. His conscience unravels amid paranoia, isolation and questions of privacy. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.3
/10
88
/100
7.7
/10
7.9
/10
49. The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker follows Sgt. William James joining a Baghdad bomb-disposal unit, clashing with by-the-book teammates as reckless EOD work breeds tension, moral ambiguity, adrenaline and lasting trauma. read more
Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
6.7
/10
95
/100
7.5
/10
7.9
/10
50. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty follows CIA analyst Maya's decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden after 9/11, showing meticulous intelligence work, morally fraught enhanced interrogation, and a tense SEAL raid in Abbottabad. read more
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
6.8
/10
95
/100
7.4
/10
7.9
/10
51. Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets follows guilt-ridden Charlie, a small-time hood in 1970s Little Italy, torn between loyalty, love and ambition as Johnny Boy's chaos forces him toward violent, tragic choices. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.8
/10
96
/100
7.2
/10
7.9
/10
52. Heat (1995)
Heat (1995) is a tense crime drama where mastermind thief Neil McCauley and obsessed detective Vincent Hanna engage in a cat-and-mouse battle—meticulous heists, brutal shootouts, moral complexity, and personal cost. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.5
/10
76
/100
8.3
/10
7.8
/10
53. Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl: a dark psychological thriller where Amy disappears on her fifth anniversary, sparking media frenzy and police suspicion. Twisting lies, unreliable narrators, bleak satire, and morally ambiguous finale. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.3
/10
79
/100
8.1
/10
7.8
/10
54. Wild Tales (2014)
Wild Tales (2014) — a darkly comic anthology of six standalone stories about ordinary people pushed to extremes, blending black humor, revenge, satire and sudden, violent catharsis. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
7.7
/10
77
/100
8.1
/10
7.8
/10
55. Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan (2010) tracks Nina Sayers, a driven ballerina whose quest for perfection in Swan Lake — amid a controlling mother, rival dancer and exacting director — descends into obsession, blurred reality and hallucination. read more
Genres: Drama, Thriller
7.6
/10
79
/100
8.0
/10
7.8
/10
56. All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976): a meticulous newsroom thriller about Woodward and Bernstein turning a 1972 DNC break‑in into a fact‑driven probe that exposed Nixon‑era corruption. read more
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
7.2
/10
84
/100
7.9
/10
7.8
/10
57. The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987) is a tense, stylish crime drama about Eliot Ness forming a small incorruptible squad to take on Al Capone amid widespread corruption, blending procedural grit with operatic action. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8
/10
79
/100
7.8
/10
7.8
/10
58. The Insider (1999)
The Insider dramatizes whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand and 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman fighting Big Tobacco, legal and corporate pressure; intense performances and moral urgency. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller
7.2
/10
85
/100
7.8
/10
7.8
/10
59. Argo (2012)
Argo (2012) follows CIA specialist Tony Mendez's audacious ruse to rescue six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis by posing as a Canadian film crew, blending tense espionage, human drama and Hollywood satire. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller
7.2
/10
86
/100
7.7
/10
7.8
/10
60. Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina is a slow, cerebral sci‑fi about Caleb, who evaluates Ava, a lifelike AI at a reclusive CEO's estate. Tense and claustrophobic, it probes consciousness, free will, deception and moral ambiguity. read more
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
78
/100
7.7
/10
7.8
/10
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