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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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21. Dial M for Murder (1954)

Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder: ex‑tennis pro Tony plots to have his wife Margot killed for money, blackmailing an accomplice. When the attempt fails and Margot kills the intruder, Halliday and Inspector Hubbard uncover Tony’s scheme. read more

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 75 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

22. Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo follows Sanjuro, a clever ronin who pits two rival gangs in a 19th‑century town against each other while protecting locals. His plots lead to violence, culminating in a tense, justice‑seeking showdown. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 93 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.5 /10

23. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

24. Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner (1982) follows ex-cop Rick Deckard hunting four rogue Nexus-6 replicants in a rain-soaked 2019 Los Angeles. It's a moody sci-fi noir exploring identity, memory, mortality and empathy. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 84 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

25. Fargo (1996)

Fargo (1996): darkly comic crime thriller where a car salesman’s botched kidnapping triggers violence. Pregnant Sheriff Marge’s calm competence and Coen deadpan expose bleak moral irony. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 88 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

26. Jaws (1975)

Jaws (1975): A taut Spielberg thriller on Amity Island where a great white terrorizes swimmers. Chief Brody, Quint and Hooper battle danger, fear, greed and obsession. read more

Genres: Adventure, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

27. Room (2015)

Room (2015) follows Joy 'Ma' Newsome and son Jack, held in a locked room. Their escape leads from claustrophobic survival to wrenching recovery, exploring trauma, reintegration, and a powerful mother–son bond. read more

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

28. Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown is a 1937-set neo-noir: PI J.J. Gittes’s adultery probe spirals into murder, municipal corruption and land grabs led by Noah Cross. Taut, darkly witty and menacing, it ends in devastating, unresolved moral ruin. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 92 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

29. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 77 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

30. The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949) is a moody film‑noir set in postwar Vienna: writer Holly Martins investigates the supposed death of friend Harry Lime, uncovering black‑market crimes, moral compromise, and haunting atmosphere. read more

Genres: Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 97 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

31. The Handmaiden (2016)

Set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, The Handmaiden is a sumptuous psychological thriller about a con to marry and betray a reclusive heiress that spirals into shifting loyalties, erotic tension, moral ambiguity and stunning visuals. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

32. On the Waterfront (1954)

On the Waterfront is a gritty 1950s drama: ex-boxer Terry Malloy, haunted by a coworker's murder, faces corrupt union bosses and must choose between silence and moral courage. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

33. Persona (1966)

Persona (1966) is a stark, hypnotic drama where nurse Alma tends mute actress Elisabet in isolation; identities blur as silence, confession and obsession merge into unsettling, unresolved visual poetry. read more

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

34. The Bandit (1996)

The Bandit (1996): After 35 years in prison, legendary outlaw Baran seeks the friend who betrayed him in modern Istanbul. A gritty, moral thriller of revenge, lost love, urban decay and violence. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

35. The Wages of Fear (1953)

The Wages of Fear dumps four desperate men in a scorched outpost who must haul unstable nitroglycerin over treacherous mountain roads to a burning oilfield. A relentless, claustrophobic thriller about fear, greed and survival. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

36. Kahaani (2012)

Kahaani: During Kolkata’s Durga Puja, pregnant Vidya returns to find her husband missing and erased from records. She pursues a tense, atmospheric investigation that uncovers conspiracy, danger and shocking twists. read more

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

37. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

38. The Imitation Game (2014)

The Imitation Game follows Alan Turing and his Bletchley Park team as they build a machine to crack Enigma. It blends wartime suspense with Turing’s intellectual triumphs and tragic personal costs. read more

Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 71 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

39. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 follows Beatrix Kiddo’s final vengeance against Budd, Elle and Bill, uncovering her Pai Mei training and the truth about her child. It’s a slower, character-driven, emotionally charged finale. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Metacritic Rating 83 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

40. Sin City (2005)

Sin City (2005) is a stylized noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s comics: four interwoven, brutal tales of vengeance, corrupt cops and damaged antiheroes, filmed in stark black-and-white with splashes of color. read more

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Metacritic Rating 74 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

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