Best thrillers - Charts
Best thrillers
101. The Hole (1960)
France / Italy, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Jacques Becker
Cast: Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy
104. Die Hard 2 (1990)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
106. The Medusa Touch (1978)
UK / France, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Jack Gold
Cast: Richard Burton, Lino Ventura
107. The Return (2003)
Russia, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cast: Иван Добронравов, Владимир Гарин
108. Riders of Justice (2020)
Denmark, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
110. Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Australia / USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Anthony Maras
Cast: Armie Hammer, Dev Patel
111. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
112. The Others (2001)
Spain / USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan
113. Sling Blade (1996)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam
114. Basic Instinct (1992)
USA / France, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone
115. The Omen (1976)
USA / UK, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick
116. JSA - Joint Security Area (2000)
South Korea, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Kang-ho Song
117. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Sweden / Denmark, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace
118. Knives Out (2019)
USA, Mystery / Crime
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas
120. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
124. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Japan, Animation / Thriller
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
125. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Brazil, Action / Crime
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos
126. Sleuth (1972)
UK, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine
127. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
128. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
USA, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway
129. The Rainmaker (1997)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito
130. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
USA, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford
131. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
USA, Crime / Comedy
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon
132. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
USA / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey
133. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
134. Elite Squad (2007)
Brazil / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro
136. Dogville (2003)
Denmark / Sweden, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson
137. ...And Justice for All (1979)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Warden
138. Road to Perdition (2002)
USA, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin
139. Casino Royale (2006)
UK / Czech Republic, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green
140. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes
141. The Invisible Man (1933)
USA, Sci-fi / Horror
Directed by: James Whale
Cast: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart
142. The French Connection (1971)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: William Friedkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey
144. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane
145. Traffic (2000)
USA / Germany, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle
146. Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
France / Canada, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier
147. Scarface (1932)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson
Cast: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak
150. Minority Report (2002)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell
151. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
152. I, Robot (2004)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
153. The Wave (2008)
Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Dennis Gansel
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau
155. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis
156. Strangers on a Train (1951)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman
157. All the President's Men (1976)
USA, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford
158. Wild Tales (2014)
Argentina / Spain, Anthology / Comedy
Directed by: Damián Szifron
Cast: Darío Grandinetti, María Marull
159. Midnight Express (1978)
UK / USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle
160. Balloon (2018)
Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Michael Herbig
Cast: Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch
161. X-Men 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman
162. No Country for Old Men (2007)
USA, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem
163. Blue Velvet (1986)
USA, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper
164. My Name is Khan (2010)
India, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Karan Johar
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol
165. The Conjuring (2013)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: James Wan
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
166. It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
West Germany / Switzerland, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Ladislao Vajda
Cast: Heinz Rühmann, Siegfried Lowitz
167. District 9 (2009)
South Africa / USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope
169. Lost Highway (1997)
USA / France, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette
170. Oldboy (2003)
South Korea, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Cast: Min-shik Choi, Ji-tae Yoo
171. The Hateful Eight (2015)
USA, Western / Drama
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell
172. The Life of David Gale (2003)
USA / Germany, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet
173. Valkyrie (2008)
USA / Germany, War / Historical
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh
174. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
USA, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: Jack Arnold
Cast: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart
175. Mulholland Drive (2001)
USA / France, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring
176. Perfect Blue (1997)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Shin'ichirō Miki
177. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
178. The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Cast: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman
179. The Third Man (1949)
UK, Film-Noir / Mystery
Directed by: Carol Reed
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli
180. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
USA, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale
181. Black Book (2006)
Netherlands / Belgium, Thriller / War
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch
182. Primal Fear (1996)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney
184. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton
185. The Covenant (2023)
UK / Spain, Action / Drama
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
186. Headhunters (2011)
Norway / Sweden, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund
187. Hard Boiled (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Tony Chiu-wai Leung
188. I'm the Angel of Death: Pusher III (2005)
Denmark, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: Zlatko Burić, Slavko Labovic
189. Infernal Affairs (2002)
Hong Kong, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Cast: Andy Lau, Tony Chiu-wai Leung
190. Contact (1997)
USA, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey
191. Skyfall (2012)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
192. Bitter Moon (1992)
UK / France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas
193. In Bruges (2008)
UK / USA, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson
194. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Japan / USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
Cast: Ai Kobayashi, Kōichi Yamadera
195. Following (1998)
UK, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw
196. Disconnect (2012)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Henry Alex Rubin
Cast: Frank Grillo, Alexander Skarsgård
197. The Crying Game (1992)
UK / USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Cast: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson
198. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Australia / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth
200. Akira (1988)
Japan, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Cast: Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata