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Best Thriller Movies

Suspense that tightens until something breaks.


These thriller films are ranked by IMDb score — the ones that audiences worldwide have voted, re-watched, and argued over the most. Refine by year or cross-reference with another genre. The list begins with the best.
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  1. 01.
    The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

    2008·Dir. Christopher Nolan·152 min·9.1

    Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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  2. 02.
    Mirror Game

    Mirror Game

    2016·Dir. Amitabh Reza Chowdhury·144 min·8.9

    Ayna is an actor and the prison is his stage. He slips into the characters of the powerful convicted in exchange of money and take their place in prison. This strange profession is borne out of a society that doesn't give him a chance to follow his passion of acting, but forces him to act in the real life. Falling in love with the girl next door changes his life equation and he decides to end this career with one last performance. But this one takes him too deep in the rabbit hole. The story unfolds on how an underdog survives in a society that is merciless and struggles his way out from the clutch of crime game which he is a part too.

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  3. 03.
    Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

    1994·Dir. Quentin Tarantino·154 min·8.8

    A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

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  4. 04.
    Fight Club

    Fight Club

    1999·Dir. David Fincher·139 min·8.8

    A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

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  5. 05.
    Se7en

    Se7en

    1995·Dir. David Fincher·127 min·8.6

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

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  6. 06.
    The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991·Dir. Jonathan Demme·119 min·8.6

    Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

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  7. 07.
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991·Dir. James Cameron·137 min·8.6

    Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

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  8. 08.
    Parasite

    Parasite

    2019·Dir. Bong Joon Ho·133 min·8.5

    All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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  9. 09.
    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    2014·Dir. Damien Chazelle·107 min·8.5

    Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

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    The Usual Suspects

    The Usual Suspects

    1995·Dir. Bryan Singer·106 min·8.5

    Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

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    The Departed

    The Departed

    2006·Dir. Martin Scorsese·151 min·8.5

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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    The Shining

    The Shining

    1980·Dir. Stanley Kubrick·144 min·8.4

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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    Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009·Dir. Quentin Tarantino·153 min·8.4

    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

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    Memento

    Memento

    2000·Dir. Christopher Nolan·113 min·8.4

    Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

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    Visaranai

    Visaranai

    2016·Dir. Vetrimaaran·118 min·8.4

    Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.

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    The Lives of Others

    The Lives of Others

    2006·Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck·137 min·8.4

    In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

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    Aliens

    Aliens

    1986·Dir. James Cameron·137 min·8.4

    Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

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    The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012·Dir. Christopher Nolan·165 min·8.4

    Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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    Kaithi

    Kaithi

    2019·Dir. Lokesh Kanagaraj·147 min·8.4

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.

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    Drishyam 2

    Drishyam 2

    2021·Dir. Jeethu Joseph·153 min·8.4

    7 years after the events of Drishyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?

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    Drishyam

    Drishyam

    2013·Dir. Jeethu Joseph·164 min·8.4

    Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.

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    Thani Oruvan

    Thani Oruvan

    2015·Dir. Mohan Raja·159 min·8.4

    An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.

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    Anniyan

    Anniyan

    2005·Dir. Shankar·181 min·8.4

    Unable to bear the growing corruption in society and rejection from his love interest, a meek lawyer becomes diagnosed with multiple personality disorder due to which the personalities of a vigilante killer and a metrosexual start existing within him.

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  24. 24.
    Oldboy

    Oldboy

    2003·Dir. Park Chan-wook·120 min·8.3

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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    Joker

    Joker

    2019·Dir. Todd Phillips·122 min·8.3

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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    Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992·Dir. Quentin Tarantino·99 min·8.3

    A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

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    Ulidavaru Kandanthe

    Ulidavaru Kandanthe

    2014·Dir. Rakshit Shetty·154 min·8.3

    Malpe, a small fishing town on the Arabian Coast. Located 6 kms to the west of the temple town, Udupi. Malpe's beaches are washed clean everyday by the sea. The waves ensure that nothing gets left behind on the sands. But then, the waves cannot reach everything. It is the time of the year when Udupi and its surroundings are decked up to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmaashtami. Men and children walk the streets dressed up as characters from mythology. Teams painted as tigers are seen dancing to drum beats all around the town. But violence seems to be brewing in Malpe this Krishna Janmaashtami.

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  28. 28.
    Maharaja

    Maharaja

    2024·Dir. Nithilan Saminathan·141 min·8.3

    A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.

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    Vikram

    Vikram

    2022·Dir. Lokesh Kanagaraj·174 min·8.3

    Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following down this path will lead to nothing but war between everyone involved.

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    2018

    2018

    2023·Dir. Jude Anthany Joseph·150 min·8.3

    A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.

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    Ratsasan

    Ratsasan

    2018·Dir. Ram Kumar·170 min·8.3

    A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases.

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    Shershaah

    Shershaah

    2021·Dir. Vishnu Varadhan·135 min·8.3

    Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.

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