IMDb's Thriller Top 50

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Thrillers are often hybrids with other genres - there are action-thrillers, western-thrillers, film-noir thrillers, even romantic comedy-thrillers. Another closely-related genre is the horror film genre. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations. They are types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension. The acclaimed Master of Suspense is Alfred Hitchcock. Spy films may be considered a type of thriller/suspense film.

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  1. 1 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 4 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
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    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
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    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
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    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957, in 12 top lists Check
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    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
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    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
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    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
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    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
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    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
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    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
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    Prisoners

    2013, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 34 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
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    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 40 new

    Gangs of Wasseypur

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
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    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 47 -1

    Gone Girl

    2014, in 12 top lists Check
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