Best Thriller Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada

1. 1
   M 1931

   Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.6K votes
2. 2
   Le Trou 1960

   Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 607 votes
3. 3
   Woman in the Dunes 1964

   Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.9

   8.2 · 554 votes
4. 4
   A Man Escaped 1956

   Directed by Robert Bresson · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   8.0 · 643 votes
5. 5
   Infernal Affairs 2002

   Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   7.8 · 2K votes
6. 6
   Z 1969

   Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.6

   7.8 · 661 votes
7. 7
   Blue Velvet 1986

   Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV
   7.6

   7.6 · 4K votes
8. 8
   The Consequences of Love 2004

   Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.4

   7.5 · 926 votes
9. 9
   The Lady Vanishes 1938

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
   7.3

   7.4 · 1.1K votes
10. 10
    Stray Dog 1949

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.3

    7.6 · 384 votes
11. 11
    Funny Games 1997

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.2K votes
12. 12
    The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 299 votes
13. 13
    Le Corbeau 1943

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 334 votes
14. 14
    Thief 1981

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 918 votes
15. 15
    Infernal Affairs II 2003

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 494 votes
16. 16
    Knife in the Water 1962

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 492 votes
17. 17
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 257 votes
18. 18
    La Cérémonie 1995

    Directed by Claude Chabrol · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 421 votes
19. 19
    Shoot the Piano Player 1960

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 460 votes
20. 20
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.4 · 201 votes
21. 21
    Police Story 2 1988

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
    7.0

    7.1 · 667 votes
22. 22
    The Naked City 1948

    Directed by Jules Dassin · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 295 votes
23. 23
    Mr. Klein 1976

    Directed by Joseph Losey · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 299 votes
24. 24
    Odd Man Out 1947

    Directed by Carol Reed · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.3 · 235 votes
25. 25
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 361 votes
26. 26
    A Better Tomorrow II 1987

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Plex
    6.9

    7.1 · 334 votes
27. 27
    Read My Lips 2001

    Directed by Jacques Audiard · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.0 · 398 votes
28. 28
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972

    Directed by Buichi Saitō · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 160 votes
29. 29
    Foreign Correspondent 1940

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.0 · 472 votes
30. 30
    The Murderer Lives at Number 21 1942

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.2 · 169 votes
31. 31
    La Bête Humaine 1938

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 253 votes
32. 32
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976

    Directed by John Cassavetes · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 310 votes
33. 33
    Insomnia 1997

    Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 343 votes
34. 34
    Witchhammer 1970

    Directed by Otakar Vávra · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.6 · 79 votes
35. 35
    Tokyo Drifter 1966

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 220 votes
36. 36
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.2 · 141 votes
37. 37
    Seance on a Wet Afternoon 1964

    Directed by Bryan Forbes · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 122 votes
38. 38
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades 1972

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.1 · 168 votes
39. 39
    State of Siege 1972

    Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.2 · 121 votes
40. 40
    Mona Lisa 1986

    Directed by Neil Jordan · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    6.9 · 310 votes
41. 41
    The Most Dangerous Game 1932

    Directed by Irving Pichel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    6.7

    6.9 · 336 votes
42. 42
    King of New York 1990

    Directed by Abel Ferrara · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Lionsgate+
    6.7

    6.8 · 835 votes
43. 43
    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell 1974

    Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.1 · 134 votes
44. 44
    City on Fire 1987

    Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, WeTV
    6.7

    6.9 · 184 votes
45. 45
    Death of a Cyclist 1955

    Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.1 · 113 votes
46. 46
    The Ear 1990

    Directed by Karel Kachyňa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    7.3 · 75 votes
47. 47
    L.627 1992

    Directed by Bertrand Tavernier · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    7.1 · 107 votes
48. 48
    D.O.A. 1949

    Directed by Rudolph Maté · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.6

    6.9 · 211 votes
49. 49
    Once a Thief 1991

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Plex
    6.6

    6.9 · 192 votes
50. 50
    Lord of the Flies 1963

    Directed by Peter Brook · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    6.7 · 599 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Tiger Bay 1959

   Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.2 · 58 votes
2. 2
   The Elephant God 1979

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.3 · 43 votes
3. 3
   Royal Warriors 1986

   Directed by David Chung · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.0 · 77 votes
4. 4
   The Hunt 1966

   Directed by Carlos Saura · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.0 · 74 votes
5. 5
   Martha 1974

   Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.0 · 71 votes
6. 6
   Youth of the Beast 1963

   Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   6.9 · 97 votes
7. 7
   Carriage to Vienna 1966

   Directed by Karel Kachyňa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.3 · 39 votes
8. 8
   Sapphire 1959

   Directed by Basil Dearden · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
   6.4

   7.0 · 53 votes
9. 9
   School on Fire 1988

   Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.2 · 33 votes
10. 10
    Matango 1963

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Plex
    6.4

    6.7 · 108 votes