Best Thriller Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
2. 2
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
3. 3
   Parasite 2019

   Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 22K votes
4. 4
   Pulp Fiction 1994

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
5. 5
   Fight Club 1999

   Directed by David Fincher
   8.4

   8.4 · 33K votes
6. 6
   Psycho 1960

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Netflix, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
7. 7
   Se7en 1995

   Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.4

   8.4 · 24K votes
8. 8
   Whiplash 2014

   Directed by Damien Chazelle
   8.4

   8.4 · 17K votes
9. 9
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

   Directed by Jonathan Demme · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
   8.3

   8.3 · 19K votes
10. 10
    Rear Window 1954

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on YouTube TV, TCM
    8.3

    8.3 · 7.4K votes
11. 11
    Perfect Blue 1998

    Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.3

    8.3 · 3.4K votes
12. 12
    High and Low 1963

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    8.2

    8.4 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    The Shadow's Edge 2025

    Directed by Larry Yang
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
14. 14
    Oldboy 2003

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel
    8.2

    8.2 · 10K votes
15. 15
    Inglourious Basterds 2009

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
    8.2

    8.2 · 25K votes
16. 16
    The Shining 1980

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.2

    8.2 · 20K votes
17. 17
    Shutter Island 2010

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 27K votes
18. 18
    Memento 2000

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
    8.2

    8.2 · 17K votes
19. 19
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 15K votes
20. 20
    The Departed 2006

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    8.1

    8.2 · 17K votes
21. 21
    The Usual Suspects 1995

    Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.1

    8.2 · 12K votes
22. 22
    Obsession 2026

    Directed by Curry Barker · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    8.1

    8.2 · 6.3K votes
23. 23
    The Handmaiden 2016

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.1

    8.2 · 4.6K votes
24. 24
    Bound by Honor 1993

    Directed by Taylor Hackford
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.7K votes
25. 25
    Joker 2019

    Directed by Todd Phillips · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.1 · 29K votes
26. 26
    Vertigo 1958

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on YouTube TV
    8.1

    8.1 · 6.6K votes
27. 27
    Reservoir Dogs 1992

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MovieSphere+
    8.1

    8.1 · 16K votes
28. 28
    Prisoners 2013

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve
    8.1

    8.1 · 14K votes
29. 29
    Michael Jackson's Thriller 1983

    Directed by John Landis
    8.1

    8.3 · 808 votes
30. 30
    Counterattack 2025

    Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel
    8.1

    8.3 · 870 votes
31. 31
    The Invisible Guest 2017

    Directed by Oriol Paulo
    8.0

    8.1 · 5.2K votes
32. 32
    The Furious 2026

    Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    8.0

    8.2 · 861 votes
33. 33
    Memories of Murder 2003

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho
    8.0

    8.1 · 4.9K votes
34. 34
    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1970

    Directed by Elio Petri · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV
    8.0

    8.2 · 910 votes
35. 35
    Double Indemnity 1944

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Philo
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.1K votes
36. 36
    The Lives of Others 2006

    Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    8.0

    8.0 · 4.3K votes
37. 37
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Lionsgate+, MovieSphere+
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.5K votes
38. 38
    M 1931

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.6K votes
39. 39
    Yojimbo 1961

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.8K votes
40. 40
    Room 2015

    Directed by Lenny Abrahamson · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.0

    8.0 · 9.9K votes
41. 41
    Le Trou 1960

    Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.2 · 607 votes
42. 42
    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds 2017

    Directed by Kim Yong-hwa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.3K votes
43. 43
    The Imitation Game 2014

    Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Kanopy, Lionsgate+, Tubi TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 19K votes
44. 44
    Aliens 1986

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Philo
    8.0

    8.0 · 11K votes
45. 45
    Dial M for Murder 1954

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Kanopy, FlixHouse, TCM
    7.9

    8.0 · 3K votes
46. 46
    Woman in the Dunes 1964

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    7.9

    8.2 · 554 votes
47. 47
    The Sixth Sense 1999

    Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Streaming on Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
48. 48
    No Country for Old Men 2007

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
49. 49
    North by Northwest 1959

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Philo, YouTube TV, Plex Channel
    7.9

    8.0 · 4.7K votes
50. 50
    Blade Runner 1982

    Directed by Ridley Scott
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K 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.

1. 1
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
2. 2
   The Other Side 2024

   Directed by Daniel Posada · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   8.6 · 34 votes
3. 3
   Dassehra 2018

   Directed by Manish Vatsalya · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   10.0 · 12 votes
4. 4
   War 2017

   Directed by Reece Peña
   6.5

   9.5 · 14 votes
5. 5
   Firrkie 2025

   Directed by Ankush Bhatt
   6.5

   10.0 · 11 votes
6. 6
   NXT TakeOver XXV 2019

   Directed by Kevin Dunn
   6.7

   8.4 · 31 votes
7. 7
   Profile of a Killer 2012

   Directed by Caspian Tredwell-Owen
   6.5

   9.6 · 11 votes
8. 8
   Kisapmata 1981

   Directed by Mike de Leon · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.6

   8.1 · 32 votes
9. 9
   The Devil's Hour 2016

   Directed by Joshua Bruening
   6.4

   8.9 · 14 votes
10. 10
    Fuelled 2021

    Directed by Michelle Hao
    6.6

    8.0 · 30 votes