Best Thriller Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   Psycho 1960

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

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   High and Low 1963

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

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
3. 3
   Yojimbo 1961

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.8K votes
4. 4
   Le Trou 1960

   Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 607 votes
5. 5
   Woman in the Dunes 1964

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

   8.2 · 554 votes
6. 6
   Rosemary's Baby 1968

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.8

   7.8 · 4.6K votes
7. 7
   What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962

   Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, YouTube Free
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.2K votes
8. 8
   Army of Shadows 1969

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
   7.7

   7.9 · 787 votes
9. 9
   Le Samouraï 1967

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.3K votes
10. 10
    Z 1969

    Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
    7.6

    7.8 · 661 votes
11. 11
    Fail Safe 1964

    Directed by Sidney Lumet · Streaming on YouTube Free, Fawesome, Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.8 · 510 votes
12. 12
    The Birds 1963

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.6K votes
13. 13
    Eyes Without a Face 1960

    Directed by Georges Franju · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 837 votes
14. 14
    Purple Noon 1960

    Directed by René Clément · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.4

    7.6 · 634 votes
15. 15
    The Manchurian Candidate 1962

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 855 votes
16. 16
    The Bad Sleep Well 1960

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa
    7.4

    7.7 · 304 votes
17. 17
    Peeping Tom 1960

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Cultpix
    7.3

    7.4 · 942 votes
18. 18
    The Train 1964

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.6 · 401 votes
19. 19
    Goldfinger 1964

    Directed by Guy Hamilton · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
20. 20
    Cape Fear 1962

    Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 664 votes
21. 21
    Repulsion 1965

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, Brew
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
22. 22
    The Time Machine 1960

    Directed by George Pal
    7.3

    7.4 · 962 votes
23. 23
    Blow-Up 1966

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
24. 24
    Seconds 1966

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.2

    7.4 · 462 votes
25. 25
    Wait Until Dark 1967

    Directed by Terence Young
    7.2

    7.3 · 623 votes
26. 26
    Le Doulos 1962

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 318 votes
27. 27
    Bullitt 1968

    Directed by Peter Yates · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.4K votes
28. 28
    Knife in the Water 1962

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 492 votes
29. 29
    From Russia with Love 1963

    Directed by Terence Young · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.5K votes
30. 30
    The Collector 1965

    Directed by William Wyler
    7.0

    7.4 · 235 votes
31. 31
    Marnie 1964

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
32. 32
    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.3 · 296 votes
33. 33
    Seven Days in May 1964

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.4 · 239 votes
34. 34
    Shoot the Piano Player 1960

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    7.0

    7.2 · 460 votes
35. 35
    Victim 1961

    Directed by Basil Dearden · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.5 · 165 votes
36. 36
    The Book of Stone 1969

    Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.8 · 93 votes
37. 37
    Dr. No 1962

    Directed by Terence Young · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.2K votes
38. 38
    This Man Must Die 1969

    Directed by Claude Chabrol · Streaming on Darkroom
    6.9

    7.3 · 199 votes
39. 39
    Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965

    Directed by Otto Preminger · Streaming on fuboTV
    6.9

    7.3 · 227 votes
40. 40
    Branded to Kill 1967

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki
    6.9

    7.2 · 264 votes
41. 41
    Point Blank 1967

    Directed by John Boorman · Streaming on YouTube TV, TCM
    6.9

    7.0 · 458 votes
42. 42
    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965

    Directed by Martin Ritt · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.9

    7.1 · 354 votes
43. 43
    The Swimming Pool 1969

    Directed by Jacques Deray · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.0 · 586 votes
44. 44
    The Italian Job 1969

    Directed by Peter Collinson · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.9

    6.9 · 908 votes
45. 45
    Targets 1968

    Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.8

    7.1 · 253 votes
46. 46
    Von Ryan's Express 1965

    Directed by Mark Robson
    6.8

    7.1 · 256 votes
47. 47
    Shock Corridor 1963

    Directed by Samuel Fuller · Streaming on HBO Max, FlixFling, IndieFlix
    6.8

    7.0 · 309 votes
48. 48
    Tokyo Drifter 1966

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 220 votes
49. 49
    Murder at the Gallop 1963

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox
    6.8

    7.1 · 191 votes
50. 50
    Murder Most Foul 1964

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox
    6.8

    7.1 · 178 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
   Revenge 1964

   Directed by Tadashi Imai
   6.4

   7.6 · 23 votes
2. 2
   Wolves, Pigs & Men 1964

   Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, The Roku Channel
   6.3

   8.1 · 11 votes
3. 3
   Cairo 30 1966

   Directed by Salah Abu Seif
   6.3

   7.6 · 18 votes
4. 4
   I, the Executioner 1968

   Directed by Tai Katō · Streaming on Hoopla, MUBI, Xumo Play
   6.3

   7.4 · 23 votes
5. 5
   The Second Wife 1967

   Directed by Salah Abu Seif
   6.3

   7.6 · 15 votes
6. 6
   The Sword and the Balance 1963

   Directed by André Cayatte
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
7. 7
   The Terrible People 1960

   Directed by Harald Reinl
   6.3

   7.3 · 23 votes
8. 8
   Jigsaw 1962

   Directed by Val Guest · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Cohen Media
   6.3

   7.2 · 27 votes
9. 9
   Tattooed Life 1965

   Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Philo, Hoopla, Night Flight Plus
   6.3

   7.2 · 24 votes
10. 10
    Intimidation 1960

    Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.3

    7.2 · 24 votes