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300 Best Suspense Thriller Movies

by mrinalpal • Created 8 years ago • Modified 2 weeks ago
Movie loving friends, I have added the best suspense thriller movies that I have seen till date. I am still adding new movies to this list. Let me know the best Suspense Thriller movies that I have missed to watch. If you liked this list and my taste in movies, you can check my other must watch movie lists -

Crime - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls029265521
Mystery - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026754560
Inspirational - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls063407922

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If you are getting too disturbed watching thriller movies, please visit my Youtube channel @CalmHorizonStudio for instant relaxation.

Thank you!

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P.S. - Life is too short for bad movies ;)
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  • Fargo (1996)

    1. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (757K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
  • Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)

    2. Primal Fear

    19962h 9mR47Metascore
    7.7 (262K)
    A high-profile murder intrigues a publicity hungry lawyer.
    DirectorGregory HoblitStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyEdward Norton
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)

    3. Road to Perdition

    20021h 57mR72Metascore
    7.7 (294K)
    A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsTom HanksTyler HoechlinPaul Newman
  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

    4. Eyes Wide Shut

    19992h 39mTV-MA69Metascore
    7.5 (400K)
    A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd Field
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    5. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    6. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone (2007)

    7. Gone Baby Gone

    20071h 54mR72Metascore
    7.6 (302K)
    Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
    DirectorBen AffleckStarsMorgan FreemanEd HarrisCasey Affleck
  • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)

    8. Minority Report

    20022h 25mPG-1380Metascore
    7.6 (603K)
    John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha Morton
  • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)

    9. Arrival

    20161h 56mPG-1381Metascore
    7.9 (819K)
    Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest Whitaker
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

    10. Munich

    20052h 44mR74Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

    11. Zero Dark Thirty

    20122h 37mR95Metascore
    7.4 (331K)
    A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris Pratt
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Snowden (2016)

    12. Snowden

    20162h 14mR58Metascore
    7.3 (169K)
    The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittShailene WoodleyMelissa Leo
  • Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me (2013)

    13. Now You See Me

    20131h 55mPG-1350Metascore
    7.2 (739K)
    An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
    DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsJesse EisenbergCommonMark Ruffalo
  • Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016)

    14. Nocturnal Animals

    20161h 56mR67Metascore
    7.4 (329K)
    A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
    DirectorTom FordStarsAmy AdamsJake GyllenhaalMichael Shannon
  • Emily Blunt in The Girl on the Train (2016)

    15. The Girl on the Train

    20161h 52mR48Metascore
    6.5 (206K)
    A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.
    DirectorTate TaylorStarsEmily BluntHaley BennettRebecca Ferguson
  • Ben Affleck in The Accountant (2016)

    16. The Accountant

    20162h 8mR51Metascore
    7.3 (359K)
    As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
    DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsBen AffleckAnna KendrickJ.K. Simmons
  • Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)

    17. Mystic River

    20032h 18mR84Metascore
    7.9 (505K)
    The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin Bacon
  • Al Pacino in 88 Minutes (2007)

    18. 88 Minutes

    20071h 48mR17Metascore
    5.9 (79K)
    On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.
    DirectorJon AvnetStarsAl PacinoAlicia WittBen McKenzie
  • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

    19. Apocalypto

    20062h 19mR68Metascore
    7.8 (345K)
    As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsGerardo TaracenaRaoul Max TrujilloDalia Hernández
  • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)

    20. Michael Clayton

    20071h 59mR82Metascore
    7.2 (179K)
    A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
    DirectorTony GilroyStarsGeorge ClooneyTilda SwintonTom Wilkinson
  • Jim Carrey in The Number 23 (2007)

    21. The Number 23

    20071h 38mR
    6.4 (218K)
    Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJim CarreyVirginia MadsenLogan Lerman
  • Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Righteous Kill (2008)

    22. Righteous Kill

    20081h 41mR36Metascore
    6.0 (94K)
    Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
    DirectorJon AvnetStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoCarla Gugino
  • John Travolta and Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

    23. The Taking of Pelham 123

    20091h 46mR55Metascore
    6.4 (213K)
    Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonJohn TravoltaLuis Guzmán
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    24. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

    25. Black Swan

    20101h 48mR79Metascore
    8.0 (860K)
    Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent Cassel

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