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The best thriller movies, ranked

Ranked by viewer rating — a thousand-vote minimum, so nothing here is a fluke.

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  1. Leave Her to Heaven posterViewer rating: 75%
    Leave Her to Heaven1945
  2. Miller's Crossing posterViewer rating: 75%
    Miller's Crossing1990
  3. Cape Fear posterViewer rating: 75%
    Cape Fear1962
  4. Open Your Eyes posterViewer rating: 74%
    Open Your Eyes1997
  5. Mission: Possible posterViewer rating: 74%
    Mission: Possible2021
  6. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan posterViewer rating: 74%
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982
  7. Cell 211 posterViewer rating: 74%
    Cell 2112009
  8. Election 2 posterViewer rating: 74%
    Election 22006
  9. The Bourne Ultimatum posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Bourne Ultimatum2007
  10. Wind River posterViewer rating: 74%
    Wind River2017
  11. The Life of David Gale posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Life of David Gale2003
  12. K.G.F: Chapter 2 posterViewer rating: 74%
    K.G.F: Chapter 22022
  13. A Quiet Place Part II posterViewer rating: 74%
    A Quiet Place Part II2021
  14. Memoir of a Murderer posterViewer rating: 74%
    Memoir of a Murderer2017
  15. The Witch: Part 2. The Other One posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Witch: Part 2. The Other One2022
  16. The Lady Vanishes posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Lady Vanishes1938
  17. New World posterViewer rating: 74%
    New World2013
  18. The Experiment posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Experiment2001
  19. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood posterViewer rating: 74%
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
  20. Sicario posterViewer rating: 74%
    Sicario2015
  21. The Godfather Part III posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Godfather Part III1990
  22. Hunting Season posterViewer rating: 74%
    Hunting Season2025
  23. Predestination posterViewer rating: 74%
    Predestination2014
  24. Duel posterViewer rating: 74%
    Duel1971
  25. The Vanishing posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Vanishing1988
  26. Bullet Train posterViewer rating: 74%
    Bullet Train2022
  27. Nocturnal Animals posterViewer rating: 74%
    Nocturnal Animals2016
  28. The Omen posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Omen1976
  29. Miss Sloane posterViewer rating: 74%
    Miss Sloane2016
  30. No Mercy posterViewer rating: 74%
    No Mercy2010
  31. Taken posterViewer rating: 74%
    Taken2008
  32. Inside Man posterViewer rating: 74%
    Inside Man2006
  33. The Raid posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Raid2012
  34. The Last Duel posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Last Duel2021
  35. Sisu posterViewer rating: 74%
    Sisu2022
  36. American Psycho posterViewer rating: 74%
    American Psycho2000
  37. A Pure Formality posterViewer rating: 74%
    A Pure Formality1994
  38. An Inspector Calls posterViewer rating: 74%
    An Inspector Calls2015
  39. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum posterViewer rating: 74%
    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2019
  40. Law Abiding Citizen posterViewer rating: 74%
    Law Abiding Citizen2009
  41. The Man Who Knew Too Much posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Man Who Knew Too Much1956
  42. Hwayi: A Monster Boy posterViewer rating: 74%
    Hwayi: A Monster Boy2013
  43. Scarface posterViewer rating: 74%
    Scarface1932
  44. I Stand Alone posterViewer rating: 74%
    I Stand Alone1999
  45. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade posterViewer rating: 74%
    Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade1999
  46. Le Doulos posterViewer rating: 74%
    Le Doulos1962
  47. Un Chien Andalou posterViewer rating: 74%
    Un Chien Andalou1929
  48. The Mauritanian posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Mauritanian2021

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