Top 20 Best Thriller Movies of all Time

If you are a thriller movie fan then here we are with a list of 20 best thriller movies of all time from that will give you high chill and rest you with high thinking. Movies are good but when it’s thrilling movies it’s going to be best one because whole duration you going to be stuck with the plot and twist of the visuals. If you want to watch a good movie on weekend or nights, then choose any from the below given list. You will not regret about the decision of watching movies from this best thriller movies list. Here are the top 20 best thriller movies of all time

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Movie about A Psycho killer and different scenarios but great acting , a must watch for all. It is an Psychological thriller movie in which a FBI agent seek the help of a cannibalistic psychiatrist to catch an another serial killer called “Buffalo Bill”. This movie won many awards and ranks in good thriller movies of all time.

2. Se7en (1995)

A psychology drama movie where till the end you will in suspense. Great movie with great plot and twist. Story of two detective and a clever psycho killer. Killer revolves his killings through seven sins and confuses the detective with his smart moves. The movie is based on theme of Good vs Evil, Sin vs Crime.

3. Memento (2000)

A insurance investigator who suffers from short term memory loss and uses tattoos and pictures to remember, great movie to watch. A great story telling movie made by Christopher Nolan based on the short story written by his brother Jonathan Nolan “Memento Mori”. The character in the movie finds the killer of his wife through signs and memories written all over his body. Great thriller to watch.

4. The Girl on the Train (2016)

A girl on her lonely journey in a train meet a guy and later it turns to good thriller turnings, must watch for all. A women who is widow travel through train daily for investigation work and fantasies a couple she sees from the window as she narrates the story. Later it turns into different acts and consequences because of her alcoholic. Must watch once.

5. Zodiac (2007)

A cartoonist turned into zodiac killer, he uses his trick to do things and this is a great plot movie. It is an American Mistry thriller film directed by David Fincher. It is based on the investigation of a zodiac killer who was a serial killer in North California is 1960s.

6. The Sixth Sense (1999)

A boy got sixth sense where he can see future , and later this turns into lot of chaos and turning points and a thrilling story. It’s an American Psychological thriller film where a boy who sees something which is not visible to others and experience the future which leads to different acts in the movie as it named ” The sixth sense”

7. Parasite (2019)

A family of four suffering from unemployment found a home where they slowly get themselves opted in and this turns into big consequences later in the house. It’s a storytelling and thriller movie which is based on greed and choices you made. A good Korean thriller movie to watch.

8. The Departed (2006)

Story of an undercover agent and a spy who attacks each other in order to not get exposed, a good story to watch. It is an American crime thriller directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. The plot revolves around the fight between Massachusetts police and Irish goons for the crime they had committed.

9. Psycho (1960)

A horror thriller movie with lot of turns and twist and worth to watch. It’s an American Psychological horror thriller story film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the novel of same name by Robert Bloch. A good story with great turn and twists happen in the plot. A good watch with good storytelling and narration.

10. Rear Window (1954)

A professional photographer passes his time watching and keeping an eye over his neighbours and then he find out….. Watch in the movie. It is an 1954 based movie by Alfred Hitchcock and story follows a photographer who observe people from his window and suspect that his neighbour killed his wife later investigate this incident with his friends.

11. Mulholland Drive (2001)

A girl got into an accident and find the other girl with unusual identity and she tries to find out about each other. Go and watch. It’s an mystery movie written and directed by David Lynch. The plot revolves around a women who survived an accident at Mulholland drive and lost his memory, meets with another girl and plot turns into some horrific incidents.

12. Shutter Island (2010)

A detective officer reach to an island where unusual things happening and end up getting his family involved in this horror thriller. Good suspense thriller movie. Two detectives investigates the missing of a mental patient and during this they discover an island with mysterious people and unusual activity. This is good thriller movie with suspence and mystery.

13. Gone Girl (2014)

A man’s wife got disappeared on their fifth anniversary and whole media got attentive to this news. Good movie for fun thriller. Gone girl is an American Psychological thriller movie directed by David Fincher in 2014.

14. Inception (2010)

A Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece where he questions your psychological ability to understand the different concept shown in the movie. Nice thriller with good suspense drama. This movie is based on themes like illusion and dark aspects of marriage and relationships.

15. Fight Club (1999)

A psychological thriller movie which questions our day to day life and put us in question about life and rat race. Very popular and good movie. Two men starts a fight club where men can fight and release their frustrations and regain their masculinity by beating the opponent. They set three rules which also found with our day to day lives.

16. Prisoners (2013)

Man goes for search of his lost daughter when police fails to get her. A good crime thriller movie , worth watching. An American thriller movie directed by Denis Villeneuve. The story revolves around lost of two young girls on Thanksgiving. And the detective starts to unfold mysterious about child abduction and more thrilling things happen in the movie.

17. The Usual Suspects (1995)

A thriller Crime genre movie where a con man survives a shoot out and reveals mysterious story when questioned. A nice crime thriller worth to watch. The story is of five criminals who met in police proceedings and decides to go on a heist and a massacre unfolds at a place where the police suspects these criminals to be the culprits.

18. No Country for Old Man (2007)

A psycho killer goes on a hunt to kill the theif of the money and drug he was dealing. He ends up killing numourous people and at the end movie questions the security of our current time where anyone can do anything. It’s a crime thriller movie directed by Joel and Ethen Coen. A good story to watch.

19. The Prestige (2006)

Two friends become big enemies after a fight and this movie revolve around them and this lead to big crimes and thriller suspense between the suspects. Good to watch. It is a 2006 psychological thriller movie directed by Christopher Nolan and based on the novel of same name by Christopher Priest.

20. Black Swan (2010)

Its a horror drama movie where numourous people plays characters and ends with good twist and turns. Is a 2010 Psychological horror movie directed by Darran Aronofsky. The movie is based on a play which is on black swan and white swan which represents their psychological thinking and nature. This also include drama and crime in the climax.

Conclusion

So these are the Crime and Thriller based movies list recommendation in this article. If you like this article, comment down and we will release a new list of movies with Psychological thriller drama genre. Watch these movies and explore more.