Top Thriller Movies


The Top Thriller Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Thriller List". Lists are calculated daily.

301. Firestarter

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark L. Lester
Actors: David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Heather Locklear, Freddie Jones, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott
Plot: Andy and Vicky participated in some medical experiments in college. It is 9 years later and their 9-year-old daughter, Charlene "Charlie" McGee, can start fire with her mind. The government wants to study her even if it kills her.

302. Nightmare Alley

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Paul Anderson, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Toni Collette
Plot: A carney with a talent for manipulation leaves the sideshow behind for the
big city - but not before leaving a wake of chaos behind. Using the
talents he's learned to swindle millionaires - he finds his match in a
brilliant, devious psychologist - who becomes his greatest challenge and
ultimate downfall.

303. Redemption

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Knight
Actors: Jason Statham, Lee Asquith-Coe, Vicky McClure, Ian Pirie, Benedict Wong, Siobhan Hewlett
Plot: An ex-special forces agent, homeless and trying to avoid a court martial, navigates London's criminal underworld. When he comes upon an opportunity to assume a new identity - it allows him to be reborn - and become an avenging angel in the process.

304. High Sierra

Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raoul Walsh
Actors: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Hull
Plot: After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.

305. The Square

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nash Edgerton
Actors: David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Paul Caesar, Brendan Donoghue
Plot: A man bored with his everyday life begins an affair with a wife of a mobster. She hatches a plan to steal his money and burn down the house to cover their tracks. When he tries to back out, it's too late and soon he's on the hook for the crime.

306. Titane

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julia Ducournau
Actors: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas
Plot: After a car accident leaves her with a titanium plate, Alexia becomes obsessed with cars, eventually becoming a top model for shows - and attracting men and women with her sexual desire. But in a sudden turn of events, she seeks to hide her identity and even gender, becoming Adrien, a long-lost son of fire-fighter Vincent Legrand, who is more than happy to welcome back his son - even as both know the relationship is bound to fall apart.

307. Red

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee
Actors: Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore, Robert Englund, Amanda Plummer, Noel Fisher, Kyle Gallner
Plot: A reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason.

308. Southern Comfort

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter
Plot: A troop of National Guardsmen get on the wrong side of a murderous clan of Cajuns in the bayous of Louisiana.

309. Premium Rush

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Koepp
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Aasif Mandvi, Nick Damici
Plot: A bike messenger suddenly finds himself on more than just a routine delivery when a corrupt cop begins pursuit after picking up a package.

310. Act of Valor

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
Actors: Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Gonzalo Menendez, Ailsa Marshall, Jason Cottle
Plot: Inspired by true events and starring an active group of Navy SEALs, Act of Valor follows this elite group of trained soldiers as they mount a cover rescue mission for a kidnapped CIA operative.

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