The 50 best Thriller movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 3,025 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas leads, rated 8.4 (2008). The average release year on the list is 1999. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Dark Knight (2008)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 152 min · 8.5 36,624 votes
2

Pulp Fiction (1994)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min · 8.5 30,811 votes
3

Parasite (2019)

directed by Bong Joon-ho · 132 min · 8.5 21,250 votes
4

Fight Club (1999)

directed by David Fincher · 139 min · 8.4 32,798 votes
5

Se7en (1995)

directed by David Fincher · 127 min · 8.4 23,716 votes
6

Whiplash (2014)

directed by Damien Chazelle · 107 min · 8.4 17,042 votes
7

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

directed by Jonathan Demme · 118 min · 8.3 18,454 votes
8

Psycho (1960)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 109 min · 8.4 11,229 votes
9

Shutter Island (2010)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 138 min · 8.2 26,373 votes
10

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 152 min · 8.2 24,706 votes
11

The Shining (1980)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 146 min · 8.2 19,320 votes
12

Memento (2000)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 113 min · 8.2 16,712 votes
13

The Departed (2006)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min · 8.2 16,591 votes
14

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

directed by James Cameron · 136 min · 8.2 14,795 votes
15

Joker (2019)

directed by Todd Phillips · 122 min · 8.1 28,260 votes
16

The Usual Suspects (1995)

directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min · 8.2 11,704 votes
17

Rear Window (1954)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 112 min · 8.3 7,342 votes
18

Oldboy (2003)

directed by Park Chan-wook · 120 min · 8.2 10,165 votes
19

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 99 min · 8.1 15,792 votes
20

Prisoners (2013)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 153 min · 8.1 13,460 votes
21

The Imitation Game (2014)

directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min · 8.0 18,376 votes
22

No Country for Old Men (2007)

directed by Joel Coen · 122 min · 8.0 13,724 votes
23

The Sixth Sense (1999)

directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 108 min · 8.0 13,232 votes
24

Aliens (1986)

directed by James Cameron · 154 min · 8.0 11,150 votes
25

Gone Girl (2014)

directed by David Fincher · 149 min · 7.9 20,354 votes
26

Obsession (2026)

directed by Curry Barker · 100 min · 8.2 5,354 votes
27

Room (2015)

directed by Lenny Abrahamson · 117 min · 8.0 9,825 votes
28

V for Vendetta (2006)

directed by James McTeigue · 130 min · 7.9 15,896 votes
29

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 138 min · 7.9 15,405 votes
30

Vertigo (1958)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 128 min · 8.1 6,483 votes
31

Blade Runner (1982)

directed by Ridley Scott · 117 min · 7.9 15,367 votes
32

The Handmaiden (2016)

directed by Park Chan-wook · 145 min · 8.2 4,475 votes
33

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 165 min · 7.8 24,880 votes
34

The Invisible Guest (2017)

directed by Oriol Paulo · 107 min · 8.1 5,112 votes
35

Perfect Blue (1998)

directed by Satoshi Kon · 85 min · 8.3 3,332 votes
36

Memories of Murder (2003)

directed by Bong Joon-ho · 131 min · 8.1 4,787 votes
37

Nobody (2021)

directed by Ilya Naishuller · 92 min · 7.9 8,655 votes
38

Die Hard (1988)

directed by John McTiernan · 132 min · 7.8 12,602 votes
39

Fargo (1996)

directed by Joel Coen · 98 min · 7.8 9,337 votes
40

North by Northwest (1959)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 136 min · 8.0 4,624 votes
41

Black Swan (2010)

directed by Darren Aronofsky · 108 min · 7.7 15,840 votes
42

The Terminator (1984)

directed by James Cameron · 107 min · 7.7 15,062 votes
43

The Lives of Others (2006)

directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 138 min · 8.0 4,240 votes
44

The Batman (2022)

directed by Matt Reeves · 185 min · 7.7 12,455 votes
45

Mulholland Drive (2001)

directed by David Lynch · 147 min · 7.8 7,260 votes
46

Nightcrawler (2014)

directed by Dan Gilroy · 118 min · 7.7 12,017 votes
47

Jaws (1975)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 124 min · 7.7 11,827 votes
48

The Untouchables (1987)

directed by Brian De Palma · 119 min · 7.8 6,306 votes
49

Get Out (2017)

directed by Jordan Peele · 104 min · 7.6 19,290 votes
50

Chinatown (1974)

directed by Roman Polanski · 130 min · 7.9 4,384 votes