Top 100 Thriller Movies List

#100 Thriller Movie

Sci-Fighters (2004) PG-13

A well-meaning genius creates a virtual reality game that leaves his grandson trapped within when a virus invades. The boy's father (Don Wilson) enters the virtual fighting game in order to combat the virus and save his son before they're both trapped forever.

Director:

Art Camacho

Writers:

Thomas Callicoat

Stars:

Don Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Lorenzo Lamas

#99 Thriller Movie

Double Jeopardy (1999) R

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers:

David Weisberg, Douglas Cook

Stars:

Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood

#98 Thriller Movie

Snake Eyes (1998) R

A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Brian De Palma, David Koepp

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard

#97 Thriller Movie

Suicide Kings (1997) R

A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers:

Peter Lord, Nick Park

Stars:

Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery

#96 Thriller Movie

The Jackal (1997) R

An imprisoned IRA fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers:

Kenneth Ross, Chuck Pfarrer

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier

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#95 Thriller Movie

The Emperor's New Groove (2000) G

After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality.

Director:

David Fincher

Writers:

John Brancato, Michael Ferris

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn

#94 Thriller Movie

The Rock (1996) R

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

David Weisberg, Douglas Cook

Stars:

Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris

#93 Thriller Movie

Primal Fear (1996) R

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers:

William Diehl, Steve Shagan

Stars:

Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton

#92 Thriller Movie

Run (2013)

RUN is a fast-paced, action/thriller, which centers on a street smart, 17-year-old named Daniel who practices Parkour and is both hero and thief.

Director:

Simone Bartesaghi

Writers:

Simone Bartesaghi, Joseph Michael Lagana

Stars:

William Moseley, Kelsey Asbille, Edoardo Ballerini

#91 Thriller Movie

Freeway (1996) R

A twisted take on 'Little Red Riding Hood' with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker traveling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer/pedophile.

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writers:

Matthew Bright

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine

#90 Thriller Movie

The-Fan (1996) R

An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Peter Abrahams, Phoef Sutton

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin

#89 Thriller Movie

Basic Instinct (1992) R

A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Joe Eszterhas

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza

#88 Thriller Movie

True Lies (1994) R

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Director:

James Cameron

Writers:

Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold

#87 Thriller Movie

Judgment Night (1993) R

Four friends on their way to a boxing match get caught in heavy traffic, so they take a shortcut in order to get there faster, unfortunately it leads to them witnessing a murder which leaves them running for their lives.

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

Lewis Colick, Jere Cunningham

Stars:

Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denis Leary

#86 Thriller Movie

The Good Son (1993) R

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of violent behavior.

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers:

Ian McEwan

Stars:

Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson

#85 Thriller Movie

Bad Influence (1990) R

Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in. He wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down, and Michael doesn't realize that He is a dangerous sociopath until it's too late.

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers:

David Koepp

Stars:

Rob Lowe, James Spader, Lisa Zane

#84 Thriller Movie

Snakes on a Plane (2006) R

An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly and venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers:

John Heffernan, Sebastian Gutierrez

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips

#83 Thriller Movie

The Jacket (2005) R

A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a Doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.

Director:

John Maybury

Writers:

Tom Bleecker, Marc Rocco

Stars:

Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig

#82 Thriller Movie

Gothika (2003) R

A repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she worked, with no memory of why she is there or what she has done.

Director:

Mathieu Kassovitz

Writers:

Sebastian Gutierrez

Stars:

Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr.

#81 Thriller Movie

Enough (2002) PG-13

After running away fails, a terrified woman (Jennifer Lopez) empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband (Billy Campbell).

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Nicholas Kazan

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Tessa Allen

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