The 8 Best Thrillers on movie.guru, Ranked

Eight thrillers with the highest movie.guru scores on the site. Two are Hitchcock, one is told backwards, and none of them need a car chase.

Number one outranks two Hitchcock classics, and it came out in 2019.

1. 8
   Halloween (1978)9.4

   The opening shot makes you the threat. Rude, and brilliant.

   John Carpenter starts behind the stalker's eyes, then makes Jamie Lee Curtis spend 91 minutes catching up to you. A 91 on Metacritic, and it still works.
2. 7
   Memento (2000)9.5

   The only thriller where you start at the end.

   Guy Pearce uses tattoos as sticky notes, and you're as lost as he is, on purpose. $25.5 million domestic, and a fan base that keeps growing. Bring a notepad.
3. 6
   The Lives of Others (2006)9.5

   A thriller built entirely on a pair of headphones.

   East Berlin, a bugged apartment, and a Stasi officer taking notes on people who have no idea. Made for a reported $2 million, 8.4 on IMDb from 448,173 votes.
4. 5
   Vertigo (1958)9.5

   It takes its sweet time, then it won't let go.

   James Stewart, a fear of heights and a San Francisco that looks like a dream. A 100 on Metacritic, but only $7.9 million at the domestic box office in 1958.
5. 4
   No Country for Old Men (2007)9.3

   Javier Bardem's haircut is scarier than most horror villains.

   Empty highways, cheap motel rooms and almost no music. Critics rank it above 95% of notable movies, and it made $171.6 million worldwide being this quiet.
6. 3
   Chinatown (1974)9.6

   The best screenplay on this list, by a mile.

   Robert Towne's script hides every clue in plain sight, and Faye Dunaway is every bit as good as Jack Nicholson. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, made for a reported $6 million.
7. 2
   Rear Window (1954)9.7

   The best set ever built is a courtyard full of neighbors.

   Hitchcock built the entire block on a soundstage, and every window runs its own little story. 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic 100, all on a reported $1 million.
8. 1
   Parasite (2019)9.6

   Better than Hitchcock. Yes, I'm saying it out loud.

   Bong Joon Ho turns a con job into a class war, and every staircase in it means something. 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and 97 on Metacritic.

$293.22 says you write tomorrow's to-do list on your arm after Memento and call it a system.

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