Are you in the mood for some top-notch Hollywood suspense thrillers? If so, you’re in the right place! We’ve compiled a list of the greatest suspense thrillers of all time, from classic black-and-white films to modern-day masterpieces.
From psychological thrillers to whodunnit mysteries, this list has something for everyone! Whether it’s the iconic “The Silence of the Lambs” or the mysterious “Gone Girl”, this list has the top 20 Hollywood suspense thrillers of all time. Read on to find out more about each one, and pick your favorite!
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991): A young FBI cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
2. Psycho (1960): A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer’s client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
3. The Sixth Sense (1999): A boy who has the ability to communicate with spirits seeks the aid of a disheartened child psychologist.
4. Se7en (1995): Two detectives, a novice and an experienced one, are on the hunt for a serial killer who has chosen the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
5. Rear Window (1954): A photographer confined to a wheelchair observes his neighbors from his apartment window and is certain one of them has committed a murder.
6. Zodiac (2007): The story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a killing spree and taunting letters sent to the press.
7. The Usual Suspects (1995): A single individual recounts the complicated occurrences leading up to a violent shootout on a boat, starting when five lawbreakers convene at a seemingly random police lineup.
8. Memento (2000): A man creates a strange system to help him remember things; so he can hunt for the murderer of his wife without his short-term memory loss being an obstacle.
9. The Shining (1980): A family travels to a remote hotel for the winter and is soon confronted with an evil and spiritual force that causes the father to become violent, while the son experiences terrifying visions from the past and future.
10. Shutter Island (2010): In 1954, a U.S. marshal investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane.
11. The Prestige (2006): Two stage magicians compete to develop the greatest stage illusion possible as they strive to outdo each other.
12. The Vanishing (1988): A young man’s quest to find his missing girlfriend leads to a terrifying mystery involving an experimental drug that causes its victims to forget the past.
13. Vertigo (1958): A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
14. Primal Fear (1996): An altar boy is accused of murdering an eminent lawyer. An ambitious young lawyer defends him.
15. North by Northwest (1959): A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
16. The Game (1997): 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.
17. Mystic River (2003): With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter.
18. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009): A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
19. The Others (2001): The woman, who lived in a dark and old house with her two children sensitive to light, became increasingly convinced that her family home was haunted.
20. Gone Girl (2014): With the media’s intense focus on his wife’s disappearance, a man finds himself under the spotlight when suspicions arise that he may not be as innocent as he appears.
