Thriller research

Through research on http://www.imdb.com/, there was a section called ‘IMDB top rated ‘Thriller’ titles’.

A few of the top 50 listed thrillers and their ranks were:


1) ‘The Godfather’ (1972).
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller


8) ‘The Usual Suspects’ (1995)
Director: Brian Singer
Genre: Crime/Mystery/Thriller
(This film is full of narrative enigmas.)

9) ‘Psycho’ (1960)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Horror/Thriller


11) ‘North by North West’ (1959)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Adventure/Mystery/Thriller


12) ‘Memento’ (2000)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Genre: Mystery/Thriller


14) ‘Se7en’ (1995)
Director: David Fincher
Genre: Crime/mystery/Thriller
(This film has a powerful opening sequence)


17) Vertigo (1958)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Drama/Mystery/Romance/Thriller


49) Jaws (1975)
Director: Stephen Spielberg
Genre: Horror/Thriller
(This thriller is well known for its soundtrack)