Best thrillers 1991 – 2000 - Charts
Best thrillers 1991 – 2000
3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
USA, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
5. L.A. Confidential (1997)
USA, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe
6. The Sixth Sense (1999)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette
8. Fight Club (1999)
USA / Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: David Fincher
Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt
9. The Usual Suspects (1995)
USA / Germany, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne
10. The Fugitive (1993)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones
11. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans
12. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
UK, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher
13. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
USA, Mystery / Sci-fi
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe
14. Memento (2000)
USA, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
16. Jurassic Park (1993)
USA, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern
18. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth
21. JFK (1991)
USA / France, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Cast: Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon
22. Falling Down (1993)
USA / France, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall
23. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
USA / Germany, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino
24. Enemy of the State (1998)
USA, Drama / Action
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman
25. Sleepers (1996)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Cast: Jason Patric, Robert De Niro
27. The Fifth Element (1997)
France, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Luc Besson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman
28. Fargo (1996)
USA / UK, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy
29. A Perfect World (1993)
USA, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood
31. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
32. Sling Blade (1996)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam
33. Basic Instinct (1992)
USA / France, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone
34. Joint Security Area (2000)
South Korea, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Kang-ho Song
36. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
37. The Rainmaker (1997)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito
38. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
USA / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey
39. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
40. Traffic (2000)
USA / Germany, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle
42. Lost Highway (1997)
USA / France, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette
43. Perfect Blue (1997)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Shin'ichirō Miki
44. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
45. Primal Fear (1996)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney
46. Hard Boiled (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
47. Contact (1997)
USA, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey
48. Following (1998)
UK, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw
49. The Crying Game (1992)
UK / USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Cast: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson
50. Bitter Moon (1992)
UK / France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas
51. Live Flesh (1997)
Spain / France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri
52. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh
53. Europa (1991)
Denmark / Sweden, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa
55. Fireworks (1997)
Japan, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto
56. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons
58. The Negotiator (1998)
USA / Germany, Action / Drama
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
59. Run Lola Run (1998)
Germany, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu
60. Desperado (1995)
USA / Mexico, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
61. A Simple Plan (1998)
USA / France, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda
63. Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh
64. Cape Fear (1991)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte
67. Frequency (2000)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel
68. The Boondock Saints (1999)
Canada / USA, Crime / Action
Directed by: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery
69. GoldenEye (1995)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
70. Jackie Brown (1997)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson
71. 8MM (1999)
USA / Germany, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix
72. Dracula (1992)
USA, Horror / Romance
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder
73. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
USA / UK, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
74. A Pure Formality (1994)
Italy / France, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polański
75. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
USA / France, Drama / Horror
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise
76. Unbreakable (2000)
USA, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
77. Brother (2000)
Japan / UK, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps
78. Demolition Man (1993)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Marco Brambilla
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes
79. Closet Land (1991)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Radha Bharadwaj
Cast: Alan Rickman, Madeleine Stowe
80. Death and the Maiden (1994)
UK / USA, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley
82. The Insider (1999)
USA, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe
83. Requiem for a Maiden (1991)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Filip Renč
Cast: Aňa Geislerová, Barbora Hrzánová
85. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
USA, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow
86. Apt Pupil (1998)
USA / Canada, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro
88. Funny Games (1997)
Austria, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Cast: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe
89. Barton Fink (1991)
USA / UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman
90. Ronin (1998)
UK / France, Action / Crime
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno
93. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
94. The Edge (1997)
USA, Drama / Action
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin
95. Shallow Grave (1994)
UK, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Cast: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston
96. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hiroyuki Okiura
Cast: Tamio Ōki, Kōsei Hirota
97. Batman Returns (1992)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
98. I Stand Alone (1998)
France, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Cast: Philippe Nahon, Guillaume Nicloux
99. In the Line of Fire (1993)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich
100. Pigs (1992)
Poland, Action / Crime
Directed by: Wladyslaw Pasikowski
Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Marek Kondrat