If you want a genre that consists of suspense and excitement, then look no further, for thriller movies is all that you need. When it comes to searching for the best thriller movie to watch, here you will have a lot to choose from. Sometimes, for some, it can be hard to define thriller movies.

One example for a movie that fits this genre is the Underworld. The Underworld consists of a series of movies that contain dark fantasy thriller action. To follow the Underworld, one has to watch each Underworld movie in order of release, or in chronological order.

If you want to watch a thriller movie that will get you on the edge of your seat, we have selected the best that one should watch. Below are the top 8 best thriller movies of all time.

The Silence of the Lambs

Director: Jonathan Demme
Writers: Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10

The Silence of the Lambs stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling who tops at the FBI training Academy. Jack Crawford, a role played by Scott Glenn, wants the top student Clarice to interview a great psychiatrist, and a psychopath, known as Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Hannibal Lecter).

Hannibal Lecter is behind bars and Crawford believes he may help them catch another serial killer. And using an attractive lady in Clarice could be the trick for him to open up. Will he?

Parasite

Director: Bong Joon Ho
Writers: Bong Joon Ho, Jin-won Han
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Cho
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10

Ki-woo, raised by a poor family, has a dream of getting out of it by heading to university one day. Though not having a university education. His friend works at a teaching job to Park-Da-Hye, who Min his Friend, wants to date.

The Parks are a wealthy family, Mrs. Sparks, is simple minded, Min tells his friend to lie to her about his level of education to get the job. After getting the job, Ki-woo on the other hand starts falling for Da -Hye.  For how long can he lie about his true self?

Chinatown

Directors: Roman Polanski
Writers: Robert Towne, Roman Polanski
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

L.A private detective is hired by Evelyn Mulwray, to help investigate her husband’s activities. The Detective hired, soon comes to realize that the lady who hired her is not the real Mrs.Mulwray after meeting the real Mrs. Mulwray (Evelyn Mulwray). Was Jack Nicholson (J.J. Gittes) hired by an imposter?

Drive

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Hossein Amini, James Sallis
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

If you are a thief and need to be rescued, then you should call the driver. The driver is a skilled stuntman that will prove to be a real getaway for criminals. Falling for a lady in his neighborhood by the name of Irene, he would do anything to help her and her son.

Irene’s husband, after getting out of jail, asks the driver to help in a heist that involves a million dollars. A heist that doesn’t go as planned.

Reservoir Dogs

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10

Six criminals and strangers to one another, are hired to perform a simple jewelry heist. A heist that doesn’t go as planned, as they are ambushed by the police forcing them to shoot their way out. After some of them managed to get out alive, they start to realize that someone did set them up. Someone in their midst.

Misery

Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Stephen King, William Goldman
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

After completing his favorite book, the best-selling novelist is on his way home where he’s involved in a serious car accident. He is rescued by Annie Wilkes, a role played by Kathy Bates. Annie is a big fan of Paul Sheldon (James Caan) the novelist. 

She takes him to a cabin for him to recover. Here, she comes to realize that Paul is ending the role of her favorite character in his novels. Her obsession takes a dark turn.

Pan’s Labyrinth

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

A troop of trained soldiers are assigned to a remote forest in a mission to bring out the rebels. They are led by a murdering sadist Sergi López as Vidal. His step daughter Ofelia, after witnessing the brutality by her stepfather, she is drawn into a magical world. There, she finds herself with a difficult task, one that she must endure in order to see her real father.

Memento

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10

Guy Pearce playing as Leonard, is trying to get hold of the man responsible of raping and murdering his wife. He’s finding it hard to do so, considering he’s suffering from memory loss. The only thing he remembers is what happened to his wife.  Will he find a way to track the man responsible for the death of his wife?

Conclusion

The above mentioned are the 8 best thriller movies that are worth watching. Ones that will get you on the edge of your seat. Have a look at our 9 scary movies list for lovers of horrors.