Best '90s thriller movies
Stacker compiled a list of the best '90s thriller movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. To qualify, the film had to have thriller as one of its genres on IMDb, have a Metascore, and have at least 5,000 IMDb user votes. Ties were broken by votes.
#50. Cure (1997)
- Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Stacker score: 85.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.4
- Metascore: 70
- Runtime: 111 minutes
#49. The Crying Game (1992)
- Director: Neil Jordan
- Stacker score: 85.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.2
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 112 minutes
#48. Following (1998)
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker score: 85.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 60
- Runtime: 69 minutes
#47. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
- Director: Taylor Hackford
- Stacker score: 85.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 60
- Runtime: 144 minutes
#46. Lost Highway (1997)
- Director: David Lynch
- Stacker score: 85.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 52
- Runtime: 134 minutes
#45. Contact (1997)
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Stacker score: 85.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 62
- Runtime: 150 minutes
#44. Face/Off (1997)
- Director: John Woo
- Stacker score: 85.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.3
- Metascore: 82
- Runtime: 138 minutes
#43. The Boondock Saints (1999)
- Director: Troy Duffy
- Stacker score: 86.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 44
- Runtime: 108 minutes
#42. Jackie Brown (1997)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Stacker score: 86.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 154 minutes
#41. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Stacker score: 86.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.3
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 99 minutes
#40. Falling Down (1993)
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Stacker score: 86.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 56
- Runtime: 113 minutes
#39. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- Director: Anthony Minghella
- Stacker score: 86.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.4
- Metascore: 76
- Runtime: 139 minutes
#38. Primal Fear (1996)
- Director: Gregory Hoblit
- Stacker score: 86.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 47
- Runtime: 129 minutes
#37. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker score: 86.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 159 minutes
#36. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
- Director: John McTiernan
- Stacker score: 86.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 58
- Runtime: 128 minutes
#35. Funny Games (1997)
- Director: Michael Haneke
- Stacker score: 86.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 69
- Runtime: 108 minutes
#34. A Perfect World (1993)
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Stacker score: 86.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 138 minutes
#33. The Crow (1994)
- Director: Alex Proyas
- Stacker score: 86.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 102 minutes
#32. Sonatine (1993)
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Stacker score: 87.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 94 minutes
#31. Menace II Society (1993)
- Director: Albert Hughes
- Stacker score: 87.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 76
- Runtime: 97 minutes
#30. Dark City (1998)
- Director: Alex Proyas
- Stacker score: 87.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 66
- Runtime: 100 minutes
#29. Europa (1991)
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Stacker score: 87.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 69
- Runtime: 112 minutes
#28. Barton Fink (1991)
- Director: Joel Coen
- Stacker score: 87.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 69
- Runtime: 116 minutes
#27. Fresh (1994)
- Director: Boaz Yakin
- Stacker score: 87.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 81
- Runtime: 114 minutes
#26. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Director: Jonathan Frakes
- Stacker score: 87.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 111 minutes
#25. The Game (1997)
- Director: David Fincher
- Stacker score: 87.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 61
- Runtime: 129 minutes
#24. A Simple Plan (1998)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Stacker score: 88.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 82
- Runtime: 121 minutes
#23. A Few Good Men (1992)
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Stacker score: 88.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 62
- Runtime: 138 minutes
#22. The Player (1992)
- Director: Robert Altman
- Stacker score: 88.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 124 minutes
#21. Miller's Crossing (1990)
- Director: Joel Coen
- Stacker score: 88.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 66
- Runtime: 115 minutes
#20. Gattaca (1997)
- Director: Andrew Niccol
- Stacker score: 89.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 106 minutes
#19. Run Lola Run (1998)
- Director: Tom Tykwer
- Stacker score: 89.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 80 minutes
#18. True Romance (1993)
- Director: Tony Scott
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 59
- Runtime: 119 minutes
#17. Misery (1990)
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Stacker score: 90.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 75
- Runtime: 107 minutes
#16. Carlito's Way (1993)
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Stacker score: 90.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 65
- Runtime: 144 minutes
#15. The Insider (1999)
- Director: Michael Mann
- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 84
- Runtime: 157 minutes
#14. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Stacker score: 91.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 76
- Runtime: 83 minutes
#13. Perfect Blue (1997)
- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Stacker score: 91.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 67
- Runtime: 81 minutes
#12. The Fugitive (1993)
- Director: Andrew Davis
- Stacker score: 91.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 87
- Runtime: 130 minutes
#11. JFK (1991)
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Stacker score: 92.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 72
- Runtime: 189 minutes
#10. 12 Monkeys (1995)
- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker score: 92.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 74
- Runtime: 129 minutes
#9. The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Stacker score: 93.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 107 minutes
#8. Jurassic Park (1993)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker score: 94.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 127 minutes
#7. Fargo (1996)
- Director: Joel Coen
- Stacker score: 94.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 98 minutes
#6. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Stacker score: 96.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 99 minutes
#5. L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Director: Curtis Hanson
- Stacker score: 96.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 138 minutes
#4. Léon: The Professional (1994)
- Director: Luc Besson
- Stacker score: 96.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 110 minutes
#3. Se7en (1995)
- Director: David Fincher
- Stacker score: 97.9
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 65
- Runtime: 127 minutes
#2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Director: Bryan Singer
- Stacker score: 98.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 106 minutes
#1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 118 minutes
