The Top 100 Thrillers of All Time, According to Critics
By Joseph Bien-Kahn, Stacker News
AND Abby Monteil, Stacker News
On 6/30/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
What is a thriller exactly? Unlike the sci-fi or comedy genres, a film can fit into this corner of cinema if it manages to keep viewers on the edges of their seats with intense thrills and palpable suspense. As long as the movie is able to build tension, it s fair game. Of course, there are plenty of subgenres within, which filmmakers use to craft excellent thrillers, from war-time stories like
The Hurt Locker to social allegories like
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