Tuesday, October 30, 2007

100 Most Thrilling Movies

In honor of Halloween, here is my list of the 100 most thrilling movies (and one TV show, and one TV movie) of all time. Included are horror movies, thrillers, action movies, and just about anything that creates suspense. I spent about a month putting this list together, so please argue away.

100. The Stepford Wives (1975)
99. Hard Candy (2005)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
97. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
96. Donnie Darko (2001)
95. Frailty (2001)
94. The Brood (1979)
93. Peeping Tom (1960)
92. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
91. Cache (2005)
90. Des Cabinet De Dr. Caligar1 (1920)
89. North by Northwest (1959)
88. Phantasm (1979)
87. Chinatown (1974)
86. Brokedown Palace (1999)
85. Memento (2000)
84. The Matrix (1999)
83. Last House on the Left (1972)
82. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
81.The Sentinel (1977)
80. Scanners (1981)
79. Repulsion (1965)
78. Fight Club (1999)
77. Invasion of the body Snatchers (1978)
76. The Craft (1996)
75. Pi (1998)
74. Apocalypse Now (1979)
73. Funny Games (1997)
72. The Hitcher (1986)
71. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
70. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
69. The Wicker Man (1973)
68. The Usual Suspects (1995)
67. Scream (1996)
66. The Birds (1963)
65. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
64. Cube (1997)
63. The Blaire Witch Project (1999)
62. The Fly (1986)
61. Hellraiser (1987)
60. Taxi Driver (1976)
59. American Psycho (2000)
58. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
57. Touch of Evil (1958)
56. Natural Born Killers (1994)
55. 28 Days Later (2002)
54. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
53. A History of Violence (2005)
52. Don't Look Now (1973)
51. 12 Monkeys (1995)
50. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
49. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
48. Manhunter (1986)
47. Carrie (1976)
46. Marathon Man (1976)
45. Eraserhead (1977)
44. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
43. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
42. Halloween (1978)
41. Black Hawk Down (2001)
40. Equillibrium (2002)
39. Interview with a Vampire (1994)
38. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
37. Strangers on a Train (1951)
36. The Game (1997)
35. The X-Files (TV show) (1993-2002)
34. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
33. Nosferatu (1922)
32. Rope (1948)
31. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
30. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
29. Jurassic Park (1993)
28. Freaks (1932)
27. Cape Fear (1962)
26. King Kong (1933)
25. Wizard of Oz (1939)
24. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
23. The Others (2001)
22. It (1990)
21. Suspiria (1977)
20. Alien (1979)
19. Deliverance (1972)
18. The Omen (1976)
17. Misery (1990)
16. Old Boy (2003)
15. Audition (1999)
14. Lost Highway (1997)
13. The Exorcist (1973)
12. The Sixth Sense (1999)
11. Jaws (1975)
10. Psycho (1960)
9. Event Horizon (1997)
8. Ju On: The Grudge (2003)
7. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
6. The Thing (1982)
5. Poltergeist (1982)
4. Rear Window (1954)
3. Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2. Se7en (1995)
1. The Shinning (1980)

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