The best Classic Thrillers of all time (40-70s)

20.The Stepford Wives

Tina Louise, Mary Stuart Masterson

Released: 1975

Directed by: Bryan Forbes

The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction–thriller film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars.

19.Cape Fear

Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum

Released: 1962

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller film starring Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam and Polly Bergen. It was adapted by James R. Webb from the novel The Executioners by..

18.Double Indemnity

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck

Released: 1944

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir crime drama directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, based on James M. Cain’s 1943 novella of the same name, which originally..

17.Deliverance

Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight

Released: 1972

Directed by: John Boorman

Deliverance is a 1972 American dramatic thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their..

16.The Manchurian Candidate

Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury

Released: 1962

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American Cold War suspense thriller directed by John Frankenheimer that stars Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh and co-stars Angela..

15.Suspicion

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock

Released: 1941

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Suspicion is a romantic psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May.

14.Carrie

John Travolta, Sissy Spacek

Released: 1976

Directed by: Brian De Palma

Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King’s first major 1974 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Brian De Palma and written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The..

13.Rebecca

Laurence Olivier, Alfred Hitchcock

Released: 1940

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Rebecca is a 1940 American psychological thriller-drama film. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it was his first American project, and his first film produced under contract with David O. Selznick. Th..

12.Gaslight

Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury

Released: 1944

Directed by: George Cukor

Gaslight is an American 1944 mystery-thriller film adapted from Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play Gas Light. It was the second version to be filmed, following the British film Gaslight, directed by…

11.Murder on the Orient Express

Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman

Released: 1974

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

This film is a 1974 British Technicolor mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.

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10.Strangers on a Train

Alfred Hitchcock, Farley Granger

Released: 1951

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot.

9.Dial M for Murder

Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock

Released: 1954

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

This film is a 1954 3-D American thriller film in Warnercolor directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The screenplay and the successful stage play on…

8.Wait Until Dark

Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin

Released: 1967

Directed by: Terence Young

Wait Until Dark is a suspense-thriller film directed by Terence Young and produced by Mel Ferrer. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a young blind woman, Alan Arkin as a violent criminal searching for some…

7.Halloween

Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards

Released: 1978

Directed by: John Carpenter

Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film.

6.What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Bette Davis, Joan Crawford

Released: 1962

Directed by: Robert Aldrich

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford about an actress who holds her..

5.Jaws

Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss

Released: 1975

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. The prototypical summer blockbuster, its release is regarded as a watershed..

4.North by Northwest

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock

Released: 1959

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, who..

3.Vertigo

James Stewart, Kim Novak

Released: 1958

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D’entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac. The screenplay was..

2.Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh

Released: 1960

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Psycho is a 1960 American horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane, who ends up at a secluded motel after taking money from her.

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1.Rear Window

Grace Kelly, James Stewart

Released: 1954

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story. Originally released by Paramount.
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