# The best thriller movies of the 1990s

The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en and Fargo: the decade of great thrillers (Collider, Taste of Cinema, Marie Claire).

- 15 votes · 12 items
- Oct 10, 2025 · boxoffice_atlanta
- https://even.best/en/l/2012/the-best-thriller-movies-of-the-1990s

## Top 12

1. **The Silence of the Lambs (1991)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins; five Oscars.
2. **Fargo (1996)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A Minnesota car salesman's crime falls apart.
3. **Se7en (1995)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — David Fincher, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and the box.
4. **The Usual Suspects (1995)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Who is Keyser Söze?
5. **L.A. Confidential (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Corrupt cops in 1950s Los Angeles.
6. **Cape Fear (1991)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Scorsese at his most experimental, with a terrifying De Niro.
7. **The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The best of all Ripley adaptations, with Matt Damon.
8. **The Game (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Michael Douglas and a birthday present that takes over his life.
9. **Heat (1995)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacino and De Niro face to face.
10. **The Fugitive (1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Harrison Ford on the run and Tommy Lee Jones on his trail.
11. **Misery (1990)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two characters, one room, and Kathy Bates' Oscar.
12. **Basic Instinct (1992)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Paul Verhoeven, Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas.

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