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Best Thriller Movies

of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated thriller movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

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Fight Club(1999)

8.8 IMDb80% RT67 Meta

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every

2
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Pulp Fiction(1994)

8.8 IMDb92% RT95 Meta

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that i

3
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Se7en(1995)

8.6 IMDb84% RT65 Meta

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one

4
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

8.6 IMDb90% RT75 Meta

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Sky

5
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The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

8.6 IMDb95% RT86 Meta

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life

6
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The Usual Suspects(1995)

8.5 IMDb87% RT76 Meta

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int

7
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Reservoir Dogs(1992)

8.3 IMDb90% RT81 Meta

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic

8
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The Sixth Sense(1999)

8.2 IMDb86% RT64 Meta

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

9
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L.A. Confidential(1997)

8.2 IMDb99% RT91 Meta

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

10
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Perfect Blue(1998)

8 IMDb85% RT67 Meta

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings

11
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Twelve Monkeys(1995)

8 IMDb88% RT75 Meta

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivor

12
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JFK(1991)

8 IMDb85% RT72 Meta

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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Misery(1990)

7.8 IMDb86% RT75 Meta

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and f

14
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Donnie Brasco(1997)

7.7 IMDb88% RT77 Meta

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

15
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Gattaca(1997)

7.7 IMDb82% RT64 Meta

Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveli

16
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Primal Fear(1996)

7.7 IMDb77% RT47 Meta

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chic

17
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Hard Boiled(1992)

7.7 IMDb92% RT

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as

18
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Lost Highway(1997)

7.6 IMDb69% RT53 Meta

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

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Cure(1997)

7.5 IMDb94% RT70 Meta

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

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Sleepers(1996)

7.5 IMDb75% RT49 Meta

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

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