The Most Critically Acclaimed Thrillers of All Time According to Stacker

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 "Parasite" to pretty much all of Alfred Hitchcock's filmography. No matter what you're in the mood to watch, there's a good chance something in this list will encourage you to get drawn into the often bloody, always exciting storytelling that this genre has to offer. Here are Stacker's picks as the top 100 thriller movies of all time.