Best thriller from the 90s
The catalogue's thriller films from 1990–1999, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Perfect Blue
dreadforeign gemcult
The Usual Suspects
mindfuckneon soakeddevastating
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
neon soakeddreadmindfuck
Bound by Honor
devastatingcultslow burn
The Sixth Sense
dreaddevastatingslow burn
Carlito's Way
neon soakedcultslow burn
L.A. Confidential
neon soakeddreadslow burn
Misery
dreaddevastating
Primal Fear
devastatingcultdread
Twelve Monkeys
dreadautumnalneon soaked
Sleepers
cultslow burndevastating
JFK
devastatingcultslow burn
Bullet in the Head
cozyforeign gemdevastating
The Game
mindfuckdevastatingdread
Gattaca
neon soakeddreadmindfuck
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
foreign gemcultdevastating
The Crow
neon soakedcultatmospheric
Sonatine
foreign gemcultdread
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
foreign gemcultdread
Cure
dreadneon soakedsurreal
A Perfect World
cultslow burndevastating
The Fugitive
devastatingcultslow burn
Barton Fink
neon soakedcozycult
Thesis
foreign gemlate nightcult
The Insider
cultslow burndevastating
Miller's Crossing
neon soakedcultdevastating
Open Your Eyes
devastatingforeign gemcult
A Pure Formality
foreign gemcultdevastating
I Stand Alone
foreign gemcultdevastating
The Godfather Part III
slow burndevastatingdread