Hidden gems — Thriller
The thriller catalogue, niche-filtered. Under 8,000 TMDB votes, score 7+, not on anyone's Letterboxd top-250. The films your cinephile friend keeps recommending after the obvious picks are out of the way.
Succubus
dreadlate night
Twin Peaks
devastatingcultdread
High and Low
foreign gemcultslow burn
Rear Window
dreaddevastatingslow burn
Perfect Blue
dreadforeign gemcult
Michael Jackson's Thriller
late nightcultdread
Le Trou
neon soakedforeign gemcult
Counterattack
foreign gemdreadlate night
Woman in the Dunes
foreign gemcultslow burn
The Handmaiden
foreign gemslow burndevastating
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
foreign gemcultdevastating
Vertigo
dreadneon soakedslow burn
Bound by Honor
devastatingcultslow burn
Double Indemnity
cultdreadneon soaked
The Invisible Guest
mindfuckforeign gemdevastating
Yojimbo
foreign gemcultdevastating
M
foreign gemcultdevastating
Memories of Murder
neon soakedforeign gemcult
1987: When the Day Comes
foreign gemdevastatingdread
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
foreign gemslow burnatmospheric
The Wages of Fear
dreadcozydevastating
Dial M for Murder
cultdevastatingdread
The Lives of Others
foreign gemcultslow burn
The Secret in Their Eyes
foreign gemcultdevastating
North by Northwest
weirdcultdread
Suzuki=Bakudan
foreign gemdreadslow burn
Rope
cultdevastatingdread
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
mindfuckforeign gemlate night
Monster
cozyforeign gemdevastating
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
devastatingforeign gemcult