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    1990s Thriller Movies

    The 40 most popular 1990s thriller movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Fight Club
    TMDB4.2
    FF4.5

    Fight Club

    1999 · 2h 19m · DE

    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 town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

    Pulp Fiction
    TMDB4.2
    FF4.3

    Pulp Fiction

    1994 · 2h 34m · US

    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 ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

    The Crow
    TMDB3.8

    The Crow

    1994 · 1h 42m · US

    Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

    Se7en
    TMDB4.2
    FF5.0

    Se7en

    1995 · 2h 7m · US

    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 victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    TMDB4.1
    FF4.8

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991 · 2h 17m · FR

    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 Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

    Eyes Wide Shut
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.0

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999 · 2h 39m · UK

    After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

    The Sixth Sense
    TMDB4.0
    FF4.0

    The Sixth Sense

    1999 · 1h 47m · US

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

    The Godfather Part III
    TMDB3.7

    The Godfather Part III

    1990 · 2h 42m · US

    In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

    Sleepy Hollow
    TMDB3.6

    Sleepy Hollow

    1999 · 1h 45m · US

    Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

    Perfect Blue
    TMDB4.2
    FF4.5

    Perfect Blue

    1998 · 1h 21m · JP

    Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe 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 of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.

    The Usual Suspects
    TMDB4.1
    FF4.5

    The Usual Suspects

    1995 · 1h 46m · US

    The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the center of it all.

    Ghost
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    Ghost

    1990 · 2h 7m · US

    After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

    Reservoir Dogs
    TMDB4.1
    FF3.8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992 · 1h 39m · US

    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 parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

    Basic Instinct
    TMDB3.5

    Basic Instinct

    1992 · 2h 8m · US

    Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

    Mission: Impossible
    TMDB3.5
    FF4.5

    Mission: Impossible

    1996 · 1h 51m · US

    When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

    Godzilla
    TMDB2.8
    FF4.0

    Godzilla

    1998 · 2h 18m · US

    French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

    Fargo
    TMDB3.9
    FF4.5

    Fargo

    1996 · 1h 38m · UK

    Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

    Twelve Monkeys
    TMDB3.8

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 · 2h 9m · US

    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 survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

    L.A. Confidential
    TMDB3.9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997 · 2h 18m · US

    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.

    Starship Troopers
    TMDB3.6

    Starship Troopers

    1997 · 2h 9m · US

    Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."

    The Hunt for Red October
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.5

    The Hunt for Red October

    1990 · 2h 15m · US

    A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

    Speed
    TMDB3.6
    FF5.0

    Speed

    1994 · 1h 56m · US

    Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

    The Game
    TMDB3.8
    FF4.5

    The Game

    1997 · 2h 9m · US

    In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

    The Fugitive
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    The Fugitive

    1993 · 2h 11m · US

    Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

    Sleepers
    TMDB3.8

    Sleepers

    1996 · 2h 27m · US

    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.

    Die Hard 2
    TMDB3.5
    FF3.5

    Die Hard 2

    1990 · 2h 4m · US

    One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.

    The World Is Not Enough
    TMDB3.1

    The World Is Not Enough

    1999 · 2h 8m · UK

    Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

    The Rock
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    The Rock

    1996 · 2h 17m · US

    When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

    Crash
    TMDB3.3

    Crash

    1996 · 1h 40m · CA

    A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance
    TMDB3.6

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    1995 · 2h 8m · US

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

    GoldenEye
    TMDB3.5

    GoldenEye

    1995 · 2h 10m · UK

    When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.

    Con Air
    TMDB3.4

    Con Air

    1997 · 1h 56m · US

    Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

    The Jackal
    TMDB3.2

    The Jackal

    1997 · 2h 4m · US

    Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

    Primal Fear
    TMDB3.8
    FF4.0

    Primal Fear

    1996 · 2h 10m · US

    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 Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
    TMDB3.0

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

    1998 · 1h 26m · US

    Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

    RoboCop 2
    TMDB3.0

    RoboCop 2

    1990 · 1h 57m · US

    After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.

    True Lies
    TMDB3.6

    True Lies

    1994 · 2h 21m · US

    A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

    Tomorrow Never Dies
    TMDB3.2

    Tomorrow Never Dies

    1997 · 1h 59m · UK

    A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

    Hard Boiled
    TMDB3.8
    FF4.5

    Hard Boiled

    1992 · 2h 6m · HK

    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 a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

    Misery
    TMDB3.9
    FF4.5

    Misery

    1990 · 1h 47m · US

    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 forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

    About 1990s Thriller Movies

    The 1990s

    The 1990s were the independent film decade, when Sundance and Miramax pushed low-budget American filmmaking into the mainstream. It's also when Hong Kong action, Japanese animation, and Iranian art cinema found large Western audiences.

    Thriller

    Thrillers are engineered for tension: the pace, the withholding, the sense that something is closing in. The genre blends freely with crime, horror, and science fiction, and it's where a lot of the sharpest genre craft happens.

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    Best reviewed
    Pulp Fiction (8.5)
    Often also
    Action, Drama, Crime

    Common questions

    What are the best 1990s thriller movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, and The Crow. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1990s thriller movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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