Best Five Thriller movies ?

Well, considering you listed mostly horror movies...I see no difference between a Thriller and a Horror. A Thriller is a horror movie that tries to be smart and be more A-List IMHO.

 

I always thought a thriller was like a horror movie crossed with an action movie.

 

There are some similar elements, they both tend to be moody with lots of tension, but thrillers and horror movies definitely aren't the same.

 

Wikipedia lays it out quite well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)

Also I just noticed, this topic is in the wrong section.

 

OMG! This thread was in the wrong section all along! Twist! Twist!

 

It's a thriller thread!

 

The Shining
Seven
Silence of the Lambs
Rear Window
The Terminator

 

The Lady Vanishes
Shadow of a Doubt
The Thin Man
The Big Sleep
North By Northwest
(hard to do a list without over-relying on Hitchcock)

 

Some of my faves:

Kiss the Girls
Fallen
Zodiac
Seven
Shutter Island
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Collateral
The Grey
Law Abiding Citizen
The Edge
Ransom

 

Here's a good collection: http://www.awesomethrillers.com

 

1. Silence of the Lambs.
2. Rear Window.
3. Se7en.
4. 6th Sense.
5. Usual Suspects.