Heute mal kurz und schmerzlos zwischendurch eingeschoben und mehr oder weniger spontan aus einem Gedankenspiel heraus entstanden meine kleine Auswahl aus dem wahnsinnig großen Feld der Thriller. Dieses umfangreiche Genre voller unterschiedlichster Stilblüten vom Psychothriller über den Actionthriller bis hin zu Horrorthrillern, Cop- oder Gangsterthrillern, Politthrillern, Mysterythrillern und noch vielen weiteren Ausprägungen fasziniert mich seit jeher und begeistert mich immer wieder. Viel Spaß also an diesem Sonntag mit meinen zehn liebsten Thrillern unterschiedlichster Couleur…

10.

The Lookout (2007)
	Rating: 7.1/10 (48,530 votes) Director: Scott Frank Writer: Scott Frank Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher Runtime: 99 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Released: 30 Mar 2007
Plot: Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

9.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
	Rating: 8.6/10 (676,386 votes) Director: Jonathan Demme Writer: Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay) Stars: Jodie Foster, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons, Lawrence T. Wrentz Runtime: 118 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Thriller Released: 14 Feb 1991
Plot: A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

8.

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (52,461 votes) Director: Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum, Terry Sanders Writer: Davis Grubb (from the novel by), James Agee (screen play) Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason Runtime: 92 min Rated: Approved Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller Released: 24 Nov 1955
Plot: A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

7.

Mystic River (2003)
	Rating: 8.0/10 (318,454 votes) Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne Runtime: 138 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery Released: 15 Oct 2003
Plot: With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.

6.

Se7en (1995)
	Rating: 8.7/10 (768,133 votes) Director: David Fincher Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker Stars: Morgan Freeman, Andrew Kevin Walker, Daniel Zacapa, Brad Pitt Runtime: 127 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Released: 22 Sep 1995
Plot: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

5.

I Saw the Devil (2010)
	Rating: 7.8/10 (53,704 votes) Director: Kim Jee-woon Writer: Hoon-jung Park (screenplay) Stars: Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi, In-seo Kim, Seung-ah Yoon Runtime: 141 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror Released: 12 Aug 2010
Plot: When his pregnant fiancee becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, a secret agent blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

4.

Shutter Island (2010)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (556,285 votes) Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow Runtime: 138 min Rated: R Genre: Mystery, Thriller Released: 19 Feb 2010
Plot: In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding near-by.

3.

Prisoners (2013)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (330,330 votes) Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Aaron Guzikowski Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello Runtime: 153 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery Released: 20 Sep 2013
Plot: When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

2.

No Country for Old Men (2007)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (488,336 votes) Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Writer: Joel Coen (screenplay), Ethan Coen (screenplay), Cormac McCarthy (novel) Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson Runtime: 122 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Released: 21 Nov 2007
Plot: Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

1.

Cape Fear (1991)
	Rating: 7.3/10 (110,648 votes) Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: John D. MacDonald (novel), James R. Webb (earlier screenplay), Wesley Strick (screenplay) Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis Runtime: 128 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Thriller Released: 15 Nov 1991
Plot: A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.