10 Best Thriller Movies, According to Quentin Tarantino & Where to Watch Them

10. Dead of Night (1945)

More of a horror in the most classic way possible than a modern-day thriller, Dead of Night follows an architect who, upon arriving at a mysterious client’s house, can’t help but feel like he’s been there before. Soon, he realizes that he’s in a nightmare turned reality, and to escape, he must listen through other guests’ horrifying stories.You can watch Dead of Night on Prime Video.

9. Bullitt (1968)

Bullitt is a crime action thriller named after its protagonist — a rebellious San Francisco cop who fails to protect a crucial witness placed under his protection and now seeks out the local syndicate’s leader to take revenge. He might have not known the victim well, but his honor and skill are questioned, and that won’t do.

You can watch Bullitt on Apple TV and Prime Video.

8. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)

A thriller, a horror, a mystery, and all things in between, this Italian movie follows an expatriate in Rome who witnesses an attempted murder. The ancient city has long been under an enigmatic serial killer’s reign of terror, and now, the expatriate and his new friend are to survive in a cat-and-mouse game against this monster.

You can watch The Bird With The Crystal Plumage on Prime Video.

7. Fist of Fury (1972)

Fist of Fury is a classic action-packed Bruce Lee film you’ll love even if you don’t expect to. When a successful master of martial arts returns to his former school, he learns that his old mentor was killed in an attack from a rivaling school. The authorities fail to restore justice, so the master takes matters into his own hands.

You can watch Fist of Fury on Prime Video.

6. The Getaway (1972)

Crime thrillers are the best, and they only get better when the criminal is the protagonist. In The Getaway, powerful people break a convicted robbert out of prison to hire him for one heist and then kill, leaving no loose ends. The ex-con, however, feels foul play from miles away, so he and his wife make a daring run for their lives.

You can watch The Getaway on Prime Video.

5. Rolling Thunder (1977)

After returning from the war, a POW is met in America like a hero, but his triumph doesn’t last long: in a brutal home invasion, he loses his family and his hand. Thankfully, he still has an unholy number of weapons and a loyal friend. The two of them load their cars with guns and venture out to seek revenge on the attackers.

You can watch Rolling Thunder on Apple TV and Prime Video.

4. Ms. 45 (1981)

After being sexually assaulted twice in a row, a beautiful mute young woman goes off the rails and decides to take justice into her own hands. Now, she roams the streets of New York alone at night wearing her best dresses, provoking vile men to attack her again — except now, she has a trusted .45 pistol and doesn’t hesitate to use it.

You can watch Ms. 45 on Prime Video.

3. Joint Security Area (2000)

The relationship between North and South Korea has always been strained at best, so when two North Korean soldiers are found dead at the border, a neutral investigative unit is called upon. Two detectives from Europe try to learn whether it was a premeditated attack or an act of self-defense and what really went down.

You can watch Joint Security Area on Netflix and Prime Video.

2. Battle Royale (2000)

Today, Battle Royale is an entire genre in movies, TV shows, and video games. Back in 2000, it was the name of this one movie that established the now popular set of rules: a totalitarian state sends a few dozen kids on a deserted island where they fight to death until only one remains. Sounds familiar, The Hunger Games fans?

You can watch Battle Royale on Netflix and Prime Video.

1. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

The New York subway is quite a hostile place as it is, but what really shakes up a dispatcher’s day is a terrorist attack. With an entire train’s worth of people held hostage, the attackers have a handful of demands — but even if the terrorists receive everything they want, do the hostages have any chance of surviving?

You can watch The Taking of Pelham 123 on Netflix and Prime Video.