Thriller Movies · 1990s Ranked
Best Thriller Movies of the 1990s, Ranked by IQ Score
The decade neo-noir, serial-killer, and crime-thriller cinema reached the prestige register. Ranked by IQ Score.
The 1990s in thriller cinema is the decade neo-noir and serial-killer cinema reached the prestige register. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) won Best Picture. Seven (1995), Heat (1995), Fargo (1996), three back-to-back canonical entries.
Anchor picks: The Silence of the Lambs remains one of only three films to sweep the Big Five Oscars. Seven (Fincher) reset the serial-killer thriller register. L.A. Confidential (1997) is the decade's canonical neo-noir entry. Fight Club (1999) is the catalog's most-debated entry.
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