CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - THRILLER

“Thrillers are a genre of film that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements.”

#1. JAWS - 1975

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw

#2. MISERY - 1990

 Director: Rob Reiner

Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall

#3. BLACK SWAN - 2010

 Director: Darren Aronofsky

Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassal, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey

#4. TAXI DRIVER - 1976

 Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Kietel, Cybill Shepherd

#5. OLDBOY - 2003

 Director: Chan-wook Park

Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yuh

#6. HARRY BROWN - 2009

 Director: Daniel Barber

Starring: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Plan B

#7. FALLING DOWN - 1993

Director: Joe Schumacher

Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey

#8. MONA LISA - 1986

Director: Neil Jordan

Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine

#9. THE NEGOTIATOR - 1998

 Director: F. Gary Gray

Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey

#10. FATAL ATTRACTION - 1987

 Director: Adrian Lyne

Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer

Another enthralling list with more exceptional films on there. Though some of these had their own sub-genres, they also demonstrated the 'thrill's required for these type of films that make it one of the best lists. Tough call for no. 1 but Spielberg's classic JAWS just pips Misery to win here but it was a tight list to decide. Classics like Taxi Driver and recent ones like Oldboy and Harry Brown also become worthy of a mention. Next list is WAR.