Hollywood is famous for producing excellent thriller movies. There is a long list of Hollywood movies of thriller, which are all-time, famous and have left a great impact on cinematic audiences.
The flow of thriller of such movies glues their audiences on their seats from the beginning till the end of the film.
Let’s take a quick look at some of the best Hollywood movies of the thriller of all times.
● Pulp Fiction: is one of the best thrillers released in 1994. The movie is about the lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a criminal’s wife, and a pair of patron outlaws interweave in four tales of fighting and salvation. The star cast includes John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson whereas the director was Quentin Tarantino.
● Crank: This 88 minutes movie was released in 2006. Directed by Neveldine, and Taylor, Crank depicts a professional murderer Chev Chelios comes to know that his enemy has injected him with a poisonous medicine that would take his life away if his heart rate drops.
How he fights with the situation and whether he survives or not is the main suspense of the movie. The star cast included Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Carlos Sanz, and Jose Pablo Cantillo. The crank was the best thriller of the time.
● 8MM: The movie was made under the direction of Joel Schumacher. Starring Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, and Peter Stormare, 8MM is one of the best Hollywood movies of a thriller. The film circles around a private investigator whose services have been hired to find out if a “snuff film” is genuine or not. This thriller was released in 1999.
● Speed: One of the best Hollywood movies of thrillers, Speed depicts a young cop who intends to prevent a blast explosion on a town bus by keeping its speed over 50 mph. This 116 minutes thriller was released in 1994, made its viewers crazy with the real thrill and excitement. Its director was Jan de Bont whereas the star cast includes Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, and Joe Morton.
● Shutter Island: released in 2010, directed by Martin Scorsese and star cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, and Mark Ruffalo. The excitement takes place in 1954 when a U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the loss of a murderess that runs away from a hospital for an illegal act and wants to hide from view.
● Man on Fire: This 146 minutes movie is one of the best Hollywood movies of thrillers. It’s about a former murderer who lives in Mexico City and wants to take revenge on those who committed a disgusting act against the people he was engaged to defend. Tony Scott directed the movie whereas the main cast includes Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, and Radha Mitchell.
● The Departed: A 2006’s thriller movie, directed by Martin Scorsese with the star cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg shows a secret state cop who penetrates a Mafia people and a spy in the police force who works for the same mob, chase to trace and recognize each other sooner than they are exposed to the rival. What happens when both sides understand their groups is the suspense of the film and worth watching.
