The thriller genre is among the most popular and enduring in cinema.

Some of cinema’s best movies are thrillers, from classics likeRebeccato modern masterpieces likeThe Silence of the Lambs.

However,Deep Redis among his most undervalued by mainstream audiences.

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Soon, he develops an obsession with Christina, a young performer with a connection to his past.

The Scapularis a slow-burn thriller that grabs the viewer with a cold and firm grasp and never lets go.

Mexican horror cinema has always been quite strong, andThe Scapularis among the finest efforts from the 20th century.

Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos in ‘Read My Lips’

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A tense game of cat-and-mouse,The Vanishingis a trulyeye-opening and harrowing exploration of the nature of evil.

The Last Seductionis quite possiblythe best erotic thriller ever made.

Florentino’s Bridget is infallible, a brilliant femme fatale clinically analyzing every situation and always two steps ahead.

A creepy smiling doll in Dario Argento’s ‘Deep Red’

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Take Shelteris the rarecerebral thriller that wants audiences to come up with their own conclusions.

It’s an examination of paranoia, dread, and the inescapable certainty that nothing is promised or ensured.

However, he soon realizes it’s a trap, and the locals expect him to work for them.

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Christina dancing on stage dressed as a school girl in Exotica

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A priest standing in front of a door in the 1968 film The Scapular.

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Gene Bervoets and Johanna Ter Steege looking at each other while sitting under a tree in The Vanishing

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Curtis carries his daughter while his wife Samantha looks to the distance in Take Shelter

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Reverend Ernst Toller looking intently ahead in ‘First Reformed.'

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A couple embracing in Woman in the Dunes.

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Take Shelter

Insomnia (1997)