| 100% | EYES | 4 | "___ Wide Shut," 1999 mystery thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 57% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," 1980 psychological thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 44% | ORANGE | 6 | "A Clockwork ___," 1971 dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 43% | SPACE | 5 | "2001: A ___ Odyssey," 1968 epic science film directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 40% | SPARTACUS | 9 | 1960 epic drama directed by Stanley Kubrick, where Kirk Douglas (birthday today) played the titular character |
| 36% | EYES | 4 | "___ Wide Shut" (Stanley Kubrick's last film) |
| 35% | CONVERSATION | 12 | "The ___," 1974 mystery thriller film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Harrison Ford (birthday today) |
| 34% | LOLITA | 6 | 1962 comedy-drama film by Stanley Kubrick |
| 34% | FRENZY | 6 | 1972 thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 34% | CONTAGION | 9 | 2011 medical thriller directed by Soderbergh |
| 34% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 psychological thriller directed by Hitchcock |
| 34% | TENET | 5 | 2020 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan |
| 33% | PANIC | 5 | "___ Room," 2002 thriller directed by David Fincher |
| 33% | THIRTY | 6 | Zero Dark __, thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| 32% | FOOLS | 5 | "Ship of ___" (1965 drama directed by Stanley Kramer) |
| 32% | STRANGEDAYS | 11 | *1995 sci-fi thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| 32% | MULHOLLANDDRIVE | 15 | 2001 neo-noir psychological thriller directed by David Lynch |
| 32% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 film thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck |
| 32% | GRETA | 5 | 2018 psychological thriller directed by Oscar-winning Neil Jordan |
| 31% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 Anthony Perkins/Janet Leigh thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 31% | NOTORIOUS | 9 | 1946 Cary Grant/Ingrid Bergman thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 31% | PLAYMISTYFORME | 14 | 1971 thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 4 wds. |
| 31% | TENET | 5 | 2020 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan starring John David Washington |
| 31% | PLAY | 4 | & 7D 1971 film thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood |
| 31% | DEAD | 4 | & 12D 1991 film thriller directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh |
| 30% | TOCATCHATHIEF | 13 | 1955 Cary Grant/Grace Kelly thriller directed by 51-Across: 4 wds. |
| 30% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEEQUALIZER | 12 | 2014 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 30% | HOLLOW | 6 | Sleepy __ was directed by Tim Burton in 1999 |