| 100% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 Anthony Perkins/Janet Leigh thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 49% | FRENZY | 6 | 1972 thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 48% | NOTORIOUS | 9 | 1946 Cary Grant/Ingrid Bergman thriller directed by 51-Across |
| 46% | TOCATCHATHIEF | 13 | 1955 Cary Grant/Grace Kelly thriller directed by 51-Across: 4 wds. |
| 32% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 32% | THEEQUALIZER | 12 | 2014 crime thriller directed by 43-Across starring Denzel Washington (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CONTAGION | 9 | 2011 medical thriller directed by Soderbergh |
| 32% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 psychological thriller directed by Hitchcock |
| 32% | TENET | 5 | 2020 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan |
| 31% | WRATHOFMAN | 10 | 2021 action thriller directed by 17-Across and starring 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 31% | PANIC | 5 | "___ Room," 2002 thriller directed by David Fincher |
| 31% | THIRTY | 6 | Zero Dark __, thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| 31% | STRANGEDAYS | 11 | *1995 sci-fi thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| 31% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," 1980 psychological thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 30% | MULHOLLANDDRIVE | 15 | 2001 neo-noir psychological thriller directed by David Lynch |
| 30% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 film thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck |
| 30% | GRETA | 5 | 2018 psychological thriller directed by Oscar-winning Neil Jordan |
| 30% | EYES | 4 | "___ Wide Shut," 1999 mystery thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 30% | PLAYMISTYFORME | 14 | 1971 thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 4 wds. |
| 30% | TENET | 5 | 2020 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan starring John David Washington |
| 30% | PLAY | 4 | & 7D 1971 film thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood |
| 30% | DEAD | 4 | & 12D 1991 film thriller directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh |
| 29% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller starring Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles |
| 28% | CLOCKERS | 8 | Crime thriller directed by 49-Across featuring 49-Across in a cameo as a Con-Ed worker named Big Chucky |
| 28% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a 1959 novel of the same name |
| 28% | STEPS | 5 | "The 39 ___," 1935 spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat |
| 28% | TOMAHAWK | 8 | 1960 children's book by Roberta Leigh |
| 28% | WHY | 3 | 1960 no 1 single by Anthony Newley |
| 27% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 spy thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck, based on a true story |