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10 Greatest Thrillers of the 1990s, Ranked


From 'Cape Fear' with Robert De Niro to 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' with Matt Damon, find out which movies made our 10 best '90s thrillers list

That decade was arguably a high point for thrill-seeking movie fans, with a seemingly endless supply of commercial and critical hits like Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone and Se7en with Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. Credit director Martin Scorsese for using the bones of Cape Fear ’s original story and crafting a superior remake that’s just as interested in showing how damaged a seemingly typical American family really is as he is at scaring audiences with Max’s periodic violent outbursts. When rock star Johnny Boz ( Bill Cable) is brutally murdered with an ice pick, Detective Nick Curran ( Michael Douglas) thinks his girlfriend, bestselling author Catherine Tramell ( Sharon Stone), is the killer.

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