The Best G-Rated Thriller Movies

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List of G-Rated thriller movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best G-Rated thriller movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest G-Rated Thriller movie of all time is. This list of popular G-Rated thriller movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top G-Rated Thriller movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great G-Rated Thriller films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific G-Rated Thriller film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Movies on this list include 2001: A Space Odyssey and Planet of the Apes.

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  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    1
    Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
    11 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
    An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir ...more

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  • Planet of the Apes
    2
    Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
    11 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
    Complex sociological themes run through this science-fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a futuristic planet where apes rule and humans are slaves. The stunned trio discovers that ...more

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  • Dark Star
    3
    Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon, Cal Kuniholm
    7 votes
    • Released: 1974
    • Directed by: John Carpenter
    A satiric look at the problems experienced by a crew of bumbling astronauts on a mission to destroy rogue planets.

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  • Airport
    4
    Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jacqueline Bisset
    7 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: George Seaton
    In this large-ensemble disaster movie, Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster), the general manager of a Chicago-area airport, must contend with a massive snowstorm and other issues, both work-related and ...more

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  • Ice Station Zebra
    5
    Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan
    3 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: John Sturges
    A US submarine is dispatched to the frozen wastes of the North Pole to recover a Soviet satellite crammed full of strategic snapshots of US bases. The Cold War atmosphere becomes even chillier as the ...more

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  • When Worlds Collide
    6
    Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen
    4 votes
    • Released: 1951
    • Directed by: Rudolph Maté
    After Dr. Bronson (Hayden Rorke) discovers Zyra, a new planet, fellow astronomer Dr. Hendron (Larry Keating) checks Bronson's data and reaches the horrifying conclusion that Bellus, a star in Zyra's ...more

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