The Best G-Rated Thrillers

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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
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
    11 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
    In Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and his crew embark on a mysterious journey to Jupiter, guided by their ship's artificially intelligent computer, HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain). This epic science fiction masterpiece, which won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, explores themes of evolution, technology, artificial intelligence and the unknown. The movie is renowned for its realistic depiction of space travel and innovative special effects, providing a visually stunning cinematic experience that captivated audiences worldwide.

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  • Planet of the Apes
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    Planet of the Apes

    Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
    11 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
    Planet of the Apes is a riveting science fiction classic directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston) finds himself in a world run by evolved apes after a catastrophic spaceship crash. In this upside-down society, humans are mute creatures hunted for sport and used for scientific experiments. The intelligent Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and empathetic Zira (Kim Hunter), two chimpanzee scientists, ally with Taylor in his quest to uncover the planet's earth-shattering secret. A gripping tale that won an honorary Academy Award for its groundbreaking makeup design, Planet of the Apes is a thought-provoking exploration of societal roles and humanity's future.

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  • Dark Star
    3

    Dark Star

    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
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    Airport

    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 personal, while the troubled D.O. Guerrero (Van Heflin) threatens to blow up an airliner. As pilot Vernon Demerest (Dean Martin) attempts to calm Guerrero down and dissuade him from setting off explosives on the plane, tensions increase in the air and on the ground, and danger is imminent.

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  • Ice Station Zebra
    5

    Ice Station Zebra

    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 sub, with a Russian expatriate, a British secret agent and an American marine captain on board, is sabotaged en route.

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  • When Worlds Collide
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    When Worlds Collide

    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 orbit, is doomed to crash into the earth within a matter of months. Meanwhile, Hendron's daughter, Joyce (Barbara Rush), has grown fond of pilot David Randall (Richard Derr), and pleads to have him brought along as a small group is relocated to Zyra to avoid the impending mass destruction.

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