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The Best PG Thriller Movies

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List of PG thriller movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG thriller movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG Thriller movie of all time is. This list of popular PG 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 PG 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 PG Thriller films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG Thriller film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Movies here include everything from Jaws to Vertigo.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG thriller movies?" and "What are the most famous PG thriller movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

Use this list if you're looking for some new thriller movies that are rated PG. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great thriller movies rated PG, so get out there and start watching.

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Vertigo
James Stewart, Kim Novak
Released: 1958
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Rear Window
Grace Kelly, James Stewart
Released: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Bullitt
Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen
Released: 1968
Directed by: Peter Yates
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Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Jumanji
Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams
Released: 1995
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Duel
Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott
Released: 1971
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Dick Tracy
Madonna, Al Pacino
Released: 1990
Directed by: Warren Beatty
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Clue
Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
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Shadow of a Doubt
Alfred Hitchcock, Teresa Wright
Released: 1943
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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The Seven-Ups
Roy Scheider, Ken Kercheval
Released: 1973
Directed by: Philip D'Antoni
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Deathtrap
Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve
Released: 1982
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
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Streets of Fire
Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane
Released: 1984
Directed by: Walter Hill
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WarGames
Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy
Released: 1983
Directed by: John Badham
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The Poseidon Adventure
Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens
Released: 1972
Directed by: Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame
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Saboteur
Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Mitchum
Released: 1942
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Goldfinger
Sean Connery, Honor Blackman
Released: 1964
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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The Hunt for Red October
Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery
Released: 1990
Directed by: John McTiernan
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The Mirror Crack'd
Elizabeth Taylor, Pierce Brosnan
Released: 1980
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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Dr. No
Sean Connery, Ursula Andress
Released: 1962
Directed by: Terence Young
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Dial M for Murder
Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Live and Let Die
Jane Seymour, Roger Moore
Released: 1973
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery, Kim Basinger
Released: 1983
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Shatner, Kim Cattrall
Released: 1991
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
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Rope
James Stewart, Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1948
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Robert Duvall, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1978
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
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