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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.

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Vertigo
James Stewart, Kim Novak
Released: 1958
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Rear Window
Daryl Hannah, Christopher Reeve
Released: 1998
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
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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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Jumanji
Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams
Released: 1995
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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The Odessa File
Jon Voight, Derek Jacobi
Released: 1974
Directed by: Ronald Neame
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Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Dick Tracy
Madonna, Al Pacino
Released: 1990
Directed by: Warren Beatty
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Duel
Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott
Released: 1971
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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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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WarGames
Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy
Released: 1983
Directed by: John Badham
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Streets of Fire
Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane
Released: 1984
Directed by: Walter Hill
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Saboteur
Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Mitchum
Released: 1942
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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The Poseidon Adventure
Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens
Released: 1972
Directed by: Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame
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The Hunt for Red October
Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery
Released: 1990
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Dial M for Murder
Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Goldfinger
Sean Connery, Honor Blackman
Released: 1964
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
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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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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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