The Best R-Rated Thriller Movies

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

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Scarface
Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
Released: 1983
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
Released: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
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Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1990
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Piercing
Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska
Released: 2019
Directed by: Nicholas Pesce
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Serenity
Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway
Released: 2019
Directed by: Steven Knight
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No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns
Released: 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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Natural Born Killers
Robert Downey Jr., Ashley Judd
Released: 1994
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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The Crow
Bai Ling, Brandon Lee
Released: 1994
Directed by: Alex Proyas
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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Pulp Fiction
John Travolta, Bruce Willis
Released: 1994
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong
Released: 1991
Directed by: James Cameron
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The Usual Suspects
Kevin Spacey, Benicio del Toro
Released: 1994
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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Fight Club
Brad Pitt, Jared Leto
Released: 1999
Directed by: David Fincher
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The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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The Warriors
Mercedes Ruehl, Robert Townsend
Released: 1979
Directed by: Walter Hill
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer
Released: 2005
Directed by: Shane Black
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Kill Bill Volume 1
Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu
Released: 2003
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Seven
Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow
Released: 1995
Directed by: David Fincher
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Blue Velvet
Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper
Released: 1986
Directed by: David Lynch
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Candyman
Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd
Released: 1992
Directed by: Bernard Rose
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El Mariachi
Carlos Gallardo, Juan García
Released: 1992
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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Halloween II
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana Carvey
Released: 1981
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
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Das Boot
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer
Released: 1981
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
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Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh
Released: 1960
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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