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The Best Steamy Thriller Movies, Ranked

Updated August 30, 2020 4.0k votes 646 voters 54.4k views47 items

List RulesVote up the most erotic thriller movies.

This list contains information on the best steamy thriller movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best steamy thriller films come in many forms. Some good thriller films revolve around a dangerous love triangle while other good steamy thriller movies feature deadly liaisons. Many of the best salacious thriller films feature women in powerful positions.

What films will you find on this top steamy thriller movies list? Eyes Wide Shut has to be at the top. This 1999 film finds Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise – who were also married in real life during the production – exploring extramarital activities both real and imaginary. The legendary filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick directed the movie. Fatal Attraction is another engaging thriller.

Perhaps the most notable steamy thriller film is Basic Instinct, which starred Sharon Stone as a suspicious novelist. Other good passionate thrillers featured on this list include Fear, Wild Things, and The Postman Always Rings Twice.

How will we ever determine which erotic thriller deserves the top spot on this list? Help us decide by giving your favorites a vote up and please add any good films we may have missed.

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Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas
Released: 1992
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Wild Things
Bill Murray, Denise Richards
Released: 1998
Directed by: John McNaughton
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Unfaithful
Diane Lane, Richard Gere
Released: 2002
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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Cruel Intentions
Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Kumble
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Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close, Michael Douglas
Released: 1987
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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Body Heat
Mickey Rourke, Kathleen Turner
Released: 1981
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
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Poison Ivy
Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore
Released: 1992
Directed by: Katt Shea
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Original Sin
Angelina Jolie, Antonio Banderas
Released: 2001
Directed by: Michael Cristofer
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Bound
Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon
Released: 1996
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Sliver
Sharon Stone, Tom Berenger
Released: 1993
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
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Eyes Wide Shut
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Released: 1999
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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9½ Weeks
Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
Released: 1986
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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Single White Female
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda
Released: 1992
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
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Body Double
Melanie Griffith, Dennis Franz
Released: 1984
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Gone Girl
Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris
Released: 2014
Directed by: David Fincher
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Femme Fatale
Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas
Released: 2002
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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In the Cut
Meg Ryan, Kevin Bacon
Released: 2003
Directed by: Jane Campion
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Fear
Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano
Released: 1996
Directed by: James Foley
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Chloe
Amanda Seyfried, Nina Dobrev
Released: 2009
Directed by: Atom Egoyan
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Disclosure
Demi Moore, Michael Douglas
Released: 1994
Directed by: Barry Levinson
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Body of Evidence
Madonna, Julianne Moore
Released: 1993
Directed by: Uli Edel
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Diabolique
Sharon Stone, Kathy Bates
Released: 1996
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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No Way Out
Brad Pitt, Kevin Costner
Released: 1987
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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Color of Night
Bruce Willis, Lesley Ann Warren
Released: 1994
Directed by: Richard Rush
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Lana Turner, Hume Cronyn
Released: 1946
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