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Top Thriller Movies - Pre-1980

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Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 • Alfred Hitchcock

IndieCrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Metascore: 88
The Parallax View

The Parallax View

1974 • Alan J. Pakula

DramaMysteryThriller
Metascore: 65
Magnum Force

Magnum Force

1973 • Ted Post

ActionCrimeMystery
Metascore: 58
The Eiger Sanction

The Eiger Sanction

1975 • Clint Eastwood

IndieActionCrimeThriller
Metascore: 61
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

1978 • George A. Romero

IndieHorrorThriller
Metascore: 71
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954 • Alfred Hitchcock

IndieCrimeDramaMystery
Metascore: 75
High and Low

High and Low

1963 • Akira Kurosawa

ForeignCrimeDramaMystery
Metascore: 90
Night Moves

Night Moves

1975 • Arthur Penn

CrimeDramaMystery
Metascore: 82
Death Wish

Death Wish

1974 • Michael Winner

IndieActionCrimeDrama
Metascore: 51
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

1976 • John Carpenter

IndieActionCrimeThriller
Metascore: 89
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 • Guy Hamilton

IndieActionAdventureThriller
Metascore: 43
Rope

Rope

1948 • Alfred Hitchcock

IndieCrimeDramaMystery
Metascore: 73
The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953 • Byron Haskin

IndieActionSci-FiThriller
Metascore: 78
Futureworld

Futureworld

1976 • Richard T. Heffron

IndieSci-FiThriller
Metascore: 46
The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

1973 • Robin Hardy

IndieHorrorMysteryThriller
Metascore: 87
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

1963 • Peter Brook

IndieAdventureDramaThriller
Metascore: 67
Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

1974 • Brian De Palma

IndieComedyDramaFantasy
Metascore: 67
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935 • Alfred Hitchcock

IndieCrimeMysteryThriller
Metascore: 93
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