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Tense Thrillers Turned Into Tense Movies

Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This list includes popular thriller literature that have been made into popular films.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
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Patricia Highsmith
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
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Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
7
Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
8
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
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Sarah Waters
The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden (2016)
10
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now
11
Daphne Du Maurier
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
12
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
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Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
14
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
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Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
16
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
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Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
18
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
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Shirley Jackson
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
20
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
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Robert Bloch
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
22
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
23
John Le Carré
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
24
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
25
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None (2015)
And Then There Were None (2015)
26
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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Stieg Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
28
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
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Tom Clancy
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
30
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
31
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Ipcress File (1965)
32
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
33
Jo Nesbø
The Snowman (2017)
The Snowman (2017)
34
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
35
Thomas Harris
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
36
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
37
Patricia Highsmith
Carol (2015)
Carol (2015)
38
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
39
Zoe Heller
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
40
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