"Thrillers may be the most nebulous genre. It's a better descriptor of a film's effect on the audience than an indicator of its style, substance, or tone, and the label can be accurately assigned to any movie that keeps us on the edge of our seats. Film noir, psychological horror, legal dramas, cerebral sci-fi, crime procedurals, creature features, murder mysteries — they all put characters in tense situations to get our adrenaline pumping. Unlike traditional horror, thrillers often keep us in suspense with the power of suggestion and implication, using every trick in the cinematic playbook to get our hearts racing while withholding overt depictions of what makes the characters anxious. Without further ado, here is Entertainment Weekly's list of the 40 best thriller movies of all time, ranked." - ew.com
