The best thrillers of 1990

26 thrillers from 1990, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Hidden Agenda Score 45.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 86%
  2. Q&A Score 44.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 66
  3. Pacific Heights Score 44.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 55
  4. The Reflecting Skin Score 42.2 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 81%
  5. A Shock to the System Score 42.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 69
  6. Narrow Margin Score 41.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 53
  7. The Russia House Score 39.9 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 67
  8. Bad Influence Score 39.7 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 63
  9. The Field Score 36.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 43%
  10. Lord of the Flies Score 35.9 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 49