Greatest 25 Thriller Movies Worth Watching Released in 1959

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt. Check out North by Northwest / IMDB / YouTube

A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret. Details on Suddenly, Last Summer / IMDB / YouTube

A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond. Find out about Drunken Angel / IMDB / YouTube

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. See more about The Hound of the Baskervilles / IMDB / YouTube

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case. Details on Compulsion / IMDB / YouTube

A crazed killer known as The Bat is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Look into The Bat / IMDB / YouTube

In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode. Details on Odds Against Tomorrow / IMDB / YouTube

Philippe Delambre, the now-adult son of The Fly, does some transportation experimentation of his own. Get info on Return of the Fly / IMDB / YouTube

A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature. Details on The Giant Gila Monster / IMDB / YouTube

A newly-wed woman believes the ghost of her husband's deceased first wife is haunting her at an eerie Southern mansion. Details on The Screaming Skull / IMDB / YouTube

A young alien and a teenage earthling fall in love and plot to stop the alien race from using Earth as a food-breeding ground for giant lobsters from their planet. Learn about Teenagers from Outer Space / IMDB / YouTube

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies. Read about The FBI Story / IMDB / YouTube

Jerzy enters a train set for the Baltic coast. He seems to be on the run from something, as does the strange woman with whom he must share a sleeping compartment. Get info on Night Train / IMDB / YouTube

A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. Read about Tiger Bay / IMDB / YouTube

In Eschnapur, a local Maharajah and a German architect fall in-love with the same temple dancer. Check out The Tiger of Eschnapur / IMDB / YouTube

Townsfolk know a gunman's going to kill someone, but they don't know who it will be. More about No Name on the Bullet / IMDB / YouTube

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name. Read about The Wreck of the Mary Deare / IMDB / YouTube

The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area. Get info on Sapphire / IMDB / YouTube

In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets. See more about The 39 Steps / IMDB / YouTube

An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. Info on The Scapegoat / IMDB / YouTube

A French UN delegate has disappeared into thin air, sending reporter Moreau and hard drinking photographer Delmas on an assignment to find him. Their only lead is a picture of three women. Find out about Two Men in Manhattan / IMDB / YouTube

A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider-like monster. Look into Beast from Haunted Cave / IMDB / YouTube

A scientist discovers a formula enabling him to pass through solid surfaces, but he also rapidly ages, which forces him to kill humans in order to reverse the aging process by absorbing his victims' energies. Check out 4D Man / IMDB / YouTube

Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together? Info on The Mysterians / IMDB / YouTube

Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate. More about The Atomic Submarine / IMDB / YouTube