Top 18 Thriller Movies Picks from 1958

A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed. See more about Vertigo / IMDB / YouTube

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. Read about Witness for the Prosecution / IMDB / YouTube

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation he needs. Find out about Touch of Evil / IMDB / YouTube

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events. Info on Elevator to the Gallows / IMDB / YouTube

Two chained-together escaped convicts, one white and one black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture. More about The Defiant Ones / IMDB / YouTube

During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander. Info on The Enemy Below / IMDB / YouTube

A mission sent to rescue the first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship. Look into It! The Terror from Beyond Space / IMDB / YouTube

A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments. Look into Cairo Station / IMDB / YouTube

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman. See more about Murder by Contract / IMDB / YouTube

A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison. Get info on Thunder Road / IMDB / YouTube

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried to the U. S. by unsuspecting overseas travelers. More about The Lineup / IMDB / YouTube

Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider. Look into The Spider / IMDB / YouTube

A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant. Find out about The Amazing Colossal Man / IMDB / YouTube

A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin. Explore Lake of the Dead / IMDB / YouTube

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WWII fighter pilot (Dana Andrews) to try to land the airliner in heavy fog. More about Zero Hour! / IMDB / YouTube

In the Marais district in central Paris, somebody is going round murdering young women. Maigret is called to investigate. Learn about Inspector Maigret / IMDB / YouTube

A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl. See more about The Quiet American / IMDB / YouTube

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long-dead strangler. Look into The Haunted Strangler / IMDB / YouTube