Greatest 29 Thriller Movies Popular from 1963

Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations. See more about The Great Escape / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Info on The Birds / IMDB / YouTube

Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her. Info on Charade / IMDB / YouTube

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. Info on High and Low / IMDB / YouTube

A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. Look into Sanjuro / IMDB / YouTube

A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitable. Explore Knife in the Water / IMDB / YouTube

Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization. Details on Lord of the Flies / IMDB / YouTube

During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol. Details on Stray Dog / IMDB / YouTube

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide. Read about The Bad Sleep Well / IMDB / YouTube

Bent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder. Look into Shock Corridor / IMDB / YouTube

A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate. More about Dementia 13 / IMDB / YouTube

A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier. Look into The Terror / IMDB / YouTube

An ambitious scientist invents an eye drop formula that grants him X-ray vision, but his new powers have disastrous consequences. More about X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes / IMDB / YouTube

When a wealthy old man appears to have been frightened to death by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder. Details on Murder at the Gallop / IMDB / YouTube

A former intelligence officer is tasked by the heir to the Gleneyre estate to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list. Learn about The List of Adrian Messenger / IMDB / YouTube

As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways. Check out The Prize / IMDB / YouTube

A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon. Look into Night Tide / IMDB / YouTube

A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other. Get info on Youth of the Beast / IMDB / YouTube

Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms. Info on Matango / IMDB / YouTube

A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance. Explore Paranoiac / IMDB / YouTube

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal 97,000 pounds. Check out Cash on Demand / IMDB / YouTube

An evil spirit leaves the body of his human host, a criminal on death-row, and sneaks into the body of his next human host, a French magistrate. Read about Diary of a Madman / IMDB / YouTube

Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend. Read about The Sadist / IMDB / YouTube

After abducting a corrupt banker to make him pay back the people he swindled, a conjuring vigilante must rescue the man's daughter when she is kidnapped by the scheming family governess. Check out Judex / IMDB / YouTube

In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family. Get info on The Old Dark House / IMDB / YouTube

An ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing. Learn about The Ugly American / IMDB / YouTube

Dr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig, but soon finds himself addicted. See more about Corridors of Blood / IMDB / YouTube

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam. More about Kings of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator. Learn about The Running Man / IMDB / YouTube