Thrillers can easily make for some of the most heart-pounding and audience-engaging experiences on the big screen, creating more tension and high stakes than any other genre. Thrillers have had a long and monumental history over the years, yet the genre continues to have exceptional and iconic entries created in the modern era. 2023 showed more than any other year just how emphatic and powerful a good thriller can be, providing some of the most celebrated examples in recent memory.