In the recent time thriller movies become a very popular in the new generation. Plots of thrillers involve character which comes into conflict with each other or with outside forces - the menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy.
Generally, the thriller movies are based on terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder. Many thrillers are based on true events, and while most are fictitious in nature, they could happen. Hollywood produced number of thriller movies. Here you can get the list of all time best movies. The silence of Lambs, Seven, Manchurian Candidate, North by Northeast, Jaws are a top 5 best thriller Movies of all time. If the genre is to be defined strictly, a genuine thriller is a film that restlessly pursues a single-minded goal - to provide thrills and keep the audience cliff-hanging at the 'edge of their seats' as the plot builds towards a climax.
The Silence of the Lambs is one of the best thriller movies of all time. It is based on the novel of the same name by novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, his second to feature Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. In this movie a young trainee search the advice of the imprisoned Lecter on catching a serial killer known only as "Buffalo Bill".