Welcome to my second thriller challenge.
In my short time on Letterboxd I have enjoyed participating in the various annual challenges. While there are many genre specific challenges, there weren’t any that focused on thrillers (my favourite genre), so in 2024 I created my first Thriller Challenge as an experiment. This was inspired by the x52 challenge created by kynky and the various other genre challenges.
The goal is simple, watch 52 films categorised as “Thriller” on Letterboxd between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
If you want to participate create your own list using the below prompts and share your list by providing a link in the comments section. Even though the challenge starts on 1 January 2025, you can…
Welcome to my second thriller challenge.
In my short time on Letterboxd I have enjoyed participating in the various annual challenges. While there are many genre specific challenges, there weren’t any that focused on thrillers (my favourite genre), so in 2024 I created my first Thriller Challenge as an experiment. This was inspired by the x52 challenge created by kynky and the various other genre challenges.
The goal is simple, watch 52 films categorised as “Thriller” on Letterboxd between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
If you want to participate create your own list using the below prompts and share your list by providing a link in the comments section. Even though the challenge starts on 1 January 2025, you can join at anytime.
Selections should preferably be first time watches and can be changed throughout the year.
Lists and watched can be tagged with "Thrillerx525".
The prompts are:
1. A thriller released before 1960
2. A thriller based on a work of literature
3. A thriller from the Solidarity Cinema Archive
4. A thriller that screened at the Toronto International Film Festival
5. A thriller from AlucardaRaccoon’s Trash Cinema list
6. A Chinese or Cantonese language thriller
7. A thriller using a prompt from kynky’s Cult of Personality: 2025 challenge (see my list)
8. A thriller released in the 1960s
9. A thriller by a director included in Movieweb’s list of The 20 Most Underrated Thriller Directors of All Time
10. A thriller that’s a remake, sequel or prequel
11. Happy Anniversary! Dog Day Afternoon was released 50 years ago. Watch a thriller starring anyone that starred in this film (see my list).
12. A thriller included in my Filmmakers recommend list
13. A Portuguese or Spanish (or any other language spoken in Spain) language thriller
14. A thriller released in the 1970s
15. A film noir or neo-noir
16. A thriller featuring gangsters
17. A thriller from the Kino Lorber Studio Classics DVD/Blu-ray label (see list by Adam Blount)
18. A thriller that was included in the list of additional recommended films in Danny Peary’s book Guide For the Film Fanatic (see list by Bart D’Alauro)
19. A thriller included in NeverTooEarlyMP’s Out Of The Closets And Into The Cinemas!: Meeting Queer Folks In Dark Rooms list
20. A thriller released in the 1980s
21. A thriller rated 3.5 - 4 by Roger Ebert (see list by Eirik)
22. Select a thriller that you’ve never seen based solely on the poster
23. A German language thriller
24. Happy Anniversary! Sicario was released 10 years ago. Watch a thriller starring anyone that starred in this film (see my list)
25. A sci-fi thriller
26. A thriller directed by a woman
27. Is it really that bad? Watch a thriller that Roger Ebert hated (see list by Daniel Harrison)
28. A thriller released in the 1990s
29. A thriller included in magrosleau’s Psychosexual dramas, nihilistic fever dreams & surrealism with a touch of humour list
30. A Korean or Japanese language thriller
31. A thriller that has appeared in Letterboxd Four Favourite Interviews (see list by André)
32. A thriller from The Criterion Collection
33. A thriller from Martin Scorsese’s Favourite Films (see list by Justin Wiemer)
34. A thriller that was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in any category
35. A thriller that aired on TCM Underground (see list by Millie De Chirico)
36. A thriller released in the 2000s
37. A French language thriller
38. A thriller with less than 35k views on Letterboxd
39. A thriller that Mark Kermode has introduced on BFI Player Plus (see list by Andreas Schmid)
40. A thriller based on or inspired by a true story (Examples)
41. A thriller released by Indicator (Powerhouse Films) - (see list by notienemayonesa)
42. A thriller that screened at FrightFest
43. A thriller released in the 2010s
44. A thriller that has been shown on SBS World Movies (see list by Melissa)
45. A thriller included in Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon (The A-List) (see list by Des de Moor)
46. Happy Anniversary! Hackers was released 30 years ago. Watch a thriller starring anyone that starred in this film (see my list)
47. A Legal/Courtroom thriller
48. A thriller released by Scream Factory
49. A Nordic language thriller
50. A thriller released in the 2020s
51. A thriller included in Rev’s The Infernal Cinematheque: A Condemned Canon list
52. Any thriller from your watchlist
Participants:
Matt Armstrong | Mara🦋 | Sulienyx | Nick Atkinson | Charcastrology✨ | KriiLunAus | Carlos (Hache) | TheRealGiggs | JLoRabbit | Historian In The Making | abystopia | Gemma |