COMPLETED 31/12

Rules:

1. The goal is simple, watch 52 films categorised as “Thriller” on Letterboxd between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
2. Selections should preferably be first time watches and can be changed throughout the year.
3. Lists and watched can be tagged with "Thrillerx525".

Prompts:

✅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