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Best Thriller Movies Starring Michael Shannon

This collection ranks 23 thriller movies starring Michael Shannon. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Bullet Train tops the list with a 7.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1988–2022. The most widely seen film here is Nocturnal Animals (8,380 votes).

23 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Bullet Train

    2022· 2h 6m· en

    7.47.8K
  4. 4

    Take Shelter

    2011· 2h 0m· en

    7.12.1K
  6. 6

    Premium Rush

    2012· 1h 31m· en

    6.42.4K
  8. 8

    Dead Birds

    2005· 1h 31m· en

    5.7285
  9. 9

    13

    2010· 1h 31m· en

    5.8927
  10. 10

    Bug

    2007· 1h 38m· en

    6.1636
  11. 11

    Criminal

    2004· 1h 27m· en

    6.2149
  14. 14

    Abandoned

    2022· 1h 42m· en

    5.8313
  15. 15

    The Harvest

    2015· 1h 44m· en

    6.0216
  20. 20

    Overexposed

    1992· 1h 37m· en

    1.03
  21. 21

    Fahrenheit 451

    2018· 1h 40m· en

    5.4927
  22. 22

    The Quarry

    2020· 1h 38m· en

    5.2132

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Frequently asked questions

How many thriller movies has Michael Shannon made?

23 thriller movies starring Michael Shannon carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Michael Shannon films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Michael Shannon thriller movie?

Bullet Train currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Michael Shannon thriller movie is the most popular?

Nocturnal Animals has the largest audience (8,380 votes) among these titles.