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> Release date: 09/26/1927

> Alfred Hitchcock’s silent film The Lodger was the first thriller that began to develop the modern day thriller genre​

> Budget: (UK) £12,000

>Release date: 09/26/1960

> One of Hitchcock’s best films and is admired by the cinematic art by international critics. Psycho was an outstanding box office film that leads to four Academy Award nominations.

> Budget: $806,948

Box office: $50,000,000

> Release date: 09/26/1951 
> A Crime thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock

> Budget: $1, 200, 000
Box office: $1.8 million

> Release date: 09/27/1972 
> A British thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and is the second to last film of his extensive career. Frenzy was received an R rating as it was intense and explicit.
> Budget: $2 million
Box office: $12, 600, 000

> Release date: 09/27/1991

> A film directed by Jonathon Demme and gradually gained widespread success. 

> Budget: $19 million

Box office: $272, 742, 922

> Release date: 09/27/2000 
> A psychological thriller filmed and directed by Christopher Nolan and was met with near universal critical acclaim.

> Budget: $9 million
Box office: 39, 723, 096

History of Thriller
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