Suspenseful's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Suspenseful? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Suspenseful titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2025 19 great titles Best: IT: Welcome to Derry
  2. #2 2022 16 great titles Best: The Batman
  3. #3 2023 15 great titles Best: Lioness
  4. #4 2020 14 great titles Best: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  5. #5 2024 13 great titles Best: Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
  6. #6 2018 12 great titles Best: Bodyguard
  7. #7 2019 11 great titles Best: Knives Out
  8. #8 2004 10 great titles Best: House
  9. #9 2026 10 great titles Best: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
  10. #10 2015 10 great titles Best: Drishyam
  11. #11 2007 10 great titles Best: American Gangster
  12. #12 2021 8 great titles Best: Sing 2
  13. #13 1995 7 great titles Best: Neon Genesis Evangelion
  14. #14 2017 8 great titles Best: Midnight Runners
  15. #15 2013 7 great titles Best: Peaky Blinders
  16. #16 2010 6 great titles Best: Sherlock
  17. #17 2005 6 great titles Best: American Dragon: Jake Long
  18. #18 2009 6 great titles Best: Star Trek
  19. #19 1981 6 great titles Best: Thief
  20. #20 2014 6 great titles Best: Happy Valley
  21. #21 1993 5 great titles Best: True Romance
  22. #22 1999 5 great titles Best: The Sixth Sense
  23. #23 2016 5 great titles Best: Train to Busan
  24. #24 1988 5 great titles Best: Die Hard
  25. #25 1997 5 great titles Best: Children of Heaven
  26. #26 2002 5 great titles Best: Minority Report
  27. #27 2011 5 great titles Best: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
  28. #28 2012 5 great titles Best: Looper
  29. #29 2006 5 great titles Best: Casino Royale