Psychopaths. These kinds of people are incapable of remorse, lack guilt for the actions they commit, and use superficial charm to manipulate those they love most. Furthermore, they always seek thrills because they are easily prone to boredo. For some, killing and other criminal behavior is the way they use to satisfy their darkest desires.

A thriller earns that 10/10 feeling when the first scene already knows what kind of pressure the movie is going to put on you. The story can be loud, quiet, violent, psychological, procedural, or strange. What matters is control. A great thriller keeps your attention without begging for it.

Horror films have entered a new era where they are about the only thing that is getting fans into theaters, but the genre has had a long and widespread tradition in entertainment. A perfect vehicle for social commentary, horror is even better paired with the thriller genre. That is about the only way to describe The Silence of the Lambs, a psychological horror that walks that line perfectly.