Audience Research: Thriller Ratings and Reviews

Silence of the Lambs

- Received an average 8.6/10 on IMDb (from 938,231 ratings)

- Received an average 8.5/10 on Rotten Tomatoes (from 880,000 ratings)

- 95% of people liked it when they first watched it

- Todd McCarthy of Variety: "Mesmerizing thriller that will grip audiences"

- Peter Travers of Rolling Stone: Referred to the film as "unique" due to the idea that women will not play victim

- Barry Mcllheney of Empire: "A first unmissable, then enduring, but always unmissable classic"

Won an Oscar for "Best Picture"

The Butterfly Effect

- Received an average 7.7/10 on IMDb (from 372,284 ratings)

- Received an average 2.5/4 on Roger Ebert

- Received negative reviews: Nell Minow of Common Sense Media: "Inept and pretentious twaddle"

- Was nominated for 8 awards

- Won the Pegasus Audience Award

The Girl on the Train

- Received an average 6.6/10 on IMDb (from 81,406 ratings)

- received a 3/5 from the Guardian

- received negative reviews: Owen Gleiberman of Variety: "Just so-so"

- Jonathan Pile of Empire: "sadly this mystery fails to intrigue"

- IMDb user: "The Girl on the Train will be a journey you want to go on. If not, best to wait at the platform for the next train."

Se7en

- Received an average 8.6/10 on IMDb (from 1,080,289 ratings)

- Nominated for Oscar: Best Film Editing (Richard Francis-Bruce)

- Nominated for BAFTA Film Award: Best Screenplay - Original (Andrew Kevin Walker)

- Won Saturn Award: Best Writing (Andrew Kevin Walker)

- Won Saturn Award: Best Make-Up (Jean Ann Black, Rob Bottin)

- IMDb user: "by far one of the most inventive, well-written, and cerebral films in recent history.", "Everything about seven is perfect. It is art captured on film. This movie is a bright spot for all of the stars who worked on it."

- Elliot Panek of Common Sense Media: "among the bleakest films in mainstream cinema history."

- Mark Salisbury of Empire: "A dark, gripping thriller"