Top 50 Thrillers in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest thrillers in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 66 thrillers tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Tattoo (2002 film), Inglourious Basterds and Inception lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,566,122 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 265,903, and the largest, Tattoo (2002 film), reaches around 1,725,784 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each thriller, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tattoo (2002 film) |
1,725,784 | 9.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Inglourious Basterds |
967,752 | 7.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Inception |
872,586 | 5.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Fight Club |
771,510 | 4.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  You – Du wirst mich lieben |
561,485 | 86.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Scarface (1983 film) |
505,303 | 3.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  no country for old men |
441,986 | 4.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) |
399,154 | 5.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  WarGames |
338,732 | 9.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Law Abiding Citizen |
318,224 | 8.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Flightplan |
317,745 | 22.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Lucy (2014 film) |
310,212 | 4.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Armageddon (1998 film) |
298,212 | 4.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  The Silence of the Lambs (film) |
254,645 | 8.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Platoon (film) |
250,869 | 7.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Saving Private Ryan |
248,861 | 3.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Death Proof |
224,126 | 7.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Drones (film) |
224,042 | 1.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  American Sniper |
223,346 | 6.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  American Gangster (film) |
221,457 | 4.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Savages (2012 film) |
200,391 | 5.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  I Am Legend (film) |
198,703 | 5.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Argo (2012 film) |
182,047 | 0.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  The Skin I Live In |
178,172 | 6.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Seven (1995 film) |
175,761 | 1.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Lucky Number Slevin |
171,505 | 19.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  The Lincoln Lawyer (film) |
170,264 | 5.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  No Good Deed |
161,926 | 5.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  The Village (2004 film) |
160,665 | 2.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Antitrust (film) |
133,569 | 24.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  kill bill 2 |
132,457 | 19.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Death Race (film) |
132,329 | 8.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  The Happening (2008 film) |
132,259 | 6.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Zero Dark Thirty |
131,418 | 3.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  The Talented Mr. Ripley |
129,859 | 8.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  The Town (2010 film) |
128,213 | 1.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Above the Law (film) |
125,123 | 24.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  10 Cloverfield Lane |
122,150 | 5.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Nerve (2016 film) |
120,251 | 4.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Sleeping with the Enemy |
111,248 | 8.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Ocean's 12 |
111,096 | 5.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  The Cell |
107,620 | 9.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  The Guest (film) |
91,597 | 5.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  North by Northwest |
80,434 | 5.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Marauders (comics) |
76,842 | 13.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  The Next Three Days |
74,292 | 7.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Safe House (2012 film) |
73,676 | 7.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Man on a Ledge |
71,286 | 14.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Eastern Promises |
67,409 | 7.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  15 Minutes |
66,576 | 7.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each thriller by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest thriller in Germany?
Tattoo (2002 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,725,784 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.