Top 50 Thrillers in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest thrillers in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 51 thrillers tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Drones (film), Fight Club and Inception lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7,988,103 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 416,597, and the largest, Drones (film), reaches around 3,255,437 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each thriller, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Drones (film) |
3,255,437 | 17.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Fight Club |
2,704,761 | 16.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Inception |
2,027,905 | 12.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Tattoo (2002 film) |
1,819,765 | 10.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) |
1,402,868 | 18.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Inglourious Basterds |
1,140,084 | 8.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Scarface (1983 film) |
814,802 | 5.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Seven (1995 film) |
787,382 | 5.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  The Village (2004 film) |
764,140 | 12.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  no country for old men |
494,888 | 5.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Lucy (2014 film) |
463,972 | 6.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Argo (2012 film) |
450,952 | 0.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Zero Dark Thirty |
411,131 | 9.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  I Am Legend (film) |
389,603 | 11.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Saving Private Ryan |
366,172 | 5.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  No Good Deed |
290,981 | 9.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  The Silence of the Lambs (film) |
247,019 | 8.3% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Town (2010 film) |
244,393 | 3.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  U-turn |
228,538 | 28.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Law Abiding Citizen |
196,573 | 5.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  American Sniper |
167,944 | 4.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  The Skin I Live In |
161,023 | 5.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Armageddon (1998 film) |
159,466 | 2.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  The Happening (2008 film) |
148,320 | 6.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Savages (2012 film) |
147,305 | 4.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  American Gangster (film) |
141,456 | 2.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Nerve (2016 film) |
140,537 | 4.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  The Lincoln Lawyer (film) |
127,113 | 4.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Dream House |
119,723 | 11.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Death Race (film) |
119,266 | 7.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  10 Cloverfield Lane |
115,998 | 4.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  The Hurt Locker |
109,114 | 5.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Sleeping with the Enemy |
76,338 | 5.5% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Phone Booth (film) |
72,641 | 8.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Platoon (film) |
69,933 | 2.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Death Proof |
62,326 | 2.2% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  WarGames |
61,027 | 1.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Safe House (2012 film) |
51,084 | 4.9% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Good Shepherd |
50,313 | 2.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  The Next Three Days |
49,684 | 5.0% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Easy Money |
34,291 | 5.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  perfect getaway |
33,099 | 5.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  North by Northwest |
30,078 | 2.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Man on a Ledge |
26,892 | 5.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  The French Connection (film) |
17,566 | 0.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Hunting Season (film) |
11,565 | 1.6% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Antitrust (film) |
9,519 | 1.8% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Traffik |
9,425 | 8.1% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  The Backpacker |
4,862 | 4.7% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  The Girl on the Train (2016 film) |
586 | 0.4% | Thriller | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Drones (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,255,437 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.