Thrillers & Suspense
Thriller and Suspense Films promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension.
A genuine thriller is a film that relentlessly pursues a single-minded goal, to provide thrills and keep the audience cliff-hanging on the 'edge of their seats' as the plot builds towards a climax. Plots of thrillers often involve characters which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces - the menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy.
Below is a grand line-up of the best in contemporary Thrillers & Suspense made since 1965. Following a similar theme, with generally a darker look is the "Film Noir" feature, well worth checking out. The exploits of "James Bond 007" may also be accessed stage left.
Right: Frances McDormand makes an arrest in the Coen Bros "Fargo".
Allure (2017)
4.9/10
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood
A house cleaner meets a teenaged girl and convinces her to run away and live with her in secret. Read more
Alone (2020)
6.2/10
Director: John Hyams
Starring: Anthony Heald
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elemen... Read more
Alone in the Dark (2004)
2.3/10
Director: Uwe Boll
Starring: Tara Reid, Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff
Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) is a private investigator specializing in supernatural phenomena. He delves into the dark corners of the world, searc... Read more
Along Came A Spider (2001)
6.3/10
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Mor...
Based on the novel by James Patterson, Morgan Freeman reprises his role from 'Kiss The Girls' as psychologist/detective Dr. Alex Cross. After the harr... Read more
Already Dead (2007)
5.7/10
Director: Joe Otting
Starring: Ron Eldard, Til Schweiger, Marisa Coughlan, Christopher Plummer
When the police are unable to catch the man who broke into his home, terrorized his wife and killed his young son, an architect (Ron Eldard) thinks th... Read more
Ambulance (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O'Donnell
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry. Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, as... Read more
Amen (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
Starring: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz
In WWII Germany, a chemical engineer and SS lieutenant is shocked to learn that the Zyklon B he helped develop to purify drinking water will be used t... Read more
American Animals (2018)
7/10
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania... Read more
American Animals (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7/10
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania... Read more
American Gangster (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin, Cuba Gooding Jr
Ridley Scott's rivetting real-life crime drama stars Denzel Washington as '70s drug kingpin Frank Lucas, who wrested control of the Harlem heroin trad... Read more