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".
Angel Heart ( Blu-ray ) (1987)
7.3/10
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet, Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro
Mickey Rourke is thrown into a head-bending world of violence and voodoo that moves from the streets of New York to the swamps of Louisiana. Lisa Bone... Read more
Angels and Demons (2009)
4.3/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hanks, Nikolaj Lie Ka...
Tom Hanks returns as Dan Brown's puzzle-loving hero in this prequel to 'The Da Vinci Code' and once again the Catholic Church and the shadowy Illumina... Read more
Angels and Demons ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
4.3/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hanks, Nikolaj Lie Ka...
Tom Hanks returns as Dan Brown's puzzle-loving hero in this prequel to 'The Da Vinci Code' and once again the Catholic Church and the shadowy Illumina... Read more
Angels of Evil (2010)
Director: Michele Placido
Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Paz Vega, Kim Rossi Stuart, Valeria Solarino, Filippo Timi, Fr...
A.k.a. "Angel of Evil". Michele Placido's ("Romanzo Criminale") bio-pic of Renato Vallanzasca plays out like an Italian "Mesrine", charting the rise a... Read more
Anna (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Sasha Luss, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren
Beneath a woman's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the p... Read more
Anna (Blu-Ray) (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Sasha Luss, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren
Beneath a woman's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the p... Read more
Anonymous (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: David Thewlis, Derek Jacobi, Joely Richardson, Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Jam...
A "gripping historical thriller" (Allan Hunter, Daily Express) from Roland Emmerich, 'Anonymous' is based around the notion that William Shakespeare w... Read more
Another 48 Hrs (1990)
5.8/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte return as friendly enemies Bannister and Cates, teaming up to clear Nolte of a murder charge and track down the real kille... Read more
Anti Matter (2016)
5.8/10
Director: Keir Burrows
A Ph.D. student finds herself unable to make new memories after a failed wormhole experiment. Read more
Antichrist (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe
Lars von Trier's enormously controversial and challenging psychodrama stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a grieving couple who retreat to... Read more