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".
The Birds ( Blu-ray ) (1963)
7.7/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor
Nature runs amok in this chilling adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier story, as a small Californian coastal town finds itself under attack by gulls, c... Read more
The Black Coin (1936)
6/10
Starring: Dave O'Brien
Federal agents and smugglers battle it out over lost secret papers. Read more
The Black Dahlia (2006)
5.6/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mi...
Brian de Palma tackles one of Hollywood's grisliest and most sensational unsolved murders, adapted from the fictional novel by James Ellroy. Elizabet... Read more
The Black Phone (2021)
7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the... Read more
The Black Phone (Blu-ray) (2021)
7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the... Read more
The Black Windmill (1974)
6.3/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill, Janet Suzman
"The Ultimate Exercise in Controlled Terror" proclaims the tag-line of this stylish '70s thriller. Michael Caine stars as a British spy who's son is k... Read more
The Blackout: Invasion Earth (2019)
6.1/10
Starring: Pyotr Fyodorov
Life on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe. Read more
The Bodyguard (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite
Smash hit starring Whitney Houston as a world-famous singer-actress who hires former Secret Service agent Kevin Costner as her personal protector afte... Read more
The Bodyguard ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Ralph Waite
Smash hit starring Whitney Houston as a world-famous singer-actress who hires former Secret Service agent Kevin Costner as her personal protector afte... Read more
The Bone Collector (1999)
6.7/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie
A dark, moody, serial killer thriller in the tradition of "Seven" and "The Silence of the Lambs". Denzel Washington plays a quadraplegic homicide dete... Read more