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 Drowning Pool (1975)
6.5/10
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Tony Franciosa
Private eye Lew Harper is in deep this time. Hired by an old flame to unravel a seemingly routine blackmail case, he's so far down he may never come u... Read more
The Dry (2020)
7/10
Director: Robert Connolly
Starring: Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Julia Blake, Bruce S...
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a tee... Read more
The Duelist (2006)
6.4/10
Director: Myung-Se Lee
Starring: Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn
In old Korea a corrupt Minister seizes power and begins printing counterfeit money that throws the economy into disarray. Detective Namsoon and her p... Read more
The Dyatlov Pass Incident (Blu-ray) (2013)
Director: Renny Harlin
A group of students go the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of... Read more
The East (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Zal Batmanglij
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling
Suspenseful and provocative espionage thriller from acclaimed writer-director Zal Batmanglij and writer-actress Brit Marling, stars Marling as former... Read more
The East (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Zal Batmanglij
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling
Suspenseful and provocative espionage thriller from acclaimed writer-director Zal Batmanglij and writer-actress Brit Marling, stars Marling as former... Read more
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
6.4/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps. Hemlock, a retired professional as... Read more
The Eiger Sanction (Blu-Ray) (1975)
6.4/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy
Former government assassin Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) now devotes his time to teaching and collecting paintings, but his quiet life is interrup... Read more
The Enforcer (1976)
6.8/10
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Tyne Daly, Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman
Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore, who has two jobs: tracking d... Read more
The Enforcer (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.8/10
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Tyne Daly, Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman
Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore, who has two jobs: tracking d... Read more