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 Fast and the Furious (2001)
6.7/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune
One for the petrol heads; owing much to the B's of the 60s. Paul Walker is the undercover cop who infiltrates his way into a group of road racers led... Read more
The Fast and the Furious (Blu-ray) (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune
One for the petrol heads; owing much to the B's of the 60s. Paul Walker is the undercover cop who infiltrates his way into a group of road racers led... Read more
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
6/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Lucas Black, Lil Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Brian Tee, Sung Kang, Sonny Chiba
The third instalment in the 'Fast and Furious' series is a super-charged look at the underground world of Tokyo's drift-racers. Young Sean (Lucas Bla... Read more
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Blu-ray) (2006)
6/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Lucas Black, Lil Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Brian Tee, Sung Kang, Sonny Chiba
The third instalment in the 'Fast and Furious' series is a super-charged look at the underground world of Tokyo's drift-racers. Young Sean (Lucas Bla... Read more
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
6.7/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Dw...
With Dom and Letty married, Brian and Mia retired and the rest of the crew exonerated, the globe-trotting team has found some semblance of a normal li... Read more
The Fate of the Furious (Blu-ray) (2017)
6.6/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Dw...
With Dom and Letty married, Brian and Mia retired and the rest of the crew exonerated, the globe-trotting team has found some semblance of a normal li... Read more
The Fifth Estate (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: David Thewlis, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Bruhl, Benedict Cumberbatch,...
A dramatic thriller based on real events, "The Fifth Estate" shows how WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Danie... Read more
The Firm (1993)
6.8/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Tom Cruise is the Harvard grad lured to the small Memphis law firm with promises of a cheap mortgage and a flash new car who soon discovers that his b... Read more
The Flash (2023)
7.5/10
Director: Andy Muschietti
Starring: John Wesley Shipp, Alex Desert, Amanda Pays
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for... Read more
The Flock (2007)
5.7/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung
Starring: Richard Gere, Claire Danes, KaDee Strickland, Ray Wise, Avril Lavigne
Hong Kong director Andrew Lau makes his English-language debut with Richard Gere as a hyper-vigilant federal agent being forced into early retirement... Read more