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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 Girl on the Train (2016)

6.5/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Allison Janney, Justin Theroux, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Haley B...

Based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train is a gripping psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the ver... Read more

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2009)

Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Annika Hallin

With a seriously wounded Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) hospitalized and facing murder charges following the events of "The Girl Who Played with Fire," journa... Read more

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest: Extended Version (2009)

Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace, Annika Hallin

With a seriously wounded Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) hospitalized and facing murder charges following the events of "The Girl Who Played with Fire," journa... Read more

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)

7.2/10
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Per Oscarsson, Michael Nyqvist, Peter Andersson, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace, Annik...

A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and computer hacker Lisbeth Sa... Read more

The Girl Who Played with Fire ( Blu-ray ) (2009)

7.2/10
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Per Oscarsson, Michael Nyqvist, Peter Andersson, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace, Annik...

A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and computer hacker Lisbeth Sa... Read more

The Girl Who Played with Fire: Extended Version (2009)

7.2/10
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Starring: Per Oscarsson, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, Peter Andersson, Noom...

A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and computer hacker Lisbeth Sa... Read more

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

7.8/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Stellan Skars...

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer star in David Fincher's American remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" - th... Read more

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

7.8/10
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Ewa Froling, Marika Lagercrantz, Michael Nyqvist, Ingvar Hirdwall, Noomi Rapace,...

Aka "Men Who Hate Women". Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger... Read more

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Blu-ray ) (2011)

7.8/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Stellan Skars...

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer star in David Fincher's American remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" - th... Read more

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Blu-ray ) (2009)

7.8/10
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Ewa Froling, Marika Lagercrantz, Michael Nyqvist, Ingvar Hirdwall, Noomi Rapace,...

Aka "Men Who Hate Women". Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger... Read more