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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 Invasion (2007)

5.9/10
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond, Jeffrey Wright, Veron...

Following the crash of a space shuttle, an unearthly discovery in the wreckage leads to the spread of a mysterious virus that makes the infected stran... Read more

The Invisible Man (2020)

7.2/10
Director: Leigh Whannell
Starring: Elisabeth Moss

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears... Read more

The Invisible Man (Blu-ray) (2020)

7.2/10
Director: Leigh Whannell
Starring: Elisabeth Moss

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears... Read more

The Invitation (2015)

6.7/10
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Tammy Blanchard

In this taut psychological thriller, the tension is palpable when shows up to his ex-wife Eden (and new husband, David's dinner party. The pair's trag... Read more

The Ipcress File (1965)

7.3/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd

Multiple Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine stars in the first leading role of his career as Harry Palmer, a stubbornly insolent sergeant working for the... Read more

The Ipcress File ( Blu-ray ) (1965)

7.3/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Guy Doleman, Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Sue Lloyd

Multiple Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine stars in the first leading role of his career as Harry Palmer, a stubbornly insolent sergeant working for the... Read more

The Irishman (2019)

7.9/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale...

In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become... Read more

The Island (2005)

6.9/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Djimon Hounsou, Mic...

Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) lives underground in a future where most of the earth has become uninhabitable. Only the idyllic Island can still su... Read more

The Island (1980)

5.3/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass

Based on the novel by "Jaws" author Peter Benchley, this action-packed, high-seas adventure stars Michael Caine, who plays a British reporter investig... Read more

The Island ( Blu-ray ) (2005)

6.9/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Djimon Hounsou, Mic...

Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) lives underground in a future where most of the Earth has become uninhabitable. Only the idyllic Island can still sus... Read more