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 Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Mikkel Norgaard
Starring: Troels Lyby, Soren Pilmark, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mikkel...
The latest crime sensation from Denmark, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is from the screenwriter of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and director of BORGEN.... Read more
The Kettering Incident (2016)
6.8/10
Starring: Elizabeth Debicki, Matthew Le Nevez, Henry Nixon, Damon Gameau, Damien Garvey, S...
Doctor Anna Macy finds herself inexplicably linked to the disappearance of two girls, fifteen years apart. Read more
The Killer Elite (1975)
6/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins
James Caan is a San Francisco killer-for-hire, working for the CIA, who uses firearms and martial arts for revenge in this tale of espionage, conspira... Read more
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Bill Pullman, Elias Koteas, Kate Hudson, Ned Beatty, Tom Bower, Casey Affleck, S...
Based on the 1952 Jim Thompson novel, director Michael Winterbottom's ("A Mighty Heart") disturbing crime drama follows the self-told story of outward... Read more
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
7.1/10
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Raffey Cassidy, Barry Keoghan
Cincinnati cardiologist Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) lived an ordinary existence with his wife (Nicole Kidman) and kids...but on the quiet, he mainta... Read more
The Killing Room (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton
Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program. Read more
The Killing: Series 1 (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Birger Larsen
Starring: Sofie Grabol, Soren Malling
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". Acclaimed as one of the finest murder investigation series ever produced, The Killing is a riveting Danish TV thriller that tri... Read more
The King (2005)
6.6/10
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, William Hurt, Paul Dano, Laura Harring, Pell James
Elvis (Gael Garcia Bernal) is a troubled, though charismatic young man, who's just left the navy and is on his way to Corpus Christi to find a father... Read more
The King's Man (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Gemma Arterton
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions. Read more
The Kingdom (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ali Suliman, Jeremy Pi...
Following a terrorist attack on an American target in Saudi Arabia, a team of counter-terrorist agents, headed by Jamie Foxx, aim to find the culprits... Read more