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".
higher class of hero Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchies action adventure The Ma... Read more
Hitchcock's first version of this film is the story of an ordinary family caught in a web of international intrigue. The film ends in a brilliant tour... Read more
Hitchcock's brilliant remake of his own 1934 version features James Stewart and Doris Day as an innocent American couple caught up in a web of interna... Read more
In the Coen Brothers' black and white take on film noir, Billy Bob Thornton is a quiet barber in a small California town in 1949 who sees an opportuni... Read more
James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his ultimate foe in diabolical master assassin Scaramanga, played to perfection by Christopher Lee in this 007 t... Read more
James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his ultimate foe in diabolical master assassin Scaramanga, played to perfection by Christopher Lee in this 007 t... Read more
Stylish martial arts action adventure inspired by classic kung fu movies. In 19th-century feudal China, a small village is threatened by warring facti... Read more
Stylish martial arts action adventure inspired by classic kung fu movies. In 19th-century feudal China, a small village is threatened by warring facti... Read more
This dazzling update of the classic 1962 political thriller stars Denzel Washington as a former army major plagued by shadowy dreams of his service du... Read more
This dazzling update of the classic 1962 political thriller stars Denzel Washington as a former army major plagued by shadowy dreams of his service du... Read more