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 Missing Person (2009)
6.1/10
Starring: Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan
Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing p... Read more
The Monk (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Sergi Lopez, Vincent Cassel, Deborah Franc...
A thrilling Gothic melodrama which follows the rise and fall of Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), a Capuchin Monk in 17th century Madrid. Abandoned as a baby... Read more
The Morning After (1986)
6/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Diane Salinger
Jane Fonda stars as a struggling alcoholic who awakens in a strange bed next to a murdered man. With Jeff Bridges and Raul Julia. Read more
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, Will Patton, Alan Bates
Based on paranormal events that took place in 1960s West Virginia, this eerie suspenser updates the story to the present. A drive from DC to Richmond... Read more
The Mule (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Mule (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Mystery of Mr Wong (1939)
6.4/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree
In the second instalment of the Mr Wong series Boris Karloff stars as the inscrutable detective, enlisted to solve another mystery. The largest star s... Read more
The Name Of The Rose (1986)
7.8/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Sean Connery, F Murray Abraham, Christian Slater
Sean Connery and F. Murray Abraham star in this intriguing tale set in a 14th century monastery where a spate of bizarre deaths fills the monks with s... Read more
The Nanny (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Seth Holt
Starring: Jill Bennett, Wendy Craig, Bette Davis, James Villiers, William Dix, Pamela Fran...
Bette Davis fans will love this taut thriller, which represents something of a departure for Hammer Films, noted for their gothic period pieces, about... Read more
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Fredrik Bond
Starring: Melissa Leo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Evan Rachel Wood, M...
When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie (Shia LaBeouf) immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. A ch... Read more