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".
Expatriate Rydal (Oscar Isaac) makes a workable living from manipulating tourists in Athens, using his knowledge of the area and linguistic fluency to... Read more
The long-awaited sequel to Roman Polanski's 1974 'Chinatown' sees Jack Nicholson taking over the reins as well as reprising his role as private eye Ja... Read more
Matt Damon is Jason Bourne, an elite government agent determined to outwit and outmaneuver anyone who stands in the way of his finding out the secrets... Read more
In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CI... Read more
This American remake of Korean chiller 'A Tale of Two Sisters' is the debut feature from two ex-pat Brits, the Guard Brothers. Anna (Emily Browning) h... Read more
Andy Garcia stars as Kansas psychologist Dr Michael Hunter who quits his practice following the suicide of his teenage son. Disturbed by the death, wi... Read more
Federal agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) vows to bring down Prohibition-era mob warlord Al Capone (Robert De Niro) with the help of a Chicago cop (Sea... Read more
Federal agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) vows to bring down Prohibition-era mob warlord Al Capone (Robert De Niro) with the help of a Chicago cop (Sea... Read more
Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak and Kevin Spacey star in this inventive, engrossing crime story as a bunch of guys brou... Read more
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," says con man Kint (Kevin Spacey), drawing a comparison to the mos... Read more