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 Young Montalbano (Episodes 1-3) (2012)
7.9/10
The young "Commissario" detective Salvo Montalbano, based in the fictitious village of Vigata, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia. Before Detectiv... Read more
The Young Montalbano (Episodes 4-6) (2012)
7.6/10
The young "Commissario" detective Salvo Montalbano, based in the fictitious village of Vigata, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia. Before Detectiv... Read more
Them ( aka Ils ) (2006)
6.5/10
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Starring: Adriana Mocca, Michael Cohen, Olivia Bonamy
Aka "Ils". Intense horror film in which French teacher Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) and her partner Lucas (Michael Cohen) move into a large house in the... Read more
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Anthony Zerbe, Martin Landau, Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair
Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is a veteran homicide detective, investigating the murder of a prostitute. The primary suspect is San Francisco politica... Read more
Thick As Thieves (1999)
6/10
Director: Scott Sanders
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Jai White
On loan from Chicago mafia to Detroit underworld, a thief gets double-crossed by the Detroit boss, and, after barely escaping, vows to take revenge. A... Read more
Thief (1981)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson, James Belushi
Aka "Violent Streets". James Caan stars in this superb study of a jewel thief who desperately tries to create the life he visualised while in prison -... Read more
Thief of Hearts (1984)
5.7/10
Starring: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso, Christine Ebersole, Geo...
If you met Ray and Mickey Davis, you'd swear they had a perfect marriage. But if you read Mickey's diary, you'd know that unrest is lurking just benea... Read more
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken, Seymour Cassel, Christopher Ll...
When The Man With A Plan gives ex-gangster Jimmy The Saint one last job it all goes wrong, leaving him and his partners marked for death and just 48 h... Read more
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (Blu-ray) (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Bill Nunn, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, Fairuza Balk, Gab...
When The Man With A Plan gives ex-gangster Jimmy The Saint one last job it all goes wrong, leaving him and his partners marked for death and just 48 h... Read more
Third Man Out (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Ron Oliver
Starring: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Sean Young
Detective Donald Strachey is in over his head when the outing of a popular public figure draws him into a dangerous web of lies, murder and politics.... Read more