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".
A Simple Favour (Blu-Ray) (2018)
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Jean Smart, Linda Cardellini, Blake Lively, Rupert Friend, Anna Kendrick, Andrew...
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. W... Read more
A Simple Plan (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over 4 millio... Read more
A Single Shot (2013)
5.8/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, William H Macy, Ted Levine, Kelly Reilly, Jason Isaacs, Joe Anders...
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater cr... Read more
A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011)
5/10
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Dougray Scott, Emilia Fox, David Warner, Allan Corduner
Returning home from work, Mia witnesses an aged woman leap from a window. Scattered around the old woman's broken, lifeless body Mia discovers shredde... Read more
A Touch of Sin (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Zhangke Jia
Starring: Zhao Tao, Wang Baoqiang, Wu Jiang, Lanshan Luo, Li Meng
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival... Read more
A View to a Kill (1985)
6.3/10
Director: John Glen
Starring: Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee
Has 007 (Roger Moore) finally met his match in lean, mean female assassin May Day (Grace Jones)? Set in California's Silicon Valley, where Christopher... Read more
A View to a Kill ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
6.3/10
Director: John Glen
Starring: Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts
Has 007 (Roger Moore) finally met his match in lean, mean female assassin May Day (Grace Jones)? Set in California's Silicon Valley, where Christopher... Read more
A Vigilante (2018)
5.6/10
Director: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Starring: Olivia Wilde
After escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival ski... Read more
A Vigilante (Blu-ray) (2018)
5.6/10
Director: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Starring: Olivia Wilde
After escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival ski... Read more
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
6.5/10
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook
Liam Neeson stars in this action-thriller based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels. Neeson plays Matt Scudder, an ex-cop turned... Read more