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".
47 Metres Down: Uncaged (2019)
5/10
Director: Johannes Roberts
Starring: Sophie Nelisse
Four teenage divers discover that the sunken ruins of a Mayan city are also a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply stea... Read more
Teacher (2019)
6.5/10
Director: Adam Dick
Starring: David Dastmalchian, Kevin Pollak
Haunted by painful memories of his past and in the middle of a bitter divorce, high school English teacher James Lewis' only source of stability is in... Read more
The Guest (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Adam Wingard
Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Leland Orser, Sheila Kelley, Brendan Meyer, Lance Red...
Recently discharged from the military, David Collins (Dan Stevens) unexpectedly shows up at the Peterson family's doorstep, claiming to be their late... Read more
The Driver (1978)
7.2/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani
Ryan O'Neal is The Driver, Bruce Dern is The Detective and Isabelle Adjani is The Player in this minamalist noir-inspired offering. O'Neal is an ice-c... Read more
Guns Akimbo (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Starring: Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhys Darby
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Read more
The Postcard Killings (2020)
5.8/10
Director: Danis Tanovic
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, Joachim Krol, Steven Mackintosh, Denis O'Har...
A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian... Read more
The Translators (Les Traducteurs) (2019)
6.5/10
Director: Regis Roinsard
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Olga Kurylenko, Riccardo Scamarcio, Alex Lawther
Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker. When the first ten p... Read more
Pixie (2020)
5.8/10
Director: Barnaby Thompson
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Pat Shortt
To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destin... Read more
Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
5.6/10
Director: James Cox
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly. Read more
The Cry (2018)
7.3/10
Starring: Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie
Nominated for an International Emmy® for Best Actress, Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Doctor Who) mesmerizes as young mother Joanna in this intense psycholo... Read more