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".
Suddenly Last Summer (1959)
7.6/10
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Montgomery Clift
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane;... Read more
As Above, So Below (2014)
6.2/10
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Starring: Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of... Read more
Babylon A.D. Raw & Uncut (Blu-ray) (2008)
5.6/10
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu, Melanie Thierry, Charlotte Rampling...
Sci-fi actioner with Vin Diesel as an outcast desperate to get back home to the U.S.A. Russian mobster Gerard Depardieu provides him with an opportuni... Read more
The Dead Zone (Blu-ray) (1983)
7.2/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen, Colleen Dewhurst,...
Christopher Walken stars in this David Cronenberg film of a Stephen King thriller about a man with the ability to read the thoughts of others. A gift... Read more
Brimstone (Blu-ray) (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Martin Koolhoven
Starring: Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Kit Harington, Emilia Jones, Carice Van Houten
'Brimstone' is an epic thriller set in the old west. A triumphant tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against a violent past that refuses to fad... Read more
Countdown (2019)
5.3/10
Director: Justin Dec
When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock tickin... Read more
Out Of Justice/Hard To Kill (1990)
Director: John Flynn
Starring: Steven Seagal, William Forsythe, Jerry Orbach
The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer will unleas... Read more
Sucker Punch (Bul-ray) (2011)
6/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Carla Gugino, Jena Malone, Scott Glenn, Abbie Cornish, Emily Browning, Oscar Isa...
From co-writer and director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") comes this stylish fantasy actioner. Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a teen placed in an asylum where... Read more
4.3.2.1 (Blu-ray) (2010)
5.8/10
Starring: Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Ophelia Lovibond
4 girls out on a 3 days trip in to 2 cities, if they survive. While Jo is working in a supermarket, her 3 friends are all out on their adventures. A c... Read more
Killer Sofa (2019)
Starring: Jed Brophy
A killer reclining chair becomes enchanted by a girl and starts committing crimes of passion. Read more