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".
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
5.9/10
Director: Bill Eagles
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Iain Glen, Maurice Roeves, Tom Mannion, Alex Norton
Kinky and disturbing thriller set in Glasgow, where Susan Lynch, a woman abused by her junkie lover, comes to the aid of fellow victim Rachel Weisz by... Read more
Timelock (1957)
2.8/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Robert Ayres, Robert Beatty, Betty McDowell, Lee Patterson, Sean Connery
A textbook example of how a talented director and cast can do a lot with a little. Lensed in Canada, the story gets under way when a child is accident... Read more
K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Shimako Sato
Starring: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Toru Nakamura, Takeshi Kaga, Reiko Takashima
Stylish superhero shenanigans in a rollicking adventure, based on a popular '80s manga. K-20 is the nickname for the Fiend with 20 Faces, a prankster... Read more
Trial Run (1984)
4.8/10
Director: Melanie Read
Starring: Annie Whittle, Judith Gibson, Christopher Broun
Rosemary didn't know how fast she could run... until she had to run for her life. There are three things that matter to Rosemary Edmonds (Annie Whittl... Read more
Let The Bullets Fly (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Jiang Wen
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You, Jiang Wu
Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that h... Read more
My Name is Modesty (2004)
4.6/10
Director: Scott Spiegel
Starring: Raymond Cruz, Eugenia Yuan, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alexandra Staden, Fred Pearso...
The early years of Peter O'Donnell's beloved pulp heroine Modesty Blaise are chronicled in this thrilling actioner. Following her escape from a Balkan... Read more
Killer Force (1975)
Director: Val Guest
Starring: Christopher Lee, Hugh O'Brian, Maud Adams, Peter Fonda, Telly Savalas, O J Simps...
Mike Bradley (Peter Fonda) is a field security officer responsible for the day-to-day operations of a lucrative South African diamond mine located dee... Read more
Motorway (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Starring: Anthony Wong, Shawn Yue, Xiaodong Guo, Josie Ho
Sean, an overconfident rookie with a need for speed, works for a covert police unit consisting of the best drivers in the force who tackle underworld... Read more
Hungry Hearts (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Saverio Costanzo
Starring: Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell
New York City newlyweds Jude and Mina have a seemingly perfect relationship. But things take an unsettling turn with the birth of their son. Convinced... Read more
Bastille Day (2016)
4.5/10
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Idris Elba, Jose Garcia, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a walle... Read more