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".
F/X: Murder by illusion (Blu-ray) (1986)
6.7/10
Director: Robert Mandel
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Bryan Brown, Cliff De Young, Jerry Orbach
Leading film industry special-effects maestro Rollie Turner (Bryan Brown) is approached by DOJ agents with an intriguing proposition: stage the faked... Read more
Baise-Moi (2000)
4.5/10
Director: Virginie Despentes
Two young women, marginalised by society, go on a destructive tour of sex and violence. Breaking norms and killing men - and shattering the complacenc... Read more
Obsession (Blu-ray) (1975)
6.7/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow
In this elegant thriller Cliff Robertson stars as a man who feels responsible for the death of his wife in a kidnapping tragedy, and seeks to resurrec... Read more
Imperium (Blu-ray) (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Daniel Ragussis
Starring: Toni Collette, Daniel Radcliffe, Nestor Carbonell, Sam Trammell, Tracy Letts, De...
Radcliffe is Nate Foster, a quiet classical-music fan and loner of an FBI agent who was instrumental in getting an Islamic extremist to open up about... Read more
The Enforcer (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.8/10
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Tyne Daly, Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman
Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore, who has two jobs: tracking d... Read more
Sudden Impact (Blu-ray) (1983)
6.7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Paul Drake
Clint Eastwood's fourth go-around as San Francisco detective 'Dirty' Harry Callahan puts him on the trail of a woman (Sondra Locke) who is getting rev... Read more
The Fast and the Furious (Blu-ray) (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune
One for the petrol heads; owing much to the B's of the 60s. Paul Walker is the undercover cop who infiltrates his way into a group of road racers led... Read more
2 Fast 2 Furious (Blu-ray) (2003)
5.9/10
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes, Paul Walker, Devon Aoki
Paul Walker is back in action in this extreme-action sequel. Now an ex-cop, outlaw racer Brian O'Conner teams with his ex-con, speed-demon buddy (Tyre... Read more
Fast and Furious 6 (Blu-ray) (2013)
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, T...
Since Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian's (Paul Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered... Read more
A Good Day to Die Hard (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.3/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Sebastian Koch, Rasha Bukvic, Jai Courtney
Bruce Willis reprises his role as Detective John McClane in the fifth instalment of the enduring action franchise. This time around, McClane travels t... Read more