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".
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Blu-ray) (2006)
6/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Lucas Black, Lil Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Brian Tee, Sung Kang, Sonny Chiba
The third instalment in the 'Fast and Furious' series is a super-charged look at the underground world of Tokyo's drift-racers. Young Sean (Lucas Bla... Read more
Fast and Furious (Blu-ray) (2009)
6.2/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster reunite for the fourth and final outing (or so we thought) of this NOS-powered franch... Read more
Fast and Furious 5 (Blu-ray) (2011)
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Elsa P...
Get ready for "five times the action" as Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on... Read more
Straw Dogs (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Woods, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Dominic Purcell, Alexander Skarsgard,...
A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) move to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dar... Read more
Child 44 (Blu-ray) (2015)
6.5/10
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clar...
A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, this captivating film chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police ag... Read more
Backcountry (Blu-ray) (2014)
7.6/10
Director: Adam MacDonald
Starring: Missy Peregrym, Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell
In a longstanding relationship, Alex (Jeff Roop) is eager to show off the playground of his youth to girlfriend Jenn (Missy Peregrym), taking his love... Read more
Death of a Cyclist (1955)
7.7/10
Starring: Lucia Bose
A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed. Read more
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant
higher class of hero Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie's action adventure The Man... Read more
An Eye For An Eye (1981)
5.6/10
Director: Steve Carver
Starring: Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads. Read more
Retaliation (2017)
5.3/10
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Anne Reid
An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past. Read more