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".
Thunderbolt (1995)
6.3/10
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Yuen, Michael Wong
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer. Read more
The Hour Of The Lynx (2013)
6.1/10
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Starring: Sofie Grabol, Soren Malling, Borje Ahlstedt
Helen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatr... Read more
Detective Montalbano (Episodes 21-22) (1999)
7.6/10
Director: Alberto Sironi
Starring: Luca Zingaretti, Peppino Mazzotta
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. Filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian c... Read more
Detective Montalbano (Episodes 7-9) (1999)
7.6/10
Director: Alberto Sironi
Starring: Luca Zingaretti, Peppino Mazzotta
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. Filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian c... Read more
Rapid Fire (Blu-ray) (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Dwight Little
Starring: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso
When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only... Read more
Beneath The Darkness (2011)
4.5/10
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Aimee Teegarden
After watching their best friend get murdered, a group of teens struggle to expose a local hero as the vicious killer and keep from becoming his next... Read more
mickey one (1965)
6.4/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield
Monte Carlo (1986)
5.5/10
Director: Anthony Page
Starring: Joan Collins, George Hamilton, Lisa Eilbacher, Lauren Hutton, Robert Carradine,...
A two-part mini-series set on the eve of World War II in Monte Carlo and focusing on the adventures and love-life of Katrina Petrovna (Dame Joan Colli... Read more
Silent Witness: Series One (1996)
7.5/10
Starring: Amanda Burton
Silent Witness is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investi... Read more
Diamond Geezer (2005)
Starring: David Jason, Stephen Wight, Gary Whelan, Don Warrington
A former thief uses his skills for Scotland Yard. Read more