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 Avengers: The Complete Series 2 (Volume 1) (1961)
5.4/10
Starring: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) works for British Intelligence and works with various partners, notably: Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) (season one), Cathy G... Read more
The Avengers: The Complete Series 2 (Volume 2) (1961)
7.6/10
Starring: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) works for British Intelligence and works with various partners, notably: Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) (season one), Cathy G... Read more
The Avengers: The Complete Series 2 (Volume 3) (1961)
6.4/10
Starring: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) works for British Intelligence and works with various partners, notably: Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) (season one), Cathy G... Read more
The Avengers: The Complete Series 2 (Volume 4) (1961)
7.6/10
Starring: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) works for British Intelligence and works with various partners, notably: Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) (season one), Cathy G... Read more
Octopus (2000)
3.1/10
Director: John Eyres
Starring: Jay Harrington
During the Cuban Missle Crisis, a Russian sub is sunk while en route to Havana. As the sub goes down, the hold is breached and barrels full of some my... Read more
Stranger On The Run (1967)
6.3/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks
Former inmate and drunkard Ben Chamberlain arrives in a railroad town looking for a woman, causing the railroad police deputies to manhunt for Ben. Read more
Holt Of The Secret Service (1941)
6.7/10
Director: James W Horne
Starring: Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Tristram Coffin
A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped the government's best engraver and is forcing him to print virtually undetectable phony money. The Se... Read more
The Black Coin (1936)
6/10
Starring: Dave O'Brien
Federal agents and smugglers battle it out over lost secret papers. Read more
Castle: Season 4 (2012)
7.2/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
She’s armed. He’s dangerous. Relive every exciting investigation with TV’s most unlikely partners in crime! Own each episode and bring home even more... Read more
Castle: Season 3 (2011)
7.7/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
Castle continues its strong run through its third season, mixing the grim work of the New York Police Department's homicide investigations with a ligh... Read more