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".
Deception (Blu-ray) (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Marcel Langenegger
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams
A disconnected accountant finds his mundane life injected with a new sense of urgency after striking up a friendship with a charismatic attorney in di... Read more
Point Blank (Copy) (1967)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
Betrayed by his partner and left for dead, a man who engineered a heist of mob money recovers and plans his revenge, but the mob is after both of them... Read more
Point Blank (Copy) (1967)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
Betrayed by his partner and left for dead, a man who engineered a heist of mob money recovers and plans his revenge, but the mob is after both of them... Read more
Point Blank (Blu-ray) (1967)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him. Read more
In Bruges ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.9/10
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, Jeremie Renier, Clemence Poesy
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are two hitmen whose last job didn't go so well, prompting their boss (Ralph Fiennes) to send them to the beautiful... Read more
211 (2018)
4.4/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage
While on a routine patrol, an aging cop, his partner and their ride-along get caught in a standoff with a band of former mercenaries robbing a bank. Read more
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Blu-ray) (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Albert Finney, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Aleksa Palladino, Amy Ryan,...
A tense and riveting thriller from master helmer Sidney Lumet ('Dog Day Afternoon'). Philip Seymour Hoffman stars alongside Ethan Hawke as two brother... Read more
Avenging Force (1986)
5.9/10
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, James Booth
A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group... Read more
Charlie's Angels (Blu-ray) (2019)
5.5/10
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Kristen Kerr
Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart), Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska) are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend (Robert C... Read more
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Copy) (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Chris Pine
Kenneth Branagh directs and co-stars in this action thriller starring Chris Pine as the iconic Jack Ryan character created by Tom Clancy. The thrills... Read more