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".
Sound Of Freedom (2023)
7.7/10
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Bill Camp, Javier Godino, Manny Perez, Eduardo Verastegui
The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffic... Read more
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
6.9/10
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall finds solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in Southern It... Read more
How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2023)
7/10
Starring: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth
With the climate crisis at a dangerous point of no return, a group of brave environmental activists come up with a daring plan to make their voices he... Read more
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
5.1/10
Starring: Jason Statham, Sienna Guillory, Wu Jing
A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the ocean depths, including a malevolent mining operation. Read more
The Last Of Us (2023)
8.8/10
Director: Craig Mazin, Ali Abbasi, Jeremy Webb
Starring: Pedro Pascal
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope. Read more
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
6.1/10
Director: Julius Avery
Starring: Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Franco Nero
Follow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried t... Read more
Cocaine Bear (2023)
6/10
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Starring: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Ray Liotta, Brooklynn Prince,...
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after uninten... Read more
Knock At The Cabin (2023)
6.1/10
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Starring: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse. Read more
Missing (2023)
7.1/10
Starring: Nia Long
After her mother goes missing, a young woman tries to find her from home, using tools available to her online. Read more