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".
John Wick: Chapter 4 (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.9/10
Director: Chad Stahelski
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Cla...
John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful allian... Read more
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
7.4/10
Director: Chad Stahelski
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Cla...
John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful allian... Read more
Fast & Furious X (2023)
7.5/10
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Charlize Theron...
Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes. Read more
Scream VI (2023)
7.4/10
Starring: Courteney Cox
In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City. Read more
The Flash (2023)
7.5/10
Director: Andy Muschietti
Starring: John Wesley Shipp, Alex Desert, Amanda Pays
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for... Read more
Hypnotic (2023)
5.3/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley, William Fichtner
A detective investigates a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program. Read more
Masquerade (2022)
7.8/10
Starring: Pierre Niney, Isabelle Adjani, Francois Cluzet, Marine Vacth, Emmanuelle Devos,...
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Marg... Read more
The Sinner (Season Four) (2022)
7.6/10
Starring: Bill Pullman, Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul
In the fourth and last season, the now-retired Ambrose travels to northern Maine to recover from the previous case. A tragedy occurs there involving t... Read more
Holy Spider (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Ali Abbasi
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so ca... Read more
Marlowe (2022)
5.3/10
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Francois Arnaud, Ian Hart
In late 1930s Bay City, a brooding, down on his luck detective is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. Read more