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".
An ex-con creates the world's biggest traffic jam in an attempt to steal millions in gold. Join Michael Caine and his gang of crooks for the ultimate... Read more
George Lazenby takes over the role as secret agent 007 in this extravaganza. Diana Rigg plays the courted contessa while Telly Savalas plays the arch-... Read more
Jean Sorel stars as an arrogant San Francisco doctor trapped between his sultry mistress (Elsa Martinelli) and an amoral stripper (Marisa Mell) who be... Read more
Based on the best-selling novel by John Le Carre, this gripping Cold War espionage-thriller, stars Christopher Jones as Polish defector Leiser who, in... Read more
Of all the twisted hits from cult director Jess Franco ("Vampyros Lesbos"), fans and critics alike call this his masterpiece! James Darren is a trauma... Read more
A pulse-pounding political thriller, Greek expatriate director Costa-Gavras's "Z" was one of the cinematic sensations of the late sixties, and remains... Read more
An ex-con creates the world's biggest traffic jam in an attempt to steal millions in gold. Join Michael Caine and his gang of crooks for the ultimate... Read more
George Lazenby takes over the role as secret agent 007 in this extravaganza. Diana Rigg plays the courted contessa while Telly Savalas plays the arch-... Read more
Based on Leon Uris' spy novel and features John Forsythe as a CIA Agent who learns of the Cuban missiles from a defecting Russian. He enlists the aid... Read more
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order. Read more