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".
A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing se... Read more
A love triangle story about a woman caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover. Read more
"Amsterdam," the latest film from acclaimed writer/director David O. Russell, is a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves histo... Read more
"Amsterdam," the latest film from acclaimed writer/director David O. Russell, is a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves histo... Read more
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain... Read more
After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wea... Read more
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common. Read more
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common. Read more
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common. Read more
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved. Read more