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".
The King's Man (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Gemma Arterton
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions. Read more
The Black Phone (Blu-ray) (2021)
7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the... Read more
The Black Phone (2021)
7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the... Read more
Escape From Mogadishu (2021)
7/10
Starring: Zo In-Sung
In 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mog... Read more
Clean (2021)
5.6/10
Director: Paul Solet
Starring: Adrien Brody, Richie Merritt, Mykelti Williamson, RZA
Tormented by his past, a garbage man named Clean attempts a quiet life of redemption. But, soon finds himself forced to reconcile with the violence of... Read more
Dalgliesh (2021)
7.6/10
Starring: Bertie Carvel, Jeremy Irvine
Follows Dalgliesh's crime-fighting career from 1970s England to the present day. Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (4K) (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (Blu-ray) (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more