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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 Pale Horse (2020)

6.1/10
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Rufus Sewell, Kathy Kiera Clarke

Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation? Read more

The Paperboy (2012)

5.8/10
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Macy Gray, Zac Efron, David Oye...

A sexually and racially charged film noir from director Lee Daniels ("Precious"), "The Paperboy" takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 19... Read more

The Paradine Case (1945)

6.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd

A very little known, but very interesting Alfred Hitchcock film, based on a novel by Robert Hitchens. Gregory Peck is the lawyer who falls in love wit... Read more

The Parallax View (1974)

7.2/10
Director: Alan J Pakula
Starring: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels

A stylish, taut thriller with Warren Beatty as a determined reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert organisation,... Read more

The Parts You Lose (2019)

5.4/10
Director: Christopher Cantwell
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy

A young boy in a small North Dakota town befriends a potentially dangerous fugitive. Read more

The Peacemaker (1997)

5.9/10
Director: Mimi Leder
Starring: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl

George Clooney and Nicole Kidman team up to stop a nuclear terrorist in this explosive actioner which was the debut release for the Dreamworks studio. Read more

The Pelican Brief (1994)

6.6/10
Director: Alan J Pakula
Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B...

Well-crafted thriller based on John Grisham's best-selling book about a law student whose theory (or brief) about the conspiracy behind the assassinat... Read more

The Perfect Host (2010)

6.8/10
Director: Nick Tomnay
Starring: Helen Reddy, Nathaniel Parker, David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Megahn Perry

John Taylor (Clayne Crawford) is a merciless criminal who has just robbed a bank. On the run and in desperate need of a hideout, he accosts the polite... Read more

The Perfect Score (2004)

5.7/10
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans

Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfec... Read more

The Phantom (2009)

5.9/10
Director: Paolo Barzman
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Sandrine Holt, Ryan Carnes, Cameron Goodman

Before Superman, Spiderman and Batman there was... The Ghost Who Walks. Young urban daredevil Kit Walker (Ryan Carnes) finds himself recruited by a se... Read more