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".
A Walk Among the Tombstones (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.5/10
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook
Liam Neeson stars in this action-thriller based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels. Neeson plays Matt Scudder, an ex-cop turned... Read more
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Sun Honglei, Zhao Benshan, Dahong Ni, Xiao Shen-Yang, Yan Ni
It looks like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end when a Chinese noodle shop owner plots to execute his unfaithful wife... Read more
A Working Man (2025)
5.7/10
Starring: Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Pena
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life of working construction. However, when human traffickers kid... Read more
A World Without Thieves (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Starring: Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Ge You, Baoqiang Wang, Bingbing Li
Bo (Andy Lau) and Li (Rene Liu) play a pair of expert grifters who have just amassed a large wad of cash, prompting Li to say she wants out of the biz... Read more
Aap Kaa Surroor (2007)
Director: Prasant Chadha
Starring: Hannsikka Motwani, Himesh Reshammiya, Mallika Sherawat, Darshan Jariwala
While Indian rock star HR (Himesh Reshammiya) is on tour in Germany he is riding high on a wave of success and even finds true love, when he is unexpe... Read more
Absolute Power (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Scott Glenn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis,...
About a career thief and ex-con (Clint Eastwood) who says a woman's death was caused by the President of the United States. Ed Harris and Gene Hackman... Read more
Accident (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Starring: Louis Koo, Richie Ren, Shui-Fan Fung, Michelle Ye, Lam Suet
The Brain (Louis Koo) is a professional assassin whose modus operandi is staging elaborate accidents to conceal his crimes. With his small, loyal team... Read more
Acolytes (2008)
5.6/10
Director: Jon Hewitt
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Sebastian Gregory, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Joshua Payne, Belinda M...
Bullied by a particularly nasty piece of work, teens Mark and James decide to make a plan and take action. But things take a turn when they accidental... Read more
Across the Hall (2009)
6.1/10
Director: Alex Merkin
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino, Brad Greenquist, Mike Vogel
Suspicious of his fiancee (Brittany Murphy), a young man (Danny Pino) secretly trails her and finds her engaged in a hotel rendezvous with another man... Read more
Act of Violence / Mystery Street (1950)
Director: Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges
Starring: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester
This film noir double feature includes Fred Zinnemann's dark drama about a crippled G.I. stalking the commander that betrayed him in 'Act of Violence'... Read more