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".
Hotel Artemis (2018)
6.1/10
Director: Drew Pearce
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Jodie Foster, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, Jenny S...
As rioting rocks Los Angeles in the year 2028, disgruntled thieves make their way to Hotel Artemis -- a 13-story, members-only hospital for criminals.... Read more
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Anthony Maras
Starring: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Jaso...
Terror strikes in the heart of Mumbai, India, as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba storm the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in a series of coordinated attacks throug... Read more
Hotel Mumbai (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Anthony Maras
Starring: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Jaso...
Terror strikes in the heart of Mumbai, India, as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba storm the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in a series of coordinated attacks throug... Read more
Hotel Noir (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Starring: Carla Gugino, Danny DeVito, Robert Forster, Rufus Sewell, Rosario Dawson, Mandy...
Downtown Los Angeles, sometime in the 1950s. Nighttime. A detective checks into a hotel across from the train station and waits. He knows it's simply... Read more
Hounds of Love (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Ben Young
Starring: Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry
In 1987, murderous couple John and Evelyn roam the streets of Perth, Australia, searching for their latest victim. Fate leads them to Vicki Maloney, a... Read more
House of 1000 Dolls (1967)
4.9/10
Director: Jeremy Summers
Starring: Martha Hyer, Vincent Price, George Nader, Maria Rohm
When a couple vacationing in Tangiers (George Nader and Ann Smyrner) run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing... Read more
House Of Cards (Blu-ray) (1968)
5.8/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order. Read more
House of Games (1987)
7.3/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum
Playright David Mamet's directorial film debut is this superbly crafted story about an uptight psychiatrist (Lindsay Crouse) who goes thrill-seeking w... Read more
How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2023)
7/10
Starring: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth
With the climate crisis at a dangerous point of no return, a group of brave environmental activists come up with a daring plan to make their voices he... Read more
How To Make a Killing (2026)
6.5/10
Starring: Glen Powell
Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many re... Read more