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".
Infinite Justice (2006)
5.3/10
Director: Jamil Dehlavi
Starring: Kevin Collins, Raza Jaffrey, Jennifer Calvert, Constantine Gregory, Irvine Iqbal
Having lost his sister in the World Trade Centre attacks, reporter Arnold Silverman is tracking the financial network of Al Qaeda, when he is taken ho... Read more
Inherent Vice (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoo...
Joaquin Phoenix is woozily perfect as stoned LA beach bum and private investigator Doc Sportello, lured by his ex into a missing person enquiry thats... Read more
Inherent Vice (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoo...
Joaquin Phoenix is woozily perfect as stoned LA beach bum and private investigator Doc Sportello, lured by his ex into a missing person enquiry thats... Read more
Inherit the Viper (2019)
5.1/10
Starring: Margarita Levieva
Crime thriller about three siblings in Appalachia getting by as local opioid dealers, trying not to get caught in the spiral of violence that comes wi... Read more
Injustice (2011)
7.3/10
Starring: James Purefoy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Dervla Kirwan
On the surface William Travers is a picture of success. An accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife in rural Suffolk. However, Tra... Read more
Inland Empire (2006)
7/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Cameron Daddo
A mesmerizing performance by Laura Dern anchors David Lynch's mindbending tale of an actress who learns that her latest movie is a remake of a film th... Read more
Inner Senses (2002)
Director: Chi-Leung Law
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Kar Yan Lam, Valerie Chow, Waise Lee Chi-Hung, Tsui Siu Keung
Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung made his final appearance before his tragic suicide in this thriller chiller. He plays a psychiatrist who falls for... Read more
Inside Man (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe,...
Spike Lee's first big budget genre flick centres around an elaborate bank heist organised by perfectionist thief Dalton Russell (Clive Owen), always o... Read more
Insomnia (1997)
7.3/10
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard
Disgraced Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom (Stellan Skarsgard) travels to northern Norway to solve a brutal murder in "Insomnia." Unable to sleep thro... Read more
Insomnia (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley
In this reworking of the 1997 Norwegian thriller, Al Pacino is a maverick Los Angeles detective who, along with partner Martin Donovan, investigates t... Read more