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".
Internal Affairs (1990)
6.5/10
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Andy Garcia, Richard Gere, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf
A stylish, neo-noir thriller about good cops, bad cops, cocaine and the LA art scene. Richard Gere is well cast as a sleazy, horny police officer (fou... Read more
Into The Ashes (2019)
5.2/10
Starring: Frank Grillo, Marguerite Moreau, James Badge Dale, Robert Taylor
Nick escapes his criminal past and 2 partners, gets a steady job, a friend at work and marries the sheriff's daughter. But his past catches up with hi... Read more
Into The Blue (2005)
5.8/10
Director: John Stockwell
Starring: Jessica Alba, Paul Walker, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin, Tyson Beckford...
From the maker of 'Blue Crush' comes another bikini-laden beach flick. Jessica Alba and Paul Walker provide the main eye-candy as a couple taking thei... Read more
Into the Forest (2015)
5.9/10
Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood
Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) who live in... Read more
Into The Labyrinth (2019)
5.6/10
Director: Donato Carrisi
Starring: Toni Servillo, Dustin Hoffman
Samantha, a young kidnapped girl, resurfaces in shock after being imprisoned and hospitalized. Next to her is Dr. Green, a profiler who investigates v... Read more
Into the Storm (2014)
5.8/10
Director: Steven Quale
Starring: Jeremy Sumpter, Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Arlen Escarpeta, Matt Wal...
In the span of just a few hours, the city of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of the most furious twisters they ve ever seen. The en... Read more
Inugami (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Masato Harada
Starring: Atsuro Watabe, Yuki Amami, Eugene Harada
After moving to a small village, Tokyo schoolteacher Akira falls in love with Miki, a papermaker from a family believed to carry an ancient curse. Whe... Read more
Invisible Target (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Benny Chan
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Jacky Wu, Lisa Lu, Andy On
Gen-X Hong Kong actioner with three cops who make it their personal mission to bring down a ruthless criminal gang, each for their own very different... Read more
Invisible Waves (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Hye-jeong Kang, Eric Tsang, Toon Hiranyasup, Ken Mitsuishi, Mari...
Kyoji is a chef in a mobster-run restaurant who, unwisely, has been having an affair with his boss' wife. When they are discovered the husband orders... Read more
Iron Eagle (1986)
5.5/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick, David Suchet
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. Read more