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".
Mom and Dad (2018)
5.5/10
Director: Brian Taylor
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair
A teenage girl and her little brother try to survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently... Read more
Moment of Truth (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Jake Goldberger
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith David, M Emmet Walsh, Melissa Leo, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Th...
Aka "Don McKay". Edgy thriller in which Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church) flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. But 25... Read more
Momentum (2015)
5.5/10
Starring: Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, James Purefoy
Four criminals steal diamonds from a safe-deposit box in Cape Town00including a drive containing a US senator's evil plans. He'll do anything to get i... Read more
Mona Lisa (1986)
7.4/10
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Even before The Crying Game, Irish director Neil Jordan received a first round of critical acclaim for this superb 1986 film, a character study of a m... Read more
Money Monster (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Jodie Foster
Starring: George Clooney, Giancarlo Esposito, Julia Roberts, Dominic West, Jack O'Connell,...
Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled in... Read more
Money Monster (Blu-ray) (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Jodie Foster
Starring: George Clooney, Giancarlo Esposito, Julia Roberts, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe
Having to ride herd on insufferable TV Wall Street pundit Lee Gates (George Clooney) always tested the skill and patience of his show producer Patty F... Read more
Money Train (1995)
5.6/10
Director: Joseph Ruben
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez
Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson are two undercover cops who guard the New York City subway train known as the 'Money Train'. This action-comedy take... Read more
Monkey Man (2024)
6.9/10
Director: Dev Patel
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley
An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systematically victimize... Read more
Monster (2023)
7.8/10
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she s... Read more
Monster Hunter (2020)
5.3/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman
When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with i... Read more