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".
Pig (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Henry Barrial
Starring: Rudolf Martin, Heather Ankeny, Keith Diamond, Ines Dali, Patrick Fabian, Steve T...
A man wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. At death's door, he is discovered b... Read more
Pig (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is ki... Read more
Piggy Banks (2004)
Director: Morgan J Freeman
Starring: Lauren German, Gabriel Mann, Jake Muxworthy, Tom Sizemore, Kelli Garner
Tom Sizemore plays an itinerant thief and murderer who has raised his two sons to follow in his footsteps. While Michael enjoys his vocation, John ha... Read more
Pilgrimage (2017)
5.8/10
Director: Brendan Muldowney
Starring: John Lynch, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland
In the 13th century, Irish monks embark on a reluctant pilgrimage to escort their monastery's holiest relic to Rome. Their mission soon becomes fraugh... Read more
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1946)
6.7/10
Director: Robert Hamer
Starring: Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Gordon Jackson, Sally Ann Howes
Belying its whimsical title, this Victorian era thriller tells the story of an adulterous wife who hatches a cunning plan to kill her abusive husband... Read more
Pixie (2020)
5.8/10
Director: Barnaby Thompson
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Pat Shortt
To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destin... Read more
Place of Execution (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Daniel Percival
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Lee Ingleby
Based on the novel by award-winning author Val McDermid, 'Place of Execution' is a taut psychological thriller that explores, exposes and explodes the... Read more
Play Misty For Me (1971)
7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Donna Mills, Jessica Walter, John Larch
Superb suspense story that was Clint Eastwood's directorial debut. Eastwood plays a late-night DJ who has a one-night stand with devoted listener Jess... Read more
Play Misty For Me (Blu-Ray) (1971)
7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Donna Mills, Jessica Walter, John Larch
Popular radio show host Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes restless in his relationship with his girlfriend (Donna Mills). Impulsively, he goes out... Read more
Plein Soleil ( Purple Noon ) (1960)
7.8/10
Director: Rene Clement
Starring: Alain Delon, Marie Laforet, Maurice Ronet
Based on the critically acclaimed novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, this is a susenseful edge-of-your-seat thriller! A handsome,... Read more