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".
Rambo Trilogy Boxset (1982)
Director: George Pan Cosmatos, Peter MacDonald, Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Steven Berkoff, Charles Napier
'First Blood' - A comic book action saga of a one man army that no man, no law can stop. Never boring as long as never taken seriously. 'First Blood... Read more
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
6.4/10
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff
Sylvester Stallone returns as Vietnam vet Rambo, returning to Southeast Asia on a "red herring" mission to search for MIAs the government left behind.... Read more
Rambo: First Blood Part II ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
6.4/10
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff
Sylvester Stallone returns as Vietnam vet Rambo, returning to Southeast Asia on a "red herring" mission to search for MIAs the government left behind.... Read more
Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
6.4/10
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Joaquin Co...
Vietnam War veteran John Rambo tries to find some semblance of peace by raising horses on a ranch in Arizona. He's also developed a special familial b... Read more
Rambo: Last Blood (Blu-Ray) (2019)
6.4/10
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Joaquin Co...
Vietnam War veteran John Rambo tries to find some semblance of peace by raising horses on a ranch in Arizona. He's also developed a special familial b... Read more
Random Hearts (1999)
5.1/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Harrison Ford, Bonnie Hunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S Dutton, Dennis Haysb...
In one of Harrison Ford's most critically acclaimed roles he plays an Internal Affairs Sergeant who teams up with a high-powered Congresswoman, becomi... Read more
Ransom (1996)
6.6/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Lili Taylor, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber
After a multi-million dollar ransom for his son's return goes haywire Mel Gibson goes on national television with a shocking proposal... one that coul... Read more
Ransom (Blu-ray) (1974)
6.6/10
Director: Casper Wrede
Starring: Ian McShane, Sean Connery
Sean Connery stars in this thrilling hostage melodrama, featuring lustrous cinematography by Sven Nykvist. A group of terrorists hijack an airplane an... Read more
Rapid Fire (Blu-ray) (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Dwight Little
Starring: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso
When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only... Read more
Ravenous (1999)
7/10
Director: Antonia Bird
Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette
Inspired by a real incident in 1846 known as the Donner Pass Disaster, in which a group of pioneers headed for California became snowbound and survive... Read more