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".
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (Blu-ray) (1985)
6.4/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Charles Cioffi, Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew, Wilford Brimley, George Coe
Given a new face and identity, street-smart NYC cop Remo Williams (Fred Ward) is recruited into a super-secret organization which roots out crooks so... Read more
Renaissance (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Christian Volckman
Starring: Voices Of, Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Ian...
In the labyrinthine streets of 21st century Paris, where every move is monitored and every action recorded, a mysterious kidnapping sets a catastrophi... Read more
Rendition (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect 'disappears' on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught u... Read more
Rendition ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect 'disappears' on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught u... Read more
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
6.3/10
Starring: Wil Wheaton
1990: David, 40, looks after his dementia mom. He uses a video dating service to no avail. He buys a "Rent-A-Pal" video tape and things change. Read more
Replicas (2019)
5.5/10
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch
A daring synthetic biologist, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against... Read more
Reprisal (2018)
4.2/10
Director: Brian A Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Egglefield, Frank Grillo, Jonathon Schaech, Olivia Culpo
Jacob (Frank Grillo), a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, James (Bruce Will... Read more
Repulsion (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Renee Houston, Patrick Wymark, Yvonn...
Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough "Knife in the Water" with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve... Read more
Requiem (2001)
5.2/10
Director: Herve Renoh
Starring: Patrick Dell'Isola, Moussa Maaskri, Julie-Anne Roth, Jo Prestia, Marc Chapiteau
Four hardened crooks break out of prison. Hunted down, with nowhere to run, they seek refuge in the only place the police cannot follow: a Cistercian... Read more
Reservation Road (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Terry George
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino
A powerful human story of anger, revenge and great courage. The tragic death of a child in a hit-and-run accident tears apart the family of the child'... Read more