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".
Reservoir Dogs (1991)
6.6/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Tim Roth, Lawrence Tie...
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino makes a startling debut with this story of a diamond heist gone wrong. A brain-twisting array of unexpected plot tur... Read more
Reservoir Dogs ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
6.6/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Ma...
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino makes a startling debut with this story of a diamond heist gone wrong. A brain-twisting array of unexpected plot tur... Read more
Resolution (2012)
6.2/10
Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Starring: Zahn McClarnon, Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Bill Oberst Jr
"Just as "Cabin in the Woods" shook up the horror world with its slick satirizing of the tried and true trope of its titular namesake, "Resolution" si... Read more
Restless (2012)
7.1/10
Starring: Michelle Dockery, Charlotte Rampling, Hayley Atwell, James Norton, Rufus Sewell
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since. Read more
Restraint (2006)
6/10
Director: David Deneen
Starring: Stephen Moyer, Teresa Palmer, Travis Fimmel
After committing a brutal crime, a young couple seek refuge in a deserted mansion. At least they thought it was deserted; instead they find an eccentr... Read more
Resurrection (1999)
6.2/10
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Robert Joy, Barbara Tyson.
Detective John Prudhomme (Christopher Lambert) is trying to hunt down a serial killer who has been killing people named after the 12 Apostles in an at... Read more
Resurrection of Golden Wolf (1979)
Director: Toru Murakawa
Starring: Jun Fubuki, Kei Sato, Yusaku Matsuda, Sonny Chiba
This thrill-packed Japanese noir follows the exploits of misleadingly mild-mannered Asakura (Yusaku Matsuda), an accountant by day and a ruthless kill... Read more
Retaliation (2017)
5.3/10
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Anne Reid
An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past. Read more
Retreat (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Carl Tibbetts
Starring: Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell, Cillian Murphy
Reeling from a recent personal tragedy, couple Martin (Cillian Murphy) and Kate (Thandie Newtown) set out to a remote island for escape and healing. I... Read more
Retroactive (1997)
6.3/10
Director: Louis Morneau
Starring: James Belushi, Kylie Travis, Frank Whaley
This witty, suspenseful sci-fi/thriller is a cross between 'Groundhog Day' and 'Natural Born Killers'. Jam-packed with action and centering around a h... Read more