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".
Asher (2018)
5.5/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Famke Janssen, Jacqueline Bassett
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself. Read more
Assassination Tango (2002)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Duvall
Starring: Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker
Veteran hitman John J. (Robert Duvall) has just received the toughest assignment of his career. Travel to Buenos Aires, take down a corrupt General an... Read more
Assassins (1995)
6.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore
Sylvester Stallone (in tweeds) is the old timer hitman looking for a way out while Antonio Banderas ('Desperado') is the young pretender looking to be... Read more
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo,...
Run-down Precinct 13 is closing its doors forever. But everything changes when a high-security prison transport bus arrives with some of Detroit's mos... Read more
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
7.4/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Laurie Zimmer, Darwin Joston, Austin Stoker
A riveting movie about a deserted L.A. Police Station that finds itself under siege by a youth gang. Exceptional performances by Austin Stoker, Laurie... Read more
Asylum (2005)
6.1/10
Director: David Mackenzie
Starring: Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Gus Lewis, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Mart...
Stella (Natasha Richardson) is the neglected wife of Max (Hugh Bonneville), the new Deputy Superintendent of a maximum security psych hospital on the... Read more
At Any Price (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Starring: Clancy Brown, Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Kim Dickens, Zac Efron
A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son. Read more
At Close Range (1985)
7/10
Director: James Foley
Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Christopher Penn
A powerful thriller based on true events that occurred in Pennsylvania during the summer of 1978 about a gang leader returning home which leads to a b... Read more
Atomic Blonde (2017)
6.7/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Charlize Theron, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Toby J...
Sensual and savage, Lorraine Broughton is the most elite spy in MI6, an agent who's willing to use all of her lethal skills to stay alive during an im... Read more
Atomic Blonde (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6.7/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Charlize Theron, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Toby J...
Sensual and savage, Lorraine Broughton is the most elite spy in MI6, an agent who's willing to use all of her lethal skills to stay alive during an im... Read more