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".
Road Games (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Abner Pastoll
Starring: Barbara Crampton, Frederic Pierrot, Josephine de La Baume, Andrew Simpson
After a disastrous summer trip, Jack (Andrew Simpson) finds himself hitchhiking through the sun-drenched rural French countryside with nothing but his... Read more
Road Games ( Blu-ray ) (1981)
6.7/10
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach
Pat Quid (Stacy Keach) is a lone trucker who plays games to keep his sanity on long hauls through the desolate Outback. A free-spirited hitchhiker (Ja... Read more
Road House (1989)
6.5/10
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara
Patrick Swayze stars as Dalton, a lightening quick martial arts expert and the best bouncer in the business. He has been shot, stabbed and kicked arou... Read more
Road Kill (Blu-ray) (2010)
3.7/10
Starring: Sophie Lowe, Georgina Haig
A supernatural thriller about a group of teenagers menaced by a driver-less train in the Australian outback. Read more
Roadkill ( aka Joy Ride ) (2001)
3.9/10
Director: John Dahl
Starring: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
Intense thriller from John Dahl ("The Last Seduction") follows New Jersey college student Paul Walker on a cross-country trip to pick up girlfriend Le... Read more
Robin Hood (2018)
5.3/10
Director: Otto Bathurst
Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, Jamie Dornan...
Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English c... Read more
Robin Hood (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.3/10
Director: Otto Bathurst
Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, Jamie Dornan...
Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English c... Read more
RocknRolla (2008)
7.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy...
Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Tom Wilkinson as Lenny, a bungling London crime boss, and Gerard Butler as indie th... Read more
RocknRolla ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jeremy Piven, Mark Strong, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Tom Har...
Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Tom Wilkinson as Lenny, a bungling London crime boss, and Gerard Butler as indie th... Read more
Rogue (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Greg McLean
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington, Barry Otto
An idyllic wildlife outback cruise disintegrates into terror when a party of tourists, stranded on a tidal mud island, are stalked by a massive man-ea... Read more