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".
Rogue Assassin (2007)
6/10
Director: Phillip Atwell
Starring: Devon Aoki, Ryo Ishibashi, Jet Li, John Lone, Jason Statham, Luis Guzman, Saul R...
A.k.a. 'War'. After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin, Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) vows to find th... Read more
Rogue Assassin ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
6/10
Director: Phillip Atwell
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzman, Saul Rubinek
A.k.a. 'War'. After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin, Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) vows to find th... Read more
Rogue Male (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim
Early in 1939 Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Ca... Read more
Rogue Male (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim
Early in 1939 Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Ca... Read more
Rollercoaster (1977)
6.2/10
Director: James Goldstone
Starring: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Henry Fonda
In this high-speed suspense thriller a determined terrorist (Timothy Bottoms) begins to turn America's amusement parks into battlefields. He is target... Read more
Roman de Gare ( Crossed Tracks ) (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Claude Lelouch
Starring: Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Zinedine Soualem, Michele Bernier
An enthralling French thriller from 71-year-old master Claude Lelouch, starring Fanny Ardant as Judith, a best-selling author looking for inspiration... Read more
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Dan Gilroy
Starring: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity f... Read more
Roman Polanski Collection: Knife in the Water / Repulsion / Cul-de-Sac (1962)
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac, Ian Hendry, Jolanta Umec...
'Knife in the Water' (90 mins): An absorbing drama that grows out of the tensions created when a couple off for a sailing weekend pick up a student hi... Read more
Romeo is Bleeding (1993)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Medak
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis
A sharp thriller with all the right elements: a nifty script about greed, corruption and sex; a grimy film noir feel that's tinged with a hallucinator... Read more
Romeo is Bleeding (Blu-ray) (1993)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Medak
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis
A sharp thriller with all the right elements: a nifty script about greed, corruption and sex; a grimy film noir feel that's tinged with a hallucinator... Read more