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".
Seeking Justice (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Guy Pearce, Nicolas Cage, Xander Berkeley, Harold Perrineau, January Jones, Jenn...
This action-packed thriller stars Nicolas Cage as Will Gerard, a happily married family man whose quiet life is turned upside-down when his wife, Laur... Read more
Seoul Raiders (2005)
5.6/10
Director: Jingle Ma
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Shu Qi, Richie Ren, Jeong-jin Lee, Meme Tian
Wisecracking private eye Lam (Tony Leung) jets off to Seoul on the trail of a thief who has stolen a valuable counterfeiting money plate. A raucous s... Read more
Separate Lies (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Julian Fellowes
Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Hermione Norris, Rupert Everett, John Warnaby
A tragic accident is the catalyst that unravels a web of deceit in this intriguing drama based on Nigel Bachin's novel and written by screenwriter and... Read more
Serenity (2019)
7/10
Director: Steven Knight
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Je...
Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-w... Read more
Serenity (Blu-Ray) (2019)
7/10
Director: Steven Knight
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Je...
Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-w... Read more
Session 9 (2001)
6.5/10
Director: Brad Anderson
Starring: David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Stephen Gevedon, Josh Lucas
David Caruso and Peter Mullan star in this psychological horror thriller as two business partners who promise they can remove the asbestos from a cond... Read more
Settlers (2021)
4.7/10
Starring: Sofia Boutella, Brooklynn Prince, Nell Tiger Free, Jonny Lee Miller
Mankind's earliest settlers on the Martian frontier do what they must to survive the cosmic elements and each other. Read more
Seven (1995)
5.2/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C McGinley, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, R Lee...
An unmissable, atmospheric thriller about a serial killer who slays victims according to the seven deadly sins (gluttony, sloth, envy, etc). Assigned... Read more
Seven ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
5.2/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C McGinley, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, R Lee...
An unmissable, atmospheric thriller about a serial killer who slays victims according to the seven deadly sins (gluttony, sloth, envy, etc). Assigned... Read more
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Christopher Walken, Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits, Woody Harrelson...
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved... Read more