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".
Sicario (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal
In Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted... Read more
Sicario ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal
In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlist... Read more
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Josh Brolin, Matthew Modine, S...
FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the U.S. border. Th... Read more
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Josh Brolin, Matthew Modine, S...
FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the U.S. border. Th... Read more
Side Effects (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara
Steven Soderbergh directs this psychological thriller following the effects of one woman's mental breakdown on those closest to her. In the hopes of t... Read more
Side Effects (Blu-ray) (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara
Steven Soderbergh directs this psychological thriller following the effects of one woman's mental breakdown on those closest to her. In the hopes of t... Read more
Signora Volpe (2022)
7.2/10
Starring: Emilia Fox, Tara Fitzgerald, Jamie Bamber, Bronagh Gallagher
Sylvia, a disillusioned British spy turned detective starts a new life in the beautiful heart of Italy. She soon finds out trouble follows her whereve... Read more
Silent Hill (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates
Radha Mitchell is Rose, a desperate mother with a troubled child, who goes looking for answers in the eerie fog-drenched town of Silent Hill. Hardly... Read more
Silent Witness: Series 19 (1996)
7.9/10
Starring: Emilia Fox
Crimes through the eyes of a team of forensic pathologists and forensic scientists. Read more
Silent Witness: Series One (1996)
7.5/10
Starring: Amanda Burton
Silent Witness is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investi... Read more