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".
Sorry, Haters (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Jeff Stanzler
Starring: Robin Wright, Abdellatif Kechiche, Elodie Bouchez, Sandra Oh, Fred Durst
This intense and thought-provoking psychological thriller takes a hard look at the relationship between white and Muslim Americans in a post-911 world... Read more
Sound Of Freedom (2023)
7.7/10
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Bill Camp, Javier Godino, Manny Perez, Eduardo Verastegui
The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffic... Read more
Sound of My Voice (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Zal Batmanglij
Starring: Nicole Vicius, Christopher Denham, Brit Marling
A documentarian (Christopher Denham) and his recovering addict girlfriend (Nicole Vicius) sign up for indoctrination into an L.A.-based cult, hoping t... Read more
Source Code (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Duncan Jones
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan
Complex and futuristic tale stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a government agent working inside an experimental program that allows one's psyche to take over a... Read more
Southern Comfort (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Peter Coyote, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward
Weekend maneuvers for a group of National Guardsmen in Louisiana's bayou country turn into a violent fight for survival when they rouse the ire of loc... Read more
Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Season 1 (2010)
7.8/10
Starring: John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Andy Whitfield, Peter Mensah
The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The Thracians had been pe... Read more
Spartan (2003)
6.6/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H Macy, Ed O'Neill
FBI. CIA. Secret Service. Black Ops. Robert Scott is all of these. And none of these. His newest assignment: find the possibly kidnapped daughter of a... Read more
Spectre (2015)
6.8/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Monica B...
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci)... Read more
Spectre ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
6.8/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bau...
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci)... Read more
Speed (1994)
7.2/10
Director: Jan De Bont
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Jeff Daniels
A supercharged action film about an elite SWAT team cop (Keanu Reeves) who's targeted by a psycho/mastermind (Dennis Hopper) and led onto an LA City B... Read more