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".
Submergence (2017)
5.3/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig, Alicia Vikander
In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the... Read more
Suburra (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Pierfrancesco Favino
A rush of fresh blood to a fine Italian tradition, it doesnt take long for Stefano Sollimas enthralling new crime saga Suburra to transcend its fami... Read more
Subway (1985)
6.6/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Jean Reno, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michel Gal...
Fred (Christopher Lambert) is a successful safecracker who needs to find a hideout after robbing the wealthy and well-connected Helena (Isabelle Adjan... Read more
Subway ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
6.6/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Jean Reno, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michel Gal...
Fred (Christopher Lambert) is a successful safecracker who needs to find a hideout after robbing the wealthy and well-connected Helena (Isabelle Adjan... Read more
Sucker (Mosquito-Man) (2013)
5.7/10
Down on his luck and unlikely hero, Jim Crawley is having the worst day of his miserable life. He decides to end it all and even fails at that. An imp... Read more
Sucker Punch (2011)
6.1/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Carla Gugino, Jena Malone, Scott Glenn, Abbie Cornish, Emily Browning, Oscar Isa...
From co-writer and director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") comes this stylish fantasy actioner. Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a teen placed in an asylum where... Read more
Sucker Punch (Bul-ray) (2011)
6/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Carla Gugino, Jena Malone, Scott Glenn, Abbie Cornish, Emily Browning, Oscar Isa...
From co-writer and director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") comes this stylish fantasy actioner. Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a teen placed in an asylum where... Read more
Sudden Death (1995)
5.7/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Ross Malinger
The US Vice President is held hostage in a private box during an ice hockey playoff in Pittsburgh, with the captor demanding a few billion or he'll bl... Read more
Sudden Fear (1952)
7.5/10
Director: David Miller
Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame
Joan Crawford and Jack Palance star in this tightly-wound thriller, oozing with noir style and a jazzy Elmer Bernstein score. As the actor fired by hi... Read more
Sudden Impact (1983)
6.6/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Paul Drake
Clint Eastwood's fourth go-around as San Francisco detective 'Dirty' Harry Callahan puts him on the trail of a woman (Sondra Locke) who is getting rev... Read more