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".
Suspension (2008)
5.2/10
Director: Alec Joler, Ethan Shaftel
Starring: Scott Cordes, Annie Tedesco, Caroline Vinciguerra, Dan Nichols, David Fritts
After losing his wife and only child in a car accident, Daniel stumbles upon something that has profound implications on the nature of time as we know... Read more
Swamp Thing (2019)
7.5/10
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Derek Mears
Abby Arcane returns home to Marais, Louisiana to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, only to discover the dark, terrifying mysteries of the swamp. Read more
Swamp Water (1941)
7.1/10
Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Walter Huston, Walter Brennan, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, John...
French auteur Jean Renoir made his US debut with this thriller about a man wrongly sentenced to hang who escapes from prison to clear his name. After... Read more
Sweeney 2 (1978)
6.7/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Dennis Waterman, Ken Hutchison, John Thaw, Lewis Fiander, Anna...
"We're the Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner..." The second of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically inc... Read more
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohe...
Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller stars Johnny Depp in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison. The previously mild-mannered b... Read more
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohe...
Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller stars Johnny Depp in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison. The previously mild-mannered b... Read more
Sweeney! (1976)
6.9/10
Director: David Wickes
Starring: Barry Foster, Dennis Waterman, Ian Bannen, John Thaw, Colin Welland, Diane Keen
"Shut it you slag... You're nicked!" The first of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically incorrect crime series in... Read more
Swimfan (2002)
5/10
Director: John Polson
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Dan Hedaya
"Fatal Attraction" goes to high school in this steamy thriller of teen temptation and betrayal. Swim team star Jesse Bradford forsakes steady girlfrie... Read more
Swimming Pool (2002)
3.1/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Charles Dance, Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie La...
From director Francois Ozon ("8 Women") comes a riveting erotic thriller starring Charlotte Rampling as a burnt-out mystery writer vacationing at her... Read more