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".
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
7/10
Director: Ralph Thomas
Starring: Andre Morell, Jean Simmons, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel, Barry Jo...
When ex-spy David Somers (Trevor Howard) takes a low-profile job in the country cataloguing a butterfly collection, he finds that dangerous work conti... Read more
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
6.6/10
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis
A shocking revelation turns a teenage boy's world upside down in this chilling look at the evil that can lurk below even the most wholesome surface. T... Read more
The Code (2002)
5.6/10
Director: Manuel Boursinhac
Starring: Samy Naceri, Samuel Le Bihan, Clotilde Courau, Marie Guillard
Aka "La Mentale". For years, Dris (Samuel Le Bihan, "Brotherhood of the Wolf") and Yanis (Samy Naceri, "Taxi") survived the mean streets of the city b... Read more
The Collector (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Marcus Dunstan
Starring: Robert Wisdom, Andrea Roth, Madeline Zima, Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke, K...
From the twisted minds behind 'Saw' IV, V and VI, 'The Collector' emerges as a real-time game of cat-and-mouse, melding primal horror with suspense th... Read more
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren, Christopher Walken, Natasha Richardson
A creepy and darkly erotic tale, set within mysterious yet alluring Venice. Two lovers on vacation are wooed by a bizarre married couple with strange... Read more
The Commuter (2018)
6.3/10
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Elizabeth McGovern, Liam Neeson, Sam Neill, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Andy N...
Insurance salesman Michael is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, M... Read more
The Company You Keep (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, Richard Jenkins, Robe...
When a former member of the radical protest/terrorist organisation the Weather Underground (Susan Sarandon) turns herself in to the FBI, Ben Shepard (... Read more
The Company You Keep ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, Richard Jenkins, Robe...
When a former member of the radical protest/terrorist organisation the Weather Underground (Susan Sarandon) turns herself in to the FBI, Ben Shepard (... Read more
The Connection ( aka La French ) (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Cedric Jimenez
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Celine Sallette, Melanie Doutey, Benoit Magimel
Marseille. 1975. A young magistrate with a wife and children, is transferred to help in the crack-down on organized crime. He takes on French Connecti... Read more
The Conspiracy (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Christopher MacBride
Starring: James Gilbert, Aaron Poole
When two young filmmakers select a crazed conspiracy theorist as the subject of their new documentary, they have no idea the terrifying peril they wil... Read more