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".
Bedevilled (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Cheol-soo Jang
Starring: Sung-won Ji, Young-hee Seo
Beautiful Hae-won needs to get away from it all and finds herself drawn to Moo Island, a place where she once spent an idyllic childhood holiday. On a... Read more
Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
6.3/10
Director: Rowan Joffe
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong star in this adaptation of the bestselling novel by S. J. Watson. Christine Lucas (Kidman) suffers from ant... Read more
Before I Wake (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane, Kate Bosworth, Dash Mihok, Jacob Tremblay
After a multi-year delay this well reviewed offering is finally available. Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and... Read more
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Albert Finney, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Aleksa Palladino, Amy Ryan,...
A tense and riveting thriller from master helmer Sidney Lumet ('Dog Day Afternoon'). Philip Seymour Hoffman stars alongside Ethan Hawke as two brother... Read more
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Blu-ray) (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Albert Finney, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Aleksa Palladino, Amy Ryan,...
A tense and riveting thriller from master helmer Sidney Lumet ('Dog Day Afternoon'). Philip Seymour Hoffman stars alongside Ethan Hawke as two brother... Read more
Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil (2006)
Director: James Dodson
Starring: Bruce McGill, Keith David, Peter Coyote
North Korea is threatening to flex their nuclear muscle, and it's up to a team of US Navy Seals to prevent a catastrophe in this action-packed sequel... Read more
Beirut (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Brad Anderson
Starring: Larry Pine, Rosamund Pike, Shea Whigham, Mark Pellegrino, Jon Hamm, Dean Norris
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsibl... Read more
Ben X (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Nic Balthazar
Starring: Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, Laura Verlinden, Pol Goossen, Titus De Voogdt
Ben suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autism that makes communicating with people difficult. But in the virtual world of online gaming he re... Read more
Beneath The Darkness (2011)
4.5/10
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Aimee Teegarden
After watching their best friend get murdered, a group of teens struggle to expose a local hero as the vicious killer and keep from becoming his next... Read more
Benny's Video (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Ingrid Stassner
Benny is a disaffected teen whose life has begun to revolve around the violent films he watches, but his obsession soon crosses the line between voyeu... Read more