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 Midnight Swim (2014)
5.3/10
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Starring: Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino, Ross Partridge, Beth Grant,...
When their mother goes missing in Spirit Lake, three half-sisters travel home to settle her affairs. The youngest sister, June, a documentary filmmake... Read more
The Minus Man (1999)
6.2/10
Director: Hampton Fancher
Starring: Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Cox, Mercedes Ruehl, Dwight Yoakam, Dennis...
An odd and eerie suspenser directed by 'Blade Runner' scripter Hampton Fancher, with Owen Wilson playing against type as Vann Siegert, a cold-blooded... Read more
The Misfits (2021)
4.2/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon, Jamie Chung
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that pro... Read more
The Missing Person (2009)
6.1/10
Starring: Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan
Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing p... Read more
The Monk (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Sergi Lopez, Vincent Cassel, Deborah Franc...
A thrilling Gothic melodrama which follows the rise and fall of Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), a Capuchin Monk in 17th century Madrid. Abandoned as a baby... Read more
The Morning After (1986)
6/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Diane Salinger
Jane Fonda stars as a struggling alcoholic who awakens in a strange bed next to a murdered man. With Jeff Bridges and Raul Julia. Read more
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, Will Patton, Alan Bates
Based on paranormal events that took place in 1960s West Virginia, this eerie suspenser updates the story to the present. A drive from DC to Richmond... Read more
The Mule (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Mule (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Mystery of Mr Wong (1939)
6.4/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree
In the second instalment of the Mr Wong series Boris Karloff stars as the inscrutable detective, enlisted to solve another mystery. The largest star s... Read more