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 Name Of The Rose (1986)
7.8/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Sean Connery, F Murray Abraham, Christian Slater
Sean Connery and F. Murray Abraham star in this intriguing tale set in a 14th century monastery where a spate of bizarre deaths fills the monks with s... Read more
The Nanny (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Seth Holt
Starring: Jill Bennett, Wendy Craig, Bette Davis, James Villiers, William Dix, Pamela Fran...
Bette Davis fans will love this taut thriller, which represents something of a departure for Hammer Films, noted for their gothic period pieces, about... Read more
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Fredrik Bond
Starring: Melissa Leo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Evan Rachel Wood, M...
When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie (Shia LaBeouf) immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. A ch... Read more
The Negotiator (1998)
7.3/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J T Walsh
When Chicago police hostage negotiator Samuel L. Jackson is framed for his partner's murder, he takes over the department Internal Affairs division an... Read more
The Neon Demon (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Jena Malone, Keanu Reeves, Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Bella Heathcote, K...
17 year old Jesse heads to Hollywood to try and make it in the modelling business. Arriving at an agency with a set of portraits taken by her boyfrien... Read more
The Neon Demon ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Jena Malone, Keanu Reeves, Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Bella Heathcote, K...
17 year old Jesse heads to Hollywood to try and make it in the modelling business. Arriving at an agency with a set of portraits taken by her boyfrien... Read more
The Nest (2020)
6.3/10
Starring: Christine Bottomley, Martin Compston, David Hayman, Katie Leung
A teenage girl in Glasgow agrees to carry a baby for couple Dan and Emily. Read more
The Net (1995)
5.9/10
Director: Irwin Winkler
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller
Sleek suspenser with Sandra Bullock as a lonely computer wizard whose Mexican vacation turns dangerous when she meets a British hacker in search of a... Read more
The New Daughter (2009)
5.3/10
Director: Luis Berdejo
Starring: Kevin Costner, Noah Taylor, Samantha Mathis, Ivana Baquero
Kevin Costner stars as a newly divorced father who moves into a rural South Carolina home with his adolescent daughter (Ivana Baquero of 'Pan's Labyri... Read more
The New Mutants (2020)
5.5/10
Director: Josh Boone
Starring: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save them... Read more