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 New Mutants (Blu-ray) (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
The Next Three Days (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Paul Haggis
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Liam Neeson, Russell Crowe, Olivia Wilde
Convinced that wife Elizabeth Banks is innocent of the murder for which she was convicted and jailed, Pittsburgh college instructor Russell Crowe figh... Read more
The Nice Guys (2016)
7.4/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, Angourie Rice, Margaret Q...
Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people... Read more
The Nice Guys ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7.4/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, Angourie Rice, Margaret Q...
Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people... Read more
The Night Eats The World (2018)
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, Golshifteh Farahani, Denis Lavant, Sigrid Bouaziz
After waking up in an apartment where only the night before a party was raging, Sam is forced to come to grips with reality: He is now alone and the l... Read more
The Night Listener (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Patrick Stettner
Starring: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Joe Morton, Bobby Cannavale, Rory Culkin, Sandra...
Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) is a radio host and writer, suffering writer's block as his relationship with a younger man is crumbling. When he rece... Read more
The Night of the Following Day (1968)
6.2/10
Director: Hubert Cornfield
Starring: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno
A compelling and complex crime drama starring Marlon Brando as a chauffeur who joins a gang of crooks in a kidnapping plot as they abduct a wealthy ma... Read more
The Night of the Sunflowers (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
Starring: Carmelo Gomez, Celso Bugallo
The discovery of a young woman's dead body in the middle of a sunflower field near a quiet village will lead to a tragic string of events, and a vicio... Read more
The Ninth Gate (1999)
6.7/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Barbara Jefford, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner
In Roman Polanksi's haunting thriller, Johnny Depp is a rare book dealer hired by wealthy collector Frank Langella, owner of a strange 17th century oc... Read more
The Northman (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Wi...
From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's... Read more