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 Out-Laws (AKA Clan) (2012)
Starring: Barbara Sarafian
Clan draws you into the lives of the Goethals sisters, tied together by the premature death of their parents, they've clung to each other like a real... Read more
The Pack (Blu-ray) (2015)
5/10
Director: Nick Robertson
Starring: Anna Lise Phillips
A farmer and his family must fight for survival after a ferocious pack of wild dogs infiltrates their isolated farmhouse. Through a series of frighten... Read more
The Package (1989)
6.4/10
Director: Andrew Davis
Starring: Dennis Franz, Gene Hackman, John Heard, Pam Grier, Tommy Lee Jones
A thriller involving political assassination and intrigue, is an excellent action feature using a familiar theme and providing good performances by th... Read more
The Page Turner (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Denis Dercourt
Starring: Pascal Greggory, Julie Richalet, Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois
A decade after her hopes of becoming a concert pianist were dashed, bitter Melanie hatches a plot to get revenge. Using her considerable wits, she fig... Read more
The Pale Horse (2020)
6.1/10
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Rufus Sewell, Kathy Kiera Clarke
Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation? Read more
The Paperboy (2012)
5.8/10
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Macy Gray, Zac Efron, David Oye...
A sexually and racially charged film noir from director Lee Daniels ("Precious"), "The Paperboy" takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 19... Read more
The Paradine Case (1945)
6.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd
A very little known, but very interesting Alfred Hitchcock film, based on a novel by Robert Hitchens. Gregory Peck is the lawyer who falls in love wit... Read more
The Parallax View (1974)
7.2/10
Director: Alan J Pakula
Starring: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels
A stylish, taut thriller with Warren Beatty as a determined reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert organisation,... Read more
The Parts You Lose (2019)
5.4/10
Director: Christopher Cantwell
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy
A young boy in a small North Dakota town befriends a potentially dangerous fugitive. Read more
The Peacemaker (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Mimi Leder
Starring: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl
George Clooney and Nicole Kidman team up to stop a nuclear terrorist in this explosive actioner which was the debut release for the Dreamworks studio. Read more