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 Woman in Black (2012)
6.4/10
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Daniel Radcliffe, Liz White, Shaun Dooley, Roger All...
Hammer Films' moody adaptation of the Susan Hill novel follows young attorney Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) to a spooky home in Northern England, re... Read more
The Woman in Black (Blu-ray) (2012)
6.4/10
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Daniel Radcliffe, Liz White, Shaun Dooley, Roger All...
Hammer Films' moody adaptation of the Susan Hill novel follows young attorney Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) to a spooky home in Northern England, re... Read more
The Woman In The Fifth (2011)
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig, Samir Guesmi
A college lecturer flees to Paris after a scandal costs him his job. In the City of Light, he meets a widow who might be involved in a series of murde... Read more
The Woman King (2022)
6.7/10
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with s... Read more
The Woods (2006)
5.7/10
Director: Lucky McKee
Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Bruce Campbell, Patricia Clarkson, Lauren Birkell
From the director of 'May', this stylish horror/thriller is set in 1965 New England where troubled teen Heather (Agnes Bruckner) has been sent to an i... Read more
The World is Not Enough (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Sophie Marceau, Desmond...
Given the task of protecting a murdered oil tycoon's beautiful daughter, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must stop a ruthless terrorist (Robert Carlyle) who's st... Read more
The World is Not Enough ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Denise Richards, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Samant...
Given the task of protecting a murdered oil tycoon's beautiful daughter, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must stop a ruthless terrorist (Robert Carlyle) who's st... Read more
The World Is Yours (2018)
6.4/10
Starring: Karim Leklou, Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel
A small-time dealer dreams of another life but can't afford it. To escape, he must accept one last job involving Spain, drugs, the Illuminati and his... Read more
The Wrecking Crew / The Ambushers (1967)
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Dean Martin, Janice Rule, Senta Berger, Sharon Tate, Nigel Green, Elke Sommer, N...
"The Ambushers" (1967) - Matt Helm (Dean Martin), the ace spy and lady-killer, goes to Mexico with a gorgeous female scientist to track down a mysteri... Read more
The Wrong Man ( aka Lucky Number Slevin ) (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Peter Outer...
This thoroughly entertaining noir-ish revenge flick is packed with wry one-liners and pop-culture references ala 'Pulp Fiction', and boasts a similarl... Read more