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 Wrong Man ( aka Lucky Number Slevin ) ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Peter Outerbridge, St...
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
The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008)
5.9/10
Director: Chris Carter
Starring: Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly, David Duchovny, Amanda...
Mulder and Scully are back in this stand-alone sequel directed by series creator, Chris Carter. Things have changed, the sexual tension of the series... Read more
The X-Files: The Movie (1998)
8.7/10
Director: Rob Bowman
Starring: Martin Landau, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Blythe Danner, Armin Mueller-St...
"X-Philes" and neophytes alike will be sucked into the otherworldly intrigue of this feature film extension of the hit TV series. FBI agents Mulder (D... Read more
The Yakuza (1975)
7.3/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith
A superb blending of the American gangster, Japanese Samurai, blazing guns and swinging swords combine in this thrilling actioner about a former Ameri... Read more
The Young Americans (1993)
5.8/10
Director: Danny Cannon
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Iain Glen, John Wood, Viggo Mortensen
US cop Harvey Keitel steps into the unfamiliar territory of London in an attempt to catch a drug runner (his longtime nemesis) which escalates into an... Read more
The Young Montalbano (Episodes 1-3) (2012)
7.9/10
The young "Commissario" detective Salvo Montalbano, based in the fictitious village of Vigata, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia. Before Detectiv... Read more
The Young Montalbano (Episodes 4-6) (2012)
7.6/10
The young "Commissario" detective Salvo Montalbano, based in the fictitious village of Vigata, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia. Before Detectiv... Read more
Them ( aka Ils ) (2006)
6.5/10
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Starring: Adriana Mocca, Michael Cohen, Olivia Bonamy
Aka "Ils". Intense horror film in which French teacher Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) and her partner Lucas (Michael Cohen) move into a large house in the... Read more
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Anthony Zerbe, Martin Landau, Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair
Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is a veteran homicide detective, investigating the murder of a prostitute. The primary suspect is San Francisco politica... Read more
Thick As Thieves (1999)
6/10
Director: Scott Sanders
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Jai White
On loan from Chicago mafia to Detroit underworld, a thief gets double-crossed by the Detroit boss, and, after barely escaping, vows to take revenge. A... Read more