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".
Tough Guys (1986)
6.2/10
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning, Eli Wallach
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas teamed a fifth time for this action-packed adventure. The two screen legends play ex-cons, released after 30 years in... Read more
Tower Block (Blu-ray) (2012)
5.9/10
Starring: Sheridan Smith, Jamie Thomas King, Jack O'Connell
Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be a... Read more
Tower Heist (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni,...
"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's caper comedy stars Ben Stiller as the manager of a posh New York City apartment building. When financier tenant Al... Read more
Tower Heist (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni,...
"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's caper comedy stars Ben Stiller as the manager of a posh New York City apartment building. When financier tenant Al... Read more
Tracker (2010)
6.5/10
Director: Ian Sharp
Starring: Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves
In the rugged wilderness of 1903 New Zealand, a Boer War mercenary (Ray Winstone) is hired to track down a native Maori sailor (Temuera Morrison) who... Read more
Trade (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Starring: Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, Zack Ward, Alicja Bachleda
Mexico's horrific sex-trafficking underworld is the backdrop for this gritty drama about the abduction of a 13-year-old girl (Paulina Gaitan), her 17-... Read more
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)
A zombie virus has in the last 4 years spread to all South Korea. 4 Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a t... Read more
Training Day ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
7.7/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, C...
Rookie cop Ethan Hawke, newly transferred to undercover duty in the narcotics department, is partnered with top veteran detective Denzel Washington fo... Read more
Traitor (2008)
7/10
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Starring: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough, Said Taghmaoui, Alyy Khan
Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce star in this taut international thriller set against a puzzle of covert counter-espionage operations. When straight-arrow F... Read more
Trance (2013)
6.9/10
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy
A psychological thriller helmed by Danny Boyle ("Shallow Grave", "127 Hours"), "Trance" finds an auctioneer falling foul of a gang of ruthless art thi... Read more