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".
Casino Royale (2006)
8/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo G...
The new Bond is not only blonde, but he does an awful lot of running. Daniel Craig has chipped off the suave, sophisticated facade of previous Bonds,... Read more
Casino Royale ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
8/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Caterina Murino, Jeffrey Wr...
The new Bond is not only blonde, but he does an awful lot of running. Daniel Craig has chipped off the suave, sophisticated facade of previous Bonds,... Read more
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Hayley Atwell
The pursuit of money and an act of murder test the bonds of brothers Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell) in writer/director Woody Allen's in... Read more
Castle: Season 1 (2009)
8.1/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New Yo... Read more
Castle: Season 2 (2010)
7.7/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
TV’s most engaging and unlikely crime-solving duo is back in the spectacular second season of ABC’s Castle. The banter flies faster than the bullets i... Read more
Castle: Season 3 (2011)
7.7/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
Castle continues its strong run through its third season, mixing the grim work of the New York Police Department's homicide investigations with a ligh... Read more
Castle: Season 4 (2012)
7.2/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
She’s armed. He’s dangerous. Relive every exciting investigation with TV’s most unlikely partners in crime! Own each episode and bring home even more... Read more
Castle: Season 5 (2013)
5.8/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
Together at last! After four seasons of sparring and heated banter, TV's dynamic crime-solving team finds romance in ABC's CASTLE: THE COMPLETE FIFTH... Read more
Castle: Season 6 (2014)
5.4/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
After Castle's stunning romantic proposal to Beckett, what happens next? TV's magnetic crime-fighting couple faces a whole new set of challenges as th... Read more
Castle: Season 7 (2015)
8/10
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
The wedding bells are ringing, but will Castle and Beckett really tie the knot? An astonishing turn of events tears television's most lovable couple a... Read more