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".
28 Days Later ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.6/10
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Cillian Murphy, Megan Bur...
In this frightening film from Danny Boyle ('Trainspotting'), a quick-acting virus caused by diseased chimps sweeps across England, turning the inflict... Read more
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Demian Lichtenstein
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox, Christian Slater, Kevin Pollak, Davi...
Las Vegas is host to International Elvis Week and a group of crims slip into town complete with sequins and sideburns. A casino heist goes down and th... Read more
36 Quai des Orfevres (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Olivier Marchal
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Andre Dussollier, Valeria Golino, Roschdy Zem
Two of France's most charismatic and enduring actors, Gerard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil face off as cops competing for the same promotion, using all... Read more
4.3.2.1 (Blu-ray) (2010)
5.8/10
Starring: Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Ophelia Lovibond
4 girls out on a 3 days trip in to 2 cities, if they survive. While Jo is working in a supermarket, her 3 friends are all out on their adventures. A c... Read more
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-out (2003)
6.4/10
Director: Yves Simoneau
Starring: Michael Madsen, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Livingston
Based on a shocking true story, this powerful drama chronicles the botched February, 1997 robbery of a Los Angeles bank. As a pair of heavily-armed cr... Read more
47 Metres Down: Uncaged (2019)
5/10
Director: Johannes Roberts
Starring: Sophie Nelisse
Four teenage divers discover that the sunken ruins of a Mayan city are also a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply stea... Read more
48 Hrs (1982)
6.9/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole
Street-weary cop Nick Nolte springs smart-aleck convict Eddie Murphy for two days in order to capture a mad dog killer. James Remar is the dangerous q... Read more
48 Hrs ( Blu-ray ) (1982)
6.9/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Annette O'Toole, Eddie Murphy, Frank McRae, James Remar, Nick Nolte
Street-weary cop Nick Nolte springs smart-aleck convict Eddie Murphy for two days in order to capture a mad dog killer. James Remar is the dangerous q... Read more
5150 Elm's Way (2009)
Director: Eric Tessier
Starring: Sonia Vachon, Elodie Lariviere, Normand D'Amour, Marc-Andre Grondin
5150 Elm's Way is located at the end of a quiet street in a small town. When Yannick falls off his bike, he knocks at the door of the Beaulieu residen... Read more
52 Pick-Up (1986)
6.4/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret , Vanity , John Glover, Clarence Williams III
Elmore Leonard's best-selling novel makes for an exciting screen thriller. Roy Scheider plays a successful businessman who takes on a group of blackma... Read more