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".
Crawl (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper
When a massive hurricane hits her Florida town, young Haley ignores the evacuation orders to search for her missing father, Dave. After finding him gr... Read more
Crime 101 (2026)
6.8/10
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Halle Berry
When an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) wh... Read more
Crime and Punishment (1998)
6.2/10
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Ben Kingsley, Julie Delpy, Eddie Marsan, Lili Hovarth
Rodya (Patrick Dempsey) is a student in 19th century Russia, who believes his great intelligence gives him the right to commit any crime he deems will... Read more
Crime Story (1986)
8.4/10
Director: Kirk Wong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Christine Ng
Based on a real life event in Hong Kong concerning the kidnapping of a Chinese businessman. Jackie Chan plays a policeman assigned the job of tracking... Read more
Crimes of Passion (1984)
6.4/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin
A highly charged erotic thriller from Ken Russell that features some of the hottest love scenes ever for a Hollywood film. Kathleen Turner is an enigm... Read more
Criminal (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Starring: John C Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Think of them as working men who work the angles. Rodrigo is the rookie. Richard is the mentor who knows crime like a book. But a new book is about to... Read more
Criminal Law (1989)
5.7/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Karen Young, Tess Harper
A psycho celebrates his acquittal of a rape/murder with a second bloody spree, leaving clues that only the lawyer who got him off will understand. Twi... Read more
Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel, Christopher Lee
This crime thriller sequel "Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse", has a script by Luc Besson and is inspired by the novel "Les Rivieres Pourpres"... Read more
Crimson Tide (1995)
7.3/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, James Gandolfini, Matt Craven,...
As renegade forces seize control of nuclear weapons in Russia, the submarine USS Alabama sails into dangerous waters. Tensions rise when communication... Read more
Criss Cross (1949)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Siodmak
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, Yvonne De Carlo, Stephen McNally
Perennial drifter Steve returns home and quickly gets involved with his old flame Anna - even though she is shacked up with seedy gangster Slim Dundee... Read more