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".
Crooked House (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Julian Sands, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks,...
Young Sophia returns after the war to find her grandfather poisoned and a family filled with suspects. Luckily her fiance, Charles, is the son of the... Read more
Croupier (1999)
7.2/10
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Clive Owen, Alex Kingston, Kate Hardie
This gritty original crime drama and sleeper independent hit represents a comeback of sorts for director Mike Hodges ('Get Carter') and focuses on a y... Read more
Cruel World (2005)
3.8/10
Starring: Edward Furlong, Daniel Franzese, Andrew Keegan, Susan Ward, Sanoe Lake, Laura Ra...
Reeling from his dismissal from a reality show, a deranged runner-up holds a group of co-eds hostage on the set of his own fictitious show, where lose... Read more
Cruising (1980)
6.4/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
New York City detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino) receives orders from Captain Edelson (Paul Sorvino) to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay com... Read more
Cuba (1979)
5.7/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Brooke Adams, Chris Sarandon, Denholm Elliott, Hector Elizondo, Jack Weston, Lon...
Violent action and torrid passion amid the turmoil of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, with Sean Connery as a soldier of fortune fighting for the anti-Castr... Read more
Cube (1997)
7.3/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller
Six strangers wake up inside a three-dimensional maze of interlocking cubes. None of them know how they got there or why they have been chosen. Some c... Read more
Cube / Cypher ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: David Hewlett, Jeremy Northam, Nicky Guadagni, Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint...
A blu-ray double feature from director Vincenzo Natali. 'Cube' (1997, 92 mins) - Six strangers wake up inside a three-dimensional maze of interlocking... Read more
Cupid's Prey (2002)
4.7/10
Director: Dale G Bradley
Starring: Joanna Pacula, Jack Wagner, Katrina Browne, Glen Drake
Rebecca (Katrina Browne) is supposed to be having a quiet weekend away with her boyfriend Matt (Glen Drake) and his family, only she discovers Matt's... Read more
Cure (1997)
7.4/10
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Anna Nakagawa
A Tokyo detective's investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders, committed by seemingly average citizens, leads him to a mysterious drifte... Read more
Cut Throat City (2020)
4.5/10
Director: RZA
Starring: Shameik Moore, Ethan Hawke, Joel David Moore, Isaiah Washington, Wesley Snipes,...
Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans... Read more