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".
Deep Water (2005)
7.8/10
Director: David S Marfield
Starring: Lucas Black, Peter Coyote, Mia Maestro, Lesley Ann Warren, Xander Berkeley, Mich...
Nat Banyon (Lucas Black) has just got out of hospital and is heading for Wyoming to take up ostrich farming when along the way he picks up a man named... Read more
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: John Malkovich, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Mark Wahlberg, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan...
On April 20th, 2010, one of the world's largest man-made disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lo... Read more
Defence Of The Realm (1985)
Director: David Drury
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Greta Scacchi
Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi and Denholm Elliott star in David Drury's electrifying thriller. Ex-defense MP in England is caught in a KGB sex scandal,... Read more
Defiance (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, George MacKay, Allan Co...
Inspired by true events, this epic WWII drama tells the story of three Jewish brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) who vow to avenge... Read more
Deja Vu (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Elden...
Another Bruckheimer blockbuster with Tony Scott at the helm, and Denzel Washington in the lead as a maverick ATF agent on a top secret mission to catc... Read more
Delicatessen (1991)
7.6/10
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
A post-apocalyptic future becomes the setting for pitch black humor in this visually intricate French comedy. A circus performer takes a position as a... Read more
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Eric Bana, Sean Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Joel McHale, Olivia Munn
New York police officer Ralph Sarchie, struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. H... Read more
Deliver Us from Evil (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Eric Bana, Sean Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Joel McHale, Olivia Munn
New York police officer Ralph Sarchie, struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. H... Read more
Deliverance (1972)
7.7/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds
Four Atlanta businessmen's weekend canoe trip turns into a desperate fight for survival in John Boorman's riveting adaptation of James Dickey's novel.... Read more
Deliverance ( Blu-ray ) (1972)
7.7/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds
Four Atlanta businessmen's weekend canoe trip turns into a desperate fight for survival in John Boorman's riveting adaptation of James Dickey's novel.... Read more