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".
Detroit (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, Will Poulter, John Boyega, Hannah Murray, Jason...
In the summer of 1967, rioting and civil unrest starts to tear apart the city of Detroit. Two days later, a report of gunshots prompts the Detroit Pol... Read more
Detroit (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, Will Poulter, John Boyega, Hannah Murray, Jason...
In the summer of 1967, rioting and civil unrest starts to tear apart the city of Detroit. Two days later, a report of gunshots prompts the Detroit Pol... Read more
Devil (2010)
6.2/10
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Starring: Bokeem Woodbine, Chris Messina, Bojana Novakovic
M. Night Shyamalan co-produced and wrote the story for this supernatural thriller, the first entry in "The Night Chronicles" trilogy. A man commits su... Read more
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Denzel Washington, Maury Chaykin, Don Cheadle
An unemployed ex G.I. in 1949 Los Angeles is hired to locate a missing woman with ties to a mayoral candidate, but the search lands him in a deadly we... Read more
Devil's Gate (2017)
5.1/10
Director: Clay Staub
Starring: Jonathan Frakes, Amanda Schull, Shawn Ashmore, Milo Ventimiglia
When a woman and her son mysteriously vanish, FBI agent Daria Francis is dispatched to the small town of Devil's Gate, N.D., to investigate the primar... Read more
Dial M for Murder (1954)
8.2/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams
Alfred Hitchcock's screen version of Frederick Knott's stage hit 'Dial M for Murder' is a tasty blend of elegance and suspense casting Grace Kelly, Ra... Read more
Diamond 13 (2009)
5.2/10
Director: Gilles Beat
Starring: Asia Argento, Gerard Depardieu, Olivier Marchal
"Diamond 13" traces the slow descent into hell of a policeman faced with a society ruled by money, the corruption of his colleagues and the shadow of... Read more
Diamond Geezer (2005)
Starring: David Jason, Stephen Wight, Gary Whelan, Don Warrington
A former thief uses his skills for Scotland Yard. Read more
Diamond Men (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Dan Cohen
Starring: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy, George Coe
Veteran jewellery salesman Eddie (Robert Forster in a show-stealing turn) is forced to train up newbie Bobby (Donnie Wahlberg) after a heart attack se... Read more
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
6.7/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Ma...
This seventh instalment of the Bond series sees the British Government become suspicious when large shipments of uncut diamonds begin disappearing dur... Read more