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".
Disclosure (1994)
6.1/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Goodall, Dennis Miller
Michael Douglas and Demi Moore portray two characters engaged in a deadly battle over sex, power and money. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton. Read more
Distorted (2018)
5.3/10
Director: Rob W.King
Starring: Christina Ricci, Brendan Fletcher, John Cusack
Lauren and Russell Curran decide to move away from the bustle of the city and into the peaceful oasis of the Pinnacle, a coveted luxury building that... Read more
District B13 (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Pierre Morel
Starring: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli
Produced and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson, this stylized action thriller is set in Paris 2010, where the government has fenced off the... Read more
Disturbia (2007)
6.9/10
Director: D J Caruso
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron Yoo, Jose Pablo...
Kale (Shia LeBeouf) is a high school senior having a hard time coming to terms with his father's recent tragic death. While his mother is picking up... Read more
DOA - Dead or Alive (2006)
4.8/10
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Starring: Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Devon Aoki, Eric Ro...
Hong Kong martial arts legend Corey Yuen brings the video game to life. Three high-kicking babes duke it out for $10 milion in prize money, but soon... Read more
Doctor Foster: Series 1 (2015)
7.7/10
Director: Jeremy Lovering, Tom Vaughan
Starring: Suranne Jones, Bertie Carvel
A woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of inquiry far more unravels including a streak of violence below the... Read more
Doctor Foster: Series 2 (2017)
6.9/10
Director: Jeremy Lovering
Starring: Suranne Jones, Bertie Carvel
Life appears to be going well for the talented doctor and son Tom after the turmoil that followed her discovery of husband Simon’s betrayal. After her... Read more
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
4.6/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe
When three desperate ex cons are offered a job by a Mexican mob boss, they know they should refuse, but the payoff's too rich to turn down. It's enoug... Read more
Doghouse (Blu-ray) (2009)
6/10
Director: Jake West
Starring: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke
Vince is handling his divorce badly. He's depressed. Gone to pieces. But his mates aren't giving up on him. Struggling with their own women troubles,... Read more
Dogman (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Marcello is a mild-mannered dog groomer who commits petty crimes for Simoncino, a former boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. When Simoncino's abuse... Read more