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".
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
7.2/10
Director: James William Guercio
Starring: Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan
The only thing good-hearted motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) wants is to become a detective - to wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars... Read more
Electra Glide in Blue ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.2/10
Director: James William Guercio
Starring: Billy Green Bush, Robert Blake
The only thing good-hearted motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) wants is to become a detective - to wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars... Read more
Elite Squad (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Jose Padilha
Starring: Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, Andre Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado, Fer...
For decades Rio de Janeiro has ranked as one of the most violent cities in the world. Brutal drug lords patrol the favelas, and gun battles with polic... Read more
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
8.1/10
Director: Jose Padilha
Starring: Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Irandhir Santos, Andre Ramiro, Wagner Moura
Exciting sequel to 2007's "Elite Squad" finds recently promoted Lt. Col. Nascimento (Wagner Moura) in charge of a special operations squad in Rio de J... Read more
Elizabeth Harvest (2018)
5.8/10
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Starring: Abbey Lee, Ciaran Hinds, Carla Gugino, Matthew Beard, Dylan Baker
A brilliant man marries a beautiful woman and shows her his home, stating that it's all hers - except a room she can't enter. First chance she enters... Read more
Elle (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her. Read more
Emelie (2015)
5.4/10
Starring: Sarah Bolger
A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities. Read more
Emilia Pérez (2024)
5.4/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Edgar Ramirez
A Mexican lawyer is offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman, fulfilling a long-held desire... Read more
Emperor of the North (1973)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Lee Marvin, Simon Oakland, Charles Tyner, Malc...
Aka "Emperor of the North Pole". Set on the Northwest railways during the Depression-era director Robert Aldrich's gritty drama stars Lee Marvin as le... Read more
Empire of the Wolves (2005)
5.9/10
Director: Chris Nahon
Starring: Jean Reno, Jocelyn Quivrin, Arly Jover, Laura Morante, Philippe Bas
Jean Reno is a retired detective of questionable motive, called in to investigate the murder of three Turkish immigrants in Paris. Meanwhile the wife... Read more