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".
Geostorm (2017)
5.3/10
Starring: Gerard Butler
When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover... Read more
Get Carter (2000)
5.1/10
Director: Stephen Kay
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey...
In this re-working of the 1971 British cult fave, Sylvester Stallone is Jack Carter, a Las Vegas gang enforcer who returns to his Seattle home after h... Read more
Get Carter (1971)
7.5/10
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, John Osborne, Britt Ekland
A cheap hood returns home to investigate his brother's death. Capturing the dreary quality of life in the industrial North of England, this film is pr... Read more
Get Out (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, Caleb Landry Jones, Allison Wi...
Just because you're invited, doesn't mean you're welcome. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams, Girl... Read more
Get Out ( Blu-ray ) (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, LilRel Howery, Lakeith Stanfie...
Just because you're invited, doesn't mean you're welcome. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams, Girls),... Read more
Get the Gringo (2012)
7/10
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Starring: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez
A.k.a. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation". Crashing across the Mexican border in a getaway car containing millions, career criminal, "Driver" (Mel Gibso... Read more
Ghost Rider (2007)
5.2/10
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Peter Fonda
Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze (Nic Cage) sells his soul to save his father from terminal cancer, but Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda) is not the most tr... Read more
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
4.3/10
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Ciaran Hinds, Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, J...
Marvel Comics' demonic biker returns in this thrilling sequel. This time, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) finds himself the reluctant guardian of a young... Read more
Ghostboat (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Stuart Orme
Starring: David Jason, Ian Puleston-Davies, Julian Wadham
A British Sub goes missing at the end of WWII, leaving only one survivor. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years lat... Read more
Glass (2019)
7/10
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, M...
M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals—2000’s Unbreakable, from Touchstone, and 2016’s Split, from Univers... Read more