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".
Gunpower Milkshake (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.7/10
Director: Navot Papushado
Starring: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Ineson, Adam Nagaitis
In her turbulent life as a professional assassin, Scarlet was cruelly forced to abandon her daughter Sam and go on the run. Years later, despite the e... Read more
Guns Akimbo (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Starring: Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhys Darby
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Read more
Guns Akimbo (Blu-ray) (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Starring: Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhys Darby
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Read more
Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
5.5/10
Starring: Christian Slater, Powers Boothe, Dane Cook
5 Elvis impersonators stay long after the contest playing poker, when a valuable mask is stolen from the Indian casino. Killers, incl. a sexy, blonde... Read more
Hackers (1995)
6.2/10
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens
A techno-thriller about a group of young cyberpunks who make a game of breaking into corporate computer systems, until they inadvertently tap into the... Read more
Haeundae ( Tidal Wave ) (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Je-gyun Yun
Starring: Jeong-hwa Eom, Ji-won Ha, Kyung-gu Sol, Joong-Hoon Park
During the summer, the beach resort of Haeundae is packed with up to one million vacationing Koreans. On one such day, marine geologist Kim Hwi (Joong... Read more
Half Light (2005)
6/10
Director: Craig Rosenberg
Starring: Demi Moore, Kate Isitt, Hans Matheson, James Cosmo, Therese Bradley
Demi Moore plays successful author Rachel Carson who has retreated to a remote fishing village to come to terms with the tragic death of her young son... Read more
Hallow Road (2025)
6/10
Director: Babak Anvari
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys
A couple receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter after she accidentally hits a pedestrian. Jumping in their car, they race t... Read more
Halloween Ends (2022)
5/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Michael Barbieri
Four years after the events of last year's Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Micha... Read more
Halloween Kills (2021)
5.6/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle, Will Patton
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series. Read more