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".
Halloween Kills (Blu-ray) (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
Hammett (1982)
6.5/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner
The atmospheric and exciting tale of young Dashiell Hammett, who really lives the hard-boiled life he writes about. Wenders explores the central tensi... Read more
Hancock (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan, Jae Head, David Mattey...
Disillusioned superhero, Hancock (Will Smith), has fallen out of favour with his once adoring public - his life-saving antics are costing the city a b... Read more
Hancock ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan, Jae Head, David Mattey...
Disillusioned superhero, Hancock (Will Smith), has fallen out of favour with his once adoring public - his life-saving antics are costing the city a b... Read more
Hangman (2017)
5.2/10
Starring: Al Pacino, Karl Urban, Brittany Snow
A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman. Read more
Hanna (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Tom Hollander, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Olivier...
Taught to function as a professional assassin, 14-year-old Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is given her first special assignment by her father (Eric Bana), the... Read more
Hanna (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Tom Hollander, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Olivier...
Taught to function as a professional assassin, 14-year-old Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is given her first special assignment by her father (Eric Bana), the... Read more
Hannibal (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman
It's been ten years since diabolical doctor Hannibal Lecter fled the US, settling into a comfortable life as an art library curator in Florence, Italy... Read more
Hannibal ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Giancarlo Giannini, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta
It's been ten years since diabolical doctor Hannibal Lecter fled the US, settling into a comfortable life as an art library curator in Florence, Italy... Read more
Hannibal Rising (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Webber
Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, Dominic West, Kevin McKidd
Beginning in World War II-era Lithuania, young Hannibal (Gaspard Ulliel) is forced to watch his family brutally massacred. After a brief spell in a S... Read more