The Kennel Murder Case (1933), Blood Simple (1984), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), An Inspector Calls (1954), Nattevagten (1994), Murder Most Foul (1964), The October Man (1947), Roman de Gare (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Suspense Thriller movies.
Storyline: When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.
Plot Keywords: political thriller, espionage, conspiracy, mind control, assassination, military, cold war ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. Reeves was best known for his title role in Adventures of Superman (1952), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager E.J. Mannix, Toni Mannix, with whom Reeves was having a relatively open and ...
Plot Keywords: murder mystery, detective story, golden age of hollywood, based on true events, film noir, scandal, celebrity culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, medical, psychological horror, family, crime, conspiracy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This is a modern gothic tale about the evil that men do and the price that must be paid to make things right. This movie is a remake of Brimstone and Treacle (1976), which included Denholm Elliott in its original cast as Mr. Tom Bates. This movie also included an incredibly cool soundtrack of songs by artists like The Go-Go's, The Police, Squeeze, and an irreverently stylish 1930s little diddy called "Spread a Little Happiness", performed by Sting by himself.—Gerry Kissell <repdetect@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords: thriller, horror, psychological, dark, crime, mystery, supernatural ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kay Kerrigan commits a murder and then changes her hair color, assumes a new identity and flees the country by ship. She's unaware that she's being followed by Sam Wye, a skirt chasing detective. The two soon develop a shipboard romance. Will Sam be able to bring Kay back to the States and likely imprisonment?—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: film noir, crime, mystery, romance, drama, detective, fugitive ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A secret US agency behind the unscrupulous Childress gathers children with parapsychologic abilities and trains them to become killers in war situations. To rescue his son, who was officially declared dead after an arranged accident, the ex-CIA agent Peter investigates against Childress.
Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, supernatural, horror, action, science fiction, psychological ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A big-city cop from L.A. moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, the cop, John Berlin, meets a young blind woman named Helena, who he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose and only John knows it.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, mystery, drama, detective, murder, police ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Suddenly Laura Mars can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he commits his crimes. She contacts the police and with the aid of a police detective, tries to stop the killer. But first, they have to figure out who it is.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, crime, psychological, murder, supernatural, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two young scam artists rob their drugged victims after the woman is picked up in bars and taken to a hotel room. The only problem is that their latest victim dies. Looking at his stuff, they suddenly find a video tape with a former athlete sexually involved with a young boy. The woman contacts the athlete and sets off a series of murders in which they are incriminated and a chase across Australia led by the athlete, the police, and an aborigine tracker.—John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, film noir, australian film, road movie, mystery, romance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Nick Powell is an excellent high-school student who raises money by selling homework and results of quizzes to his schoolmates. He aims to travel to London for a writer's course - telling his best friend, Pete Egan, that he has already bought the airplane ticket but he has not told his mother yet. Annie Newton has a problem with Pete, who owes her money. As events unfold, due to a case of mistaken identity, Nick takes a severe beating from Annie and her gang, his body dumped in a sewer. The next morning, he discovers he cannot be seen - he is now a spirit in a state of limbo and can only observe as the events of that day unfold.
Plot Keywords: thriller, horror, drama, crime, supernatural, teen, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Remake of 1941's "Ladies in Retirement" has Stella Stevens playing companion to wealthy, loony widow and she soon brings her brother and sister to live with them after they are released from an asylum for brutally murdering their parents years before. Now there appear to be skeletons that Stevens has worked so hard to keep hidden, ready to tumble out of her closet.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: thriller, horror, mystery, crime, psychological thriller, murder, family secret ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Danika is a thirty-five year old overprotective mother with a beautiful family composed of her successful husband Randy, two sons - the teenager Kurt and the little Brian, and one teenager daughter - Lauren. Danika is disturbed and near a breakdown, having dark and terrifying nightmares and daydreams; distracted in her work and consequently committing mistakes; and under psychiatric treatment with Dr. Evelyn. Her problems originated when her husband cheated on her with the nanny of their children, breaking her confidence in him. The lack of attention caused by her disturbed mind leads her family into tragedy.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: thriller, psychological, mystery, family, mother, mental illness, hallucination ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When lawyer Richard Grant (Lionel Barrymore) finds out that his daughter, Barbara (Madge Evans), is set to marry one of his old clients, Gordon Rich (Alan Mowbray), he protests because he knows Gordon is a philanderer and possible murderer. When Gordon refuses to call off the wedding, Richard murders him and makes it appear a suicide. After Marjorie West (Kay Francis), Gordon's mistress, discovers evidence that shows Richard was the killer, he threatens her life as well.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, mystery, thriller, courtroom, murder, lawyer ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jack, a Palm Beach detective, becomes involved in a case of multiple murders. All the women can be linked to Jack in some way. Jack and his partner have no leads, but numerous suspects. The murders continue, along with anonymous letters from the killer.—Rob Hartill
Plot Keywords: murder, mystery, crime, thriller, police, investigation, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Small-town vigilantes led by the mailman (Charles Durning) do not get away with killing a local simpleton.
Plot Keywords: horror, suspense, thriller, revenge, rural, murder, miscarriage of justice ...
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