Are you a fan of Suspense Movies? If yes then you are at right place. This is the guide to the best suspense movies that will keep you off the edge for sure.
Suspense Movies are usually slow paced movies but the screenplay and story keeps us engaged. Not every suspense movie is classic but there are few in this genre that can shock you. The handpicked list of best suspense movies will surely blow your mind and can make you rethink.
The Illusionist (2006)
Cast: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell
Overview: Who doesn’t love romance in the movie? Here it comes with mystery. A Magician named Eisenheim (Edward Norton) loves Sophie (Jessica Biel), but the crown prince (Rufus Sewell ) stands in their way. Knowing he is too powerful, Eisenheim uses his mastery to obtain his love. You may need to watch it twice as the mystery is hard to grasp at once. Can this movie be considered as one of the best suspense movies?
Did you know this movie earned a nomination for the Oscars for Best Cinematography?
The Prestige (2006)
Cast: Christian Bale, Alfred Borden, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
Overview: Do you love magic? What if we add some thriller to it. The movie shows the rivalry between established magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) in 1890s England. The film explores themes of obsession, sacrifice, secrecy, identity, and the nature of magic. It is divided into three acts: The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige. Each act reveals a different layer of the story and the characters’ motivations. The plot makes us stick to our seats, and the suspense makes us jump off it.
Did you know the script took 5 years due to Christopher Nolan’s busy schedule?
Shutter Island (2010)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Overview: The film, starring Leonardo Di Caprio as US Marshal Teddy Daniels is set in 1950s Massachusetts as he travels to a remote island psychiatric facility for the criminally insane. To look into the mysterious disappearance of a female patient, he enters the facility with his fellow Chuck (Mark Ruffalo). After interrogating several people, Teddy finds something shocking and hard to digest as a spectator. Indeed one of the best suspense movies.
Did you know Robert Downey, Jr. was considered to play Chuck before Mark Ruffalo?
Fight Club (1999)
Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Carter
Overview: A depressed man (Edward Norton) struggling with insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). They start a fight club together, and what comes next may shock you to hell !! The great screenplay, great acting, great direction and great movie. The character building is so amazing that you will stick to the seat till the end. I guarantee that this will be one of the best Suspense Movies that you might have seen.
Did you know that Empire magazine named Fight Club the 10th greatest movie of all time in its 500 movies list?
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Malcolm Crowe, Haley Joel Osment
Overview: Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist who meets Eight-year-old Cole Sear, who is scared and confused about what is happening to him because he claims he can see dead. The movie moves slowly but will keep you glued to the end. What makes this the best suspense movie of all time is that it plays with your mind and you don’t know it. Protagonist’s acting is very good for a child actor to do at such a small age.
Did you know almost 80 million people rented this movie in 2000?
