as in suspenser
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Oscar winner Barry Jenkins looks to have found his next film — a new sci-fi thriller starring Glen Powell.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
The Natural Order is a sci-fi thriller centering on the search for eternal life.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
But Hackman gave the character a humanity that still continues to resonate with audiences, years after it was released in 2001.
‘Crimson Tide’
Hackman clearly came to play opposite Denzel Washington in this 1995 crime thriller.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The producer Cassian Elwes is telling me about the Gus Van Sant hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire that was shooting in Kentucky with Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes and Myha’la.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
The Natural Order is a sci-fi thriller centering on the search for eternal life.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
But Hackman gave the character a humanity that still continues to resonate with audiences, years after it was released in 2001.
‘Crimson Tide’
Hackman clearly came to play opposite Denzel Washington in this 1995 crime thriller.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The producer Cassian Elwes is telling me about the Gus Van Sant hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire that was shooting in Kentucky with Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes and Myha’la.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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