My Fault
2023 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 4,149 votes
Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Tense Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose thrillers with sustained tension and strong audience response. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
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2026 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,069 votes
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Substance
2024 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 6,252 votes
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Batman
2022 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 12,226 votes
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Gorge
2025 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 4,004 votes
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rip
2026 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,807 votes
Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Shining
1980 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 19,139 votes
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Se7en
1995 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 23,430 votes
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 24,632 votes
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Whiplash
2014 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 16,862 votes
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Evil Dead Rise
2023 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,848 votes
A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Battle After Another
2025 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,989 votes
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,417 votes
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Departed
2006 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 16,423 votes
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Running Man
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,804 votes
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 14,564 votes
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,000 votes
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Joker
2019 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 28,002 votes
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Terminator
1984 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 14,842 votes
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 24,486 votes
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.