Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,123 votes
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
The Courier
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,365 votes
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Witness
1985 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,926 votes
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Project Almanac
2015 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,902 votes
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,150 votes
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cat's Eye
1985 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 748 votes
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Funny Games
1997 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,119 votes
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Look Away
2018 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 982 votes
A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pig
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,773 votes
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Road House
1989 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,557 votes
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kandahar
2023 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,282 votes
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zulu
2013 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 524 votes
As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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[REC]²
2009 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,228 votes
The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
11:14
2004 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 971 votes
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,363 votes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Funny Games
2008 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,304 votes
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
King of New York
1990 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 801 votes
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Wave
2008 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,651 votes
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
She Rides Shotgun
2025 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 311 votes
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dial M for Murder
1954 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 2,897 votes
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.