Haunt
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,393 votes
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
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.
Trash
2014 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 674 votes
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fabricated City
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 362 votes
In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Purity of Vengeance
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 554 votes
Copenhagen, 2018. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hidden Face
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,150 votes
A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Running Scared
2006 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,182 votes
A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Elle
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,017 votes
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Get the Gringo
2012 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,822 votes
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miller's Crossing
1990 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,878 votes
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Burning Sea
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 308 votes
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 836 votes
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Operation Finale
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,112 votes
In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Don't Let Go
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 473 votes
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brimstone
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,289 votes
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Riders of Justice
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,098 votes
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Headhunters
2011 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,393 votes
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,801 votes
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sharper
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 700 votes
A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Confessions
2010 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,006 votes
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blow-Up
1966 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,383 votes
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.