Unlocked
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 411 votes
A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Ms .45
1981 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 410 votes
After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 723 votes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Son of Saul
2015 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,182 votes
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shinjuku Incident
2009 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 324 votes
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Get Carter
1971 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 575 votes
Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bullet in the Head
1990 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 325 votes
Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dead Ringers
1988 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,016 votes
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hunter
2011 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 725 votes
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Le Cercle Rouge
1970 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 737 votes
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Foxcatcher
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,506 votes
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Keeper of Lost Causes
2013 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 841 votes
Denmark, 2013. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shut In
2022 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 395 votes
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Absent One
2014 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 697 votes
Denmark, 2014. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spider
2002 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 949 votes
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 869 votes
Sudan, East Africa, 1980. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 7,747 votes
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Niagara
1953 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 447 votes
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,212 votes
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Guilty
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,862 votes
Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.