Obsession
1976 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 325 votes
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Heroic Losers
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 618 votes
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Silver Streak
1976 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 370 votes
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Vanishing Point
1971 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 529 votes
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cold Eyes
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 383 votes
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marnie
1964 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,238 votes
Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 389 votes
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sonatine
1993 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 693 votes
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
State of Grace
1990 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 429 votes
Hell's Kitchen, New York. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Gauntlet
1977 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 615 votes
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Finestkind
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 349 votes
Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Tension
2003 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,484 votes
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Nightingale
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 680 votes
In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Book of Henry
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,372 votes
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,075 votes
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oxygen
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,576 votes
A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blue Ruin
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,654 votes
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
'71
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,232 votes
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Night in Paradise
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 307 votes
An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Samaritan
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 785 votes
A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.