Dragon
2011 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 325 votes
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master. 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.
The Coffee Table
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 353 votes
Jesus and María are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 472 votes
The history and adventures of the Battlestar Pegasus, from shortly before the Cylon invasion to shortly after Lee Adama is made commander. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hours
2013 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 800 votes
A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Family Plot
1976 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 509 votes
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Opera
1987 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 535 votes
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Yellow Sea
2010 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 595 votes
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 358 votes
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Corpse of Anna Fritz
2015 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 586 votes
Anna Fritz is a beautiful and famous actress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Suspicion
1941 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 904 votes
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Traitor
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 728 votes
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Man of God
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 337 votes
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mars Express
2023 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 565 votes
In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Beguiled
1971 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 504 votes
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
September 5
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 584 votes
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Diabolique
1955 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,114 votes
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Red Dragon
2002 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 4,785 votes
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
22 July
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,278 votes
On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wait Until Dark
1967 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 605 votes
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Infested
2023 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 605 votes
Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.