MFKZ
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 356 votes
Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. 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.
Tokyo Ghoul
2017 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 385 votes
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Romper Stomper
1992 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 572 votes
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alone in Berlin
2016 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 405 votes
Berlin in June of 1940. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In a Lonely Place
1950 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 670 votes
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Trade
2007 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 317 votes
A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
At the End of the Tunnel
2016 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 457 votes
A paraplegic computer engineer who moves in a wheelchair and works in his basement starts hearing noises and voices of bank-robbers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Retribution
2015 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 463 votes
While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Anything for Her
2008 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 302 votes
Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 318 votes
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Burn Out
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 463 votes
Tony, a promising young motorcycle racer, is forced to do perilous drug runs to save the mother of his child from a dangerous mobster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wake in Fright
1971 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 340 votes
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Z
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 355 votes
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Suicide Kings
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 333 votes
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shoot the Piano Player
1960 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 446 votes
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Photographer of Mauthausen
2018 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 754 votes
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Le Doulos
1962 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 311 votes
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
36th Precinct
2004 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 648 votes
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Red Rock West
1993 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 404 votes
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Sierra
1941 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 362 votes
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.