| The Swimming Pool (1969) | 7.1 | |
| Cape Fear (1962) | 7.7 | |
| Rififi (2025) | 8.9 | |
| Duel (1971) | 7.6 | |
| Anali (2026) | 8.9 |
Tension movies and TV shows – page 4
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List of tension movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
In Hyderabad, a chilling series of murders rattles the city, each victim found with the same organ missing. As fear spreads, the police race to uncover who the killer is and what connects the crimes, leading to a tense hunt where the truth finally ...
Style:
tension, suspense, dark, detective, twist ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, fear, murder mystery, police procedural, paranoia, urban, whodunit, obsession, cat and mouse, forensic, revenge ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Marcus is working for the FBI as a informant after he was caught for being a master thief. Now, his handler, Jennings, has discovered that Fredrick Bernhardt, a crime boss, maybe responsible for the disappearance of his wife. Marcus must go ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tension, intense, twisted ...
Plot:
deception, organized crime, crime boss, investigation, criminal underworld, undercover, missing person, betrayal, double life, false identity, cat and mouse, covert operation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man has been killed on the Dover/Boulogne car ferry. What is the connection between him and the attempts being made to kill Jane Kerrell, a young girl in her early twenties? As she speeds through the French countryside to the South of France, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tension, psychological, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, paranoia, danger, investigation, conspiracy, cat and mouse, mediterranean, isolation, french countryside, young woman, slow burn, spy ...
Time:
60s, year 1969
Place:
french riviera, scotland yard, europe, south of france
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A cop sets up his girlfriend as a target in order to trap a serial killer.
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspense, crime drama, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, betrayal, deception, murder, sting operation, danger, risk, law enforcement, suspicion, cat and mouse, investigation, police procedural ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south africa
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the North African desert in World War II, a crippled American fighter plane that is unable to take off tries to evade and destroy a pursuing Nazi tank.
Style:
tension, period piece, suspense
Plot:
world war two, pursuit, tank, survival, chase, isolation, desperation, cat and mouse, underdog, single, aerial combat, dystopia ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa
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246
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Left to die in the desert by his wife and her lover, a businessman fights to survive and get his revenge.
Style:
tension, psychological thriller, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
desert, stranded in the desert, survival, adultery, betrayal, revenge, man versus nature, isolation, struggle for survival, broken leg, love triangle, moral ambiguity ...
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201
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A thriller directed by Sam Pillsbury.
Style:
suspense, tension, action thriller
Plot:
amusement park, roller coaster, bomb threat, sabotage, panic, fear, hostage situation, revenge, cat and mouse, evacuation, moral ambiguity, financial crisis ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
WW2 story about group of prisoners who are trying to escape the death camp, run by local pro-Nazi militia.
Style:
tension, dark, suspense, grim, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, escape, concentration camp, prisoner, survival, oppression, war crime, tragedy, resistance, execution, escape plan, brutality ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
croatia, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, twist ending, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, heist, paranoid, betrayal, criminal psychology, suspicion, isolation, moral ambiguity, mind game, slow burn, claustrophobia, violence ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A decadent building in Rome, filled with residents that can't find ways of connecting with each other, goes through a critical condition when some of the people opt to ignore the new rules concerning the use of the elevator. Tension rises ...
Style:
tension, dark comedy, satirical
Plot:
prejudice, multiculturalism, elevator, neighbor, city life, apartment building, xenophobia, stereotypes, immigration, social satire, character study, isolation ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young woman hellbent on revenge takes a job as an intern at a megachurch to expose a corrupt pastor with dark secrets.
Style:
intense, suspense, dark, tension
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, corruption, religious hypocrisy, pastor, undercover, female protagonist, scandal, manipulation, betrayal, deception, investigation ...
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
A crime thriller movie based on a kidnapping situation that's about to go horribly wrong!
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tension, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, escalation, fear, hostage situation, danger, claustrophobia, moral dilemma, confined, survival, panic, cat and mouse, power struggle ...
Place:
pakistan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.
Style:
suspense, tension, noir, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
tragedy, secrets, uninvited guest, mansion, husband wife relationship, wealthy family, family secret, secret, tragic event, family relations, family problems, family tragedy ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Yu Hai's game studio runs into divestment from investor Shen Hui. Yu encounters Shen's bastard daughter Lu Jie. The two plot together a fake kidnapping case and falls in love. Real Lu Jie is found dead days after and cops reveal greater ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, crime drama, tension, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, deception, police investigation, investigation, male female relationship, relationships, love story, romantic relationship, fall in love, love and romance, crime solving, in love ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
While vacationing at a mountain cabin, a group of longtime friends uncovers an old scandal that could have deadly consequences.
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, murder, high school reunion, isolation, dark secret, secret, threat to kill, threat, scandal, friends, whodunit, paranoia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Armed forces surround a psychiatric prison in order to abduct an incarcerated serial killer — but aren't prepared for the battle that ensues.
Style:
suspense, psychological, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, serial killer, siege, criminal, murder, prison gang, maximum security prison, resistance, jail, prison guard, prison warden, surrounded ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Finland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Saara and Robert are living a love that is free from traditional conventions and role models. They set off to an extensive summer holiday on a lonely island in the Finnish archipelago where the tension between them escalates and becomes a fight for ...
Style:
tension, romantic drama, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
female nudity, male nudity, character study, power struggle, isolation, nudity, lifestyle, couple relations, love affair, female protagonist, couples, husband wife relationship ...
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138
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a "surprise" kidnapping case. Liu Xiaojun (Dapeng), the owner of the car dealership, was involved in a kidnapping case for the accident of reselling a black car. He was surrounded by the kidnapped little girl Kiki ...
Style:
psychological, tense, crime drama, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, car, money, abduction, desperation, stealing a car, problem, gambler, gambling debt, escapades, money problems, theft ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Michelle Wallace is a girl haunted by the demons of her past, having witnessed the brutal murder of her mother at the age of four. Sixteen years on she lives in a run-down boarding house looking forward to a future with her boyfriend away from the ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, murder, haunted by the past, dishonesty, dealing with death, government conspiracy, assassin, female protagonist, danger, covert operation, cat and mouse, paranoia ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Eun Dong-Joo attempts to get back her stolen life. When she was 6 years-old, she was abandoned at an orphanage. She did not remember anything except her name. Despite her difficult environment, she has grown into a woman with a positive and bright ...
Style:
suspense, tension, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, thirtysomething life, betrayal, identity theft, secrets, uncover truth, fate of humanity, lifestyle, opposites attract, change of luck, relationships, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A desperate woman must save her kidnapped teenage daughter from a twisted young man who plans to sell her organs on the black market.
Style:
intense, tension, suspense, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
hostage situation, kidnapping, abduction, organ trafficking, desperation, survival, black market, mother daughter relationship, rescue, claustrophobia, confrontation, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
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501
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tension, disturbing ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, prisoner, survival, undercover, gambler, crisis, jail, life is a bitch, social problems, confined, illegal gambling ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Frank left his life as a soldier behind and wants to rebuild his life in Brandenburg. He is on his way to meet his daughter, Lily, after a long time of not seeing her. As he stops at a gas station he meets Andreas, who needs a ride to Berlin. ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, tension, rough ...
Plot:
male male relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, nothing goes right, characters in danger, drinking problem, social problems, breaking the law, weapons, kidnapping, hostage, war veteran, road trip ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, detective, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, ex cop, powerful corporation, corruption, murder investigation, assassination plot, fighting crime, corporation, corporate conspiracy, crime investigation, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marisa and Frank honeymoon in South Africa. A particularly favourable offer lures them to a lonely and run-down hotel. There, they are attacked by men. Frank is beaten and kidnapped, while Marisa barely escapes. She receives help from the young ...
Style:
suspense, tension, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
black market, escape, organ trafficking, conspiracy, hospital, ambulance, organ theft, kidnapping, abduction, threat, death threat, runaway ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tension, psychological, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, blackmail, whodunit, madness, paranoia, darkness, deception, investigation, socialite, cat and mouse, perversion ...
Place:
italy, florence
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Criminal mastermind Mason is about to execute the score of a lifetime when his lover and key member of his crew, Decker, takes the team down and reveals she’s an undercover Interpol agent. Heartbroken, Mason escapes and retires from the life of ...
Style:
suspense, tension, crime drama, action thriller, intense ...
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, negotiation, police, heist gone wrong, betrayal, problem, ex couple relations, robbery, criminal, stealing money, theft ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
One year since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest. With the truth about what transpired kept ...
Style:
sinister, tension, suspense, creepy, dread ...
Plot:
security guard, pizzeria, supernatural horror, childhood trauma, haunted, supernatural, dark secret, nightshift, survival, nostalgia, abandoned building, investigation ...
Time:
80s
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54K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting ...
Style:
suspenseful, tension, suspense, fast paced, crime thriller ...
Plot:
counterfeit money, forgery, investigation, counterfeiter, criminal underworld, cat versus mouse, crime investigation, police officer, fake, forensics, sleuth, painter ...
Place:
india, mumbai india
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14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, psychological, crime thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, secrets, arson, smoking, cat and mouse, danger, urban, obsession, moral ambiguity, police procedural, partnership, character study ...
Time:
21st century
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