Best Tense Movies

The 88 best-rated tense movies on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 ★ 8.5

Léon: The Professional 1994 ★ 8.3

Better Days 2019 ★ 8.1

Spotlight 2015 ★ 7.8

Thirteen Lives 2022 ★ 7.8

The Chaser 2008 ★ 7.8

The Batman 2022 ★ 7.7

The Revenant 2015 ★ 7.5

Confessions 2010 ★ 7.6

Serpico 1973 ★ 7.5

Hard Boiled 1992 ★ 7.5

Thesis 1996 ★ 7.5

A Quiet Place Part II 2021 ★ 7.4

American Sniper 2014 ★ 7.4

Greyhound 2020 ★ 7.4

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 2016 ★ 7.3

The Hunger Games 2012 ★ 7.2

Biutiful 2010 ★ 7.2

Run 2020 ★ 7.2

Carnage 2011 ★ 7.2

Doctor Sleep 2019 ★ 7.1

Fall 2022 ★ 7.1

Natural Born Killers 1994 ★ 7.1

Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965 ★ 7.2