Best Tense Movies & TV Series

The 117 best-rated tense movies and TV series 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 Wife 2009 ★ 7.6

Serpico 1973 ★ 7.5

Hard Boiled 1992 ★ 7.5

Thesis 1996 ★ 7.5

A Quiet Place Part II 2021 ★ 7.4

NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun 2026 ★ 8.5

American Sniper 2014 ★ 7.4

Greyhound 2020 ★ 7.4

Hatfields & McCoys 2012 ★ 7.5

The Bletchley Circle 2012 ★ 7.6

The Practice 1997 ★ 7.7

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

Designated Survivor 2016 ★ 7.1

Natural Born Killers 1994 ★ 7.1

Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965 ★ 7.2

WarGames 1983 ★ 7.1

Final Destination Bloodlines 2025 ★ 7.0

The Constant Gardener 2005 ★ 7.0