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.

One Hour Photo 2002 ★ 6.7

Manticore 2022 ★ 6.8

Jungle 2017 ★ 6.7

Pretty Poison 1968 ★ 6.7

When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 ★ 6.6

Trance 2013 ★ 6.6

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web 2026 ★ 6.8

May December 2023 ★ 6.6

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1998 ★ 6.7

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 ★ 6.5

Escape Room 2019 ★ 6.5

River of Desire 2023 ★ 6.6

Life 2017 ★ 6.5

Shaft 1971 ★ 6.4

Gangster Squad 2013 ★ 6.4

Secret in Their Eyes 2015 ★ 6.4

Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 ★ 6.3

Premium Rush 2012 ★ 6.4

A Day and a Half 2023 ★ 6.3

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 ★ 6.3

Kill Me Again 2025 ★ 6.1

A Perfect Getaway 2009 ★ 6.3

Premonition 2007 ★ 6.3

Play Dead 2025 ★ 6.1