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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
10,454 tense movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Adventure
Krakatoa, East of Java
1968 · Thriller
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
Sinner Take All
1936 · Mystery
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Mystery
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Pirates of the Prairie
1942 · Western
Road House
1948 · Thriller
The Phantom Light
1935 · Mystery
Man in the Dark
1953 · Thriller
Eyewitness
1956 · Drama
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Western
Madeleine
1950 · Mystery
The Magnetic Monster
1953 · Horror
Jet Attack
1958 · War
When Worlds Collide
1951
13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · Crime
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Mystery
Men Without Wings
1946 · War
Dead Man’s Eyes
1944 · Mystery
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961 · Crime
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961 · Adventure
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Crime
Drango
1957 · Western
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 · Action
The Clouded Yellow
1950 · Thriller
They Were Not Divided
1950 · War
Night Train to Paris
1964 · Thriller
Fair Wind to Java
1953 · Adventure
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Adventure
The Phantom Baron
1943 · Drama
Casino Royale
1954 · Drama
’Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Romance
Flight from Ashiya
1964 · Adventure
Three Faces East
1930 · Drama
Double Cross
1941 · Crime
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Crime
Flight from Glory
1937 · Drama
The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Action
Powder River
1953 · Western
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