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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
10,421 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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The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955 · Horror
The Naked Runner
1967 · Thriller
The Moonlighter
1953 · Western
Intrigue
1947 · Crime
Beau Geste
1966 · Action
You Can’t Escape Forever
1942 · Thriller
A Life at Stake
1955 · Drama
Pitfall
1948 · Crime
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960 · Crime
A Night for Crime
1943 · Crime
Dangerous Passage
1944 · Crime
40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967 · Western
Contempt
1963 · Drama
Heaven with a Gun
1969 · Western
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1964 · Adventure
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · War
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
1966 · Horror
Alias Boston Blackie
1942 · Mystery
The Last Chance
1945 · Drama
A Day of Fury
1956 · Western
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968 · Crime
Went the Day Well?
1942 · War
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Mystery
All Night Long
1962 · Drama
The Tattooed Stranger
1950 · Drama
The Third Secret
1964 · Drama
Patthar Ke Sanam
1967 · Drama
War Arrow
1953 · Western
The Next of Kin
1942 · Mystery
The Incident
1967 · Thriller
The Dam Busters
1955 · War
Storm Warning
1950 · Drama
Fingers at the Window
1942 · Thriller
The Long Arm
1956 · Crime
The Avenger
1960 · Crime
The Outriders
1950 · Western
Chain Lightning
1950 · Action
The Living Ghost
1942 · Thriller
Crash Dive
1943 · Action
Dial 1119
1950 · Thriller
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