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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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Bulletproof 2
2020 · Action
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
2020 · Mystery
Dhamaka
2020 · Comedy
Kedibone
2020 · Drama
Guilty
2020 · Crime
Avane Srimannarayana
2019 · Western
Pancharaaksharam
2019 · Thriller
1917
2019 · Drama
Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019 · Action
Just Mercy
2019 · Biography
Mathu Vadalara
2019 · Crime
Sugar Rush
2019 · Drama
3pol Trobol Huli Ka Balbon
2019 · Comedy
Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity
2019 · Action
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Action
Dabangg 3
2019 · Action
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
2019 · Animation
Invisible Life
2019 · Drama
Driving Licence
2019 · Drama
Planet of the Tapes
2019 · Documentary
Ruler
2019 · Romance
Ashfall
2019 · Adventure
Thambi
2019 · Thriller
Richard Jewell
2019 · Biography
Uncut Gems
2019 · Drama
Bombshell
2019 · Biography
Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019 · Crime
Kaalidas
2019 · Action
Mardaani 2
2019 · Action
Line of Descent
2019 · Drama
Mob Town
2019 · Drama
The Great War
2019 · Drama
Skyfire
2019 · Action
6 Underground
2019 · Action
The Aeronauts
2019 · Action
Lupin III: The First
2019 · Adventure
Little Joe
2019 · Sci-Fi
Panipat
2019 · Action
The Mandela Effect
2019 · Sci-Fi
The Wolf Hour
2019 · Drama
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- Dark Movies Grim worlds, moral grey zones and heavy atmospheres.
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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
- Slow-Burn Movies Patient storytelling that builds to something big.
- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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- Bittersweet Movies Bittersweet endings: the win comes at a real cost.
- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
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