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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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Adrift
2018 · Action
American Animals
2018 · Drama
Boomerang
2018 · Comedy
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · Action
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran
2018 · Action
Raazi
2018 · Action
Mehbooba
2018 · Drama
Irumbu Thirai
2018 · Action
Breaking In
2018 · Action
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
2018 · Thriller
The 12th Man
2018 · Drama
The Guardians
2018 · Drama
Manhunt
2018 · Action
Antigone
2018
Sometimes
2018 · Drama
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
2018 · Adventure
The Beach House
2018 · Romance
Ava
2018 · Drama
Thobama
2018 · Comedy
Trench
2018 · Thriller
Drishtikone
2018 · Mystery
Uncle
2018 · Thriller
Mercury 13
2018 · Documentary
Traffik
2018 · Thriller
Alinagarer Golokdhadha
2018 · Adventure
Bharat Ane Nenu
2018 · Drama
Borg vs. McEnroe
2018 · Biography
Rampage
2018 · Action
Kabir
2018 · Action
Submergence
2018 · Drama
10x10
2018 · Thriller
Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer
2018 · Mystery
Don’t. Get. Out!
2018 · Thriller
Krishnarjuna Yudham
2018 · Romance
Beirut
2018 · Drama
Parallel
2018 · Fantasy
Seven
2018 · Thriller
A Quiet Place
2018 · Sci-Fi
Sweet Country
2018 · Adventure
The Endless
2018 · Sci-Fi
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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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- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
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