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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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Headhunters
2012 · Action
Elfie Hopkins
2012 · Horror
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker
2012 · Animation
Lockout
2012 · Action
Deadline
2012 · Drama
Bad Ass
2012 · Action
Cobra
2012 · Action
Strangers in the Night
2012 · Romance
Fortress
2012 · War
Wrath of the Titans
2012 · Action
Masters
2012 · Crime
Air Collision
2012 · Action
The Hunger Games
2012 · Action
Agent Vinod
2012 · Thriller
Brake
2012 · Action
The Raid: Redemption
2012 · Action
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
2012 · Family
Free Men
2012 · Drama
Airborne
2012 · Thriller
My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3
2012 · Horror
Mr. Nookayya
2012 · Comedy
Extracted
2012 · Thriller
Payback Season
2012 · Drama
Good for Nothing
2012 · Western
Footnote
2012 · Drama
The Second Woman
2012 · Thriller
Kahaani
2012 · Mystery
Liar Game: Reborn
2012 · Mystery
Achante Aanmakkal
2012 · Drama
Let the Bullets Fly
2012 · Action
The Woods
2012 · Comedy
Act of Valor
2012 · Action
Tomorrow, When the War Began
2012 · Action
August. Eighth
2012 · Drama
P.O.V. A Cursed Film
2012 · Horror
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
2012 · Thriller
Ambuli
2012 · Horror
Putin's Kiss
2012 · Drama
CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles
2012 · Horror
Howling
2012 · Thriller
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- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
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- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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