Tension Movies

A husband who is unable to relax after work is advised by his wife on how to calm down. Promotional film for Pfizer tranquilizer Atarax.

A kidnapped woman will be freed on one condition: She must convince her kidnapper that his life is worth living.

When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect murder--and pins the crime on his wife's boyfriend so well...

Scales is a tense, claustrophobic drama that spends one evening with four characters, who are trapped in a combustable boiling pot of an apartment. ...

He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.

Elon, who suffers bipolar disorders, wants to please his dad, head of a southern France mafia, and reluctantly commit crimes. However, each of his...

Two young women, Leah and Ellinor, venture into a dimly lit sports bar with a single goal: to confront a man who hurt Leah's sister, Marta. As their...

Vinny's night is interrupted by strange screams coming from somewhere in his house. As he searches for the source, he finds himself face to face with...

Xiaofan, a young girl who works at a Karaoke Club, awakes one morning in a remote forest with her body covered in blood. As she struggles to find her...

A teenage babysitter takes care of little Maya while her parents aren't home. However, the girl's imaginary friend will make way more company than...

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying...

A scene that’s at once seductive and repulsive, tender and obscene, aesthetically thrilling and grotesque. Surrounded by flowers, fruits,...

Late at night, a brother and his sister ride in an elevator with their father. Suddenly, the lights go off, and the lift gets stuck between two...

Tensions run high between a dentist couple in this romantic comedy, winner of the 48 Hour Film Project Rotterdam Audience Award.

A swimming instructor is taking a class when a young girl's scream echoes throughout the public pool. Parents rush to pull their children out of the...

A trio of friends find themselves in a "what if" situation on the road to the movies.

In this short drama and intense psychological horror film, the young Arthur demonstrates that it is possible to cope with his problems in the worst...

While attending to the details of their father's estate, long-suppressed tensions between sisters Ida and Emily boil over, witnessed by Ida's young...