Movies: Tension

A toxic spill threatens the town of Urtajo: tackle the problem or cover it up? Javier will learn that not everything can be bought with money....

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 pool, assure them everything’s okay, and then flock to hurl accusations at the most likely subject… ...

After waking up from a coma Marc reunites with his friends, who he doesn't remember, at his late father's house....

The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land....

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 floors. In the dark and unable to get any help, the father pushes his son through the narrow space between...

In summer 2025, the Van Drayens gathers at their secluded estate, The Château, for their annual family dinner. But as the patriarch reveals the contents of his will, simmering tensions erupt, threatening to tear the family apart....

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

A man follows a woman home and enters her apartment; but when he is almost caught he devises a plan to meet her spontaneously without her ever knowing she was followed....

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

After two men find the corpse of a woman in their back garden tensions rise as they debate about what exactly they should do next....

A woman returns from the beach and ends up taking a little more home with her than she thought....

For an anxious person, being trapped on a boat with someone you don't like can be the tense. Stuck for hours afloat, nothing on the line, bad conversation, and cold winds as resentment rises. Both people chained to a rod and tackle because one won't ...

On Sunday December 4, 2005, 3 Cronulla lifesavers were coming off duty when they passed a group of 8 Lebanese young men. They stared at each other, a heated verbal exchange turned quickly into a violent brawl, resulting in 3 lifesavers being beaten u...

An overzealous bureaucrat invades the sanctity of a nuclear family and their beloved bomb....

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 possible way....

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 they expected....

Embark on a thrilling journey with two siblings, Hazel and Ivy, who win coveted tickets to a supposed utopia known as Paradise. Eager for a new life, the duo sets sail for the luxurious Isle Mirage, a temporary stay for the winners and a haven for th...

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 something terrifying that feels disturbingly familiar....

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