Best Tense Movies & TV Series

The 141 best-rated tense movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

Primal 2019 ★ 8.7

X-Men '97 2024 ★ 8.7

Sherlock 2010 ★ 8.5

Chainsaw Man 2022 ★ 8.5

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 ★ 8.5

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2026 ★ 8.4

Léon: The Professional 1994 ★ 8.3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 ★ 8.3

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 2010 ★ 8.2

Mare of Easttown 2021 ★ 8.2

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call 2025 ★ 8.5

Better Days 2019 ★ 8.1

Barry 2018 ★ 7.9

Destined with You 2023 ★ 8.1

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) 2019 ★ 7.9

Spotlight 2015 ★ 7.8

Thirteen Lives 2022 ★ 7.8

The Chaser 2008 ★ 7.8

Daisy Jones & the Six 2023 ★ 8.0

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023 ★ 7.7

V 1983 ★ 7.8

The Batman 2022 ★ 7.7

Foundation 2021 ★ 7.7