Movies: Tension

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...

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 plan unfolds, the tension escalates, revealing the lengths they are willing to go for justice. Set ag...

Cut From Cloth is a short family drama, set on the day of a funeral. After he passes away, three estranged siblings gather round their father's coffin to mourn his death and discuss their large inheritance. But when a knock sounds from within the cas...

When a dinner party descends into a vicious sibling argument between Tom and Emily, their partners Jade and Norman can't wait to escape, but clumsy revelations quickly expose that the one thing they have in common is a truly awkward secret....

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....

Now living in his car following his brutal break-up with Elena, university senior Jordan is forced to stay the night at what was their shared apartment in an attempt for the two of them to finally find closure and empathy from the ashes of their past...

A tortured ex-Negotiator, once pride of the Boston Police Department is taken hostage in his home. A psychological confrontation takes place while the kidnappers demand that he completes a mysterious mission for them....

A man wakes. Is he alone?...

Ted, an unlikable office manager, is one day kidnapped by Jeremy, a bereaved recluse, and forced to play-act his dead brother David. Slowly gaining Jeremy's confidence, Ted discovers his captor's true intentions and makes a plan to escape....

Scales is a tense, claustrophobic drama that spends one evening with four characters, who are trapped in a combustable boiling pot of an apartment. American boxer, Darnell, his PR manager and girlfriend, Maria, troubled entrepreneur Adam and drug de...

The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connection....

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

Romulus Johnson finds himself on a quest and search for a very Lucrative Coffee Cup which is currently in the hands of crime boss Jordan Romanello...

When three high school graduates supply booze for the big party, they discover their cargo isn't what they expected....

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 way out, she tries to understand the drama circumstances which got her into the situation, events ma...

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… ...

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 ...

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....

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

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....