Top rated extremely tense movies on TCM
Check out today’s highest ranked extremely tense movies on TCM! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best extremely tense movies on TCM, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 The French Connection (1971)
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
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- 1971-10-09 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey
Rating
7.525
2 The China Syndrome (1979)
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
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- 1979-03-16 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon
Rating
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7.151
3 North by Northwest (1959)
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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- 1959-07-08 | Mystery / Thriller
Cast
- Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint
Rating
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7.983
4 Blood Simple (1985)
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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- 1985-01-18 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- John Getz, Frances McDormand
Rating
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7.238
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5 Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
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- 1972-08-18 | Drama / Adventure
Cast
- Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds
Rating
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7.32
6 Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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- 1955-01-13 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan
Rating
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7.283
7 Seven Days in May (1964)
A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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- 1964-02-01 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas
Rating
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7.2
8 Bullitt (1968)
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
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- 1968-10-17 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn
Rating
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7.158
9 Dial M for Murder (1954)
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
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- 1954-05-29 | Thriller / Crime
Cast
- Ray Milland, Grace Kelly
Rating
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8.018
10 The Silent Partner (1978)
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
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- 1978-09-07 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer
Rating
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7.1
