Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Tension

If you loved Tension, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Four Christmases

Four Christmases

2008★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the c...

#2
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal....

#3
Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory....

#4
Secret Magic Control Agency

Secret Magic Control Agency

2021★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Secret Magic Control Agency sends its two best agents, Hansel and Gretel, to fight against the witch of the Gingerbread House....

#5
Halloween

Halloween

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decade...

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tension for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....