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Movies Like High Tension

If you liked High Tension (2003), a horror and thriller movie directed by Alexandre Aja, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman…

  2. 2Mother's Day

    Mother's Day (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

  3. 3You're Next

    You're Next (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

  4. 4Becky

    Becky (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

  5. 5The Collector

    The Collector (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.

  6. 6Haunt

    Haunt (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller

    On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.

  7. 7The Hills Have Eyes

    The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from…

  8. 8Wolf Creek 2

    Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's…

  9. 9Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

    Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish…

  10. 10Jigsaw

    Jigsaw (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery

    Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

  11. 11Grindhouse

    Grindhouse (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…

  12. 12The Midnight Meat Train

    The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery

    A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.

  13. 13Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.

  14. 14Hunter Hunter

    Hunter Hunter (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the remote wilderness, but they soon become increasingly worried when their peaceful existence is disrupted.

  15. 15Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

    ★ 7.3/10Also horror and mystery

    An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

  16. 16Possessor

    Possessor (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped…

  17. 17Maniac

    Maniac (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

  18. 18Saw

    Saw (2004)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror and mystery

    Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With…

  19. 19Bone Lake

    Bone Lake (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery

    A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…

  20. 20Strange Darling

    Strange Darling (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horror

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

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