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High Tension (2003) | Ranked Top 9% · CriticCrunch

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High Tension

Movie2003·91 min

High Tension

Directed by Alexandre Aja

Horror Thriller Mystery

A horror thriller film directed by Alexandre Aja.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 9%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

2K ratings

About High Tension

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: trauma recovery, obsession, action combat, isolated dwelling, small town, close friendship, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, survival, cat and mouse, unreliable narrator, slasher, body horror, queer romance

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Details

Director: Alexandre Aja
Language: French

Cast

Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon

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How High Tension Ranks

All movies

Top 9%

2000s movies

Top 7%

Horror movies

Top 9%

2000s Horror movies

Top 8%

★Alexandre Aja films#1 of 9

Alexandre Aja's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

High Tension Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkharrowingapproachableseriousintimatehaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivalcat & mouseunreliable narratortrauma recoveryobsessionoutsider misfitvillain protagonistclose friendshipaction combatslasherbody horrorqueer romanceisolated dwellingsmall town

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty