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.
Not for warmth, uplift or laughs.
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GoodWatch score 69June 18, 2003 · 1 h 31 min · R
Chainsaw Good, Dubtitle, Dub-Induced Plotline Change +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream High Tension?"
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In the United States, High Tension streams on Philo, Shudder, and MovieSphere+, and it is free with ads on Plex, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 9 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 6.7, Letterboxd 3.2 out of 5, and Metacritic 42). Audiences rate it higher (66 out of 100) than critics (42).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 2 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in French, with some Italian and English.
TV Tropes lists 38 tropes for it, including Chainsaw Good, Dubtitle, and Dub-Induced Plotline Change.
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