High Tension fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
The mind and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing, cinematography, and score
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
High Tension is pulse-pounding, nerve-racking, and terrifying.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind and everyday modern life
Its world is built around the mind and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout editing, cinematography, and score
Look and sound: the editing, cinematography, and score stand out.
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High Tension is included with a subscription to Philo and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Metacritic 42). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 31 min
High Tension runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate High Tension higher (66) than critics (42). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 2.5 times its budget.
It was made in French, with some Italian, English. Produced in France, Romania.
+1GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for High Tension in 15 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for High Tension, including Chainsaw Good, Dubtitle, Dub-Induced Plotline Change.
6.7
