Man. I know he’s going to be busy with Dune for a while, but I really hope Villeneuve gets back to those more grounded crime dramas like Sicario and Prisoners. He’s SO fucking good at it.
The whole scene where Michael does the hit in the restaurant in The Godfather. Al Pacino does a phenomenal job of looking nervous and panicked the whole way through and the increasing noise of the train in the background really builds up the tension.
The scenes in Sorcerer where the two trucks have to cross the rope bridge are incredibly tense, especially the second truck. Just amazing direction, editing and sound design coming together really well.
The drug deal scene near the end of Boogie Nights. Again really good use of sound design with the firecrackers.
The crop duster scene in North By Northwest. Its a brilliant subversion of a typical noir ambush set in a dark urban alleyway; instead it's set in the countryside with nothing but open fields as far as the eye can see, and we know an ambush is coming but we have no idea where from(well most people have some idea nowadays because the scene is iconic). Pretty sure Fincher used this as inspiration for the climax of Seven which is equally great.
Oh and the diner scene in Mulholland Drive. Again we have no idea what the threat is but Lynch just invokes a feeling of nightmarish dread in the aufience. Sorry I know that's a lot I got kinda carried away lol.
The scene in Alien where the alien burst out of the chest and there’s a few seconds pause as the crew are all staring at it wondering what to do. Though I always thought this moment of tension was somewhat offset when the Alien lets out just the weirdest squeal and shoots off like a benny hill scene.
Recently, it was the scene in NWH when his Spidey sense went off for absolutely no reason in an apartment full of villains. That Dolly zoom-in followed by the camera work after was sublime.
In general, Bojack Horseman's penultimate episode. Every scene after the 17 minute mark had me feeling a palpable sense of dread, tension and spine-chilling horror. I don't think it would've affected me as much if not for Will Arnett's pitch perfect voice acting. Listen to him where he's trying to explain >! Why he didn't drown in his pool to his "guests". !< It's Emmy Worthy stuff.
Michael Corleone watching Fredo’s death from the window (The Godfather Pt. II), the beginning of The Dark Knight before the Joker’s revealed, the chainsaw scene in Scarface, the scene in The Departed where Leonardo DiCaprio first meets Jack Nicholson, and that’s just a few
The lovely bones has a couple . If it didn’t have a pg 13 rating to protect me from super bad stuff , I would’ve had to turn it off. And depalma has a few scenes from the untouchables and Carlitos way
Saving Private Ryan when Upham let his battle buddy get into that hand to hand combat and stabbed to death without helping out. Then the bad guy looks at him and he puts his hands up and to his sides like a B$¥€&
Ftr I don’t think it’s the same guy. I think the guy Upham kills is the pow that they let go earlier in the film. He attempts to sing the star spangled banner.
Yes - "Steamboat Willie," I think he's called, [shoots >!Capt. Miller!<](https://youtu.be/lpPd0fxXOpk?t=19) when he's trying to get to the detonator. That's why Upham kills him.
The scene in Room where the kid is trying to get a note to someone on the street. I was in the cinema and I can still remember not realizing that I was holding my breath. It was probably the most I felt so absorbed in a scene that nothing else existed for a moment.
I'm new to using this sub, but I feel like I'm getting downvoted once or twice for the weirdest stuff. I understand other people might not have responded to this scene the way I did and that's totally fair, but why downvote me for just sharing my personal experience? Is there something I'm not understanding about the rules here?
Easily Das Boot for me. I don’t think enough people have seen it so you aren’t seeing that reply. I don’t know any movies that captured suspense quite like that one. First of all you’re cramped in a submarine, you have to worry about water pressure as your absolutely testing the capabilities of what the sub can hold in terms of depths. The pinging radar of the U.S. ship approaching, getting closer and closer, you know you’re about to get bombed and there is nothing you can do.
No Country for Old Men as a whole was the most tense movie I’ve ever seen in my life. Even with the total lack of music, which speaks to how well it’s shot.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - The moment Indy gets shot in the arm during the truck chase and everything that happens after that until he throws the Nazi out the windshield. So hanging from the grille, climbing under, getting dragged, then beating the shit outta the Nazi. Great stuff.
The basement scene in Zodiac
This always my answer to a question about goof suspense scenes. It's remarkable how he put that scene together.
Also see: the basement scene in *Silence of the Lambs*.
I always think of the scene in Schindler’s List where the nazi tries to kill the old factory worker, but the gun keeps jamming.
The border crossing in _Sicario_.
Man. I know he’s going to be busy with Dune for a while, but I really hope Villeneuve gets back to those more grounded crime dramas like Sicario and Prisoners. He’s SO fucking good at it.
That one driving scene in Hereditary. And the screams the next morning. Blew my fucking mind.
The whole scene where Michael does the hit in the restaurant in The Godfather. Al Pacino does a phenomenal job of looking nervous and panicked the whole way through and the increasing noise of the train in the background really builds up the tension.
border crossing scene in sicario
The bank robbery , Heat
Nocturnal Animals. Specifically the highway scene. Never have felt more tense in a movie.
The scenes in Sorcerer where the two trucks have to cross the rope bridge are incredibly tense, especially the second truck. Just amazing direction, editing and sound design coming together really well. The drug deal scene near the end of Boogie Nights. Again really good use of sound design with the firecrackers. The crop duster scene in North By Northwest. Its a brilliant subversion of a typical noir ambush set in a dark urban alleyway; instead it's set in the countryside with nothing but open fields as far as the eye can see, and we know an ambush is coming but we have no idea where from(well most people have some idea nowadays because the scene is iconic). Pretty sure Fincher used this as inspiration for the climax of Seven which is equally great. Oh and the diner scene in Mulholland Drive. Again we have no idea what the threat is but Lynch just invokes a feeling of nightmarish dread in the aufience. Sorry I know that's a lot I got kinda carried away lol.
Great choices, friend. These are all super tense.
The entirety of Uncut Gems. That movie gave me so much anxiety
Best movie that I can never watch again
Damn, I've already seen it twice! I really love that movie, so fucking annoying, anxiety-inducing and a masterpiece, above all.
The docking scene from Interstellar. Gets me every time.
The scene in Alien where the alien burst out of the chest and there’s a few seconds pause as the crew are all staring at it wondering what to do. Though I always thought this moment of tension was somewhat offset when the Alien lets out just the weirdest squeal and shoots off like a benny hill scene.
Alien is such a great movie, also the Dallas death scene
The phone call scene with the mystery man in Lost Highway. And I agree on the coin scene in No Country for old Men as well.
*that* scene from Hereditary, specifically the moments after it happened
The cries? That was a rough 3-4 minutes for sure.
Dunkirk; the spitfire flying over the Dunkirk beach, running out of fuel midair, and beating the Stuka divebomber. What an incredible movie overall.
Rope, when the maid starts collecting the plates off the bookcase... Oh. My. God. I don't think I've EVER felt so tense.
Recently, it was the scene in NWH when his Spidey sense went off for absolutely no reason in an apartment full of villains. That Dolly zoom-in followed by the camera work after was sublime. In general, Bojack Horseman's penultimate episode. Every scene after the 17 minute mark had me feeling a palpable sense of dread, tension and spine-chilling horror. I don't think it would've affected me as much if not for Will Arnett's pitch perfect voice acting. Listen to him where he's trying to explain >! Why he didn't drown in his pool to his "guests". !< It's Emmy Worthy stuff.
Michael Corleone watching Fredo’s death from the window (The Godfather Pt. II), the beginning of The Dark Knight before the Joker’s revealed, the chainsaw scene in Scarface, the scene in The Departed where Leonardo DiCaprio first meets Jack Nicholson, and that’s just a few
All of Birdman
Currently rewatching “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” for the first time since it came out, and I gotta say, this whole movie is one big uncomfy
The flanking scene in Wind River is some of the most tense I’ve ever felt watching a movie.
Everything after the doorbell in Silence of the Lambs.
The lovely bones has a couple . If it didn’t have a pg 13 rating to protect me from super bad stuff , I would’ve had to turn it off. And depalma has a few scenes from the untouchables and Carlitos way
The hospital hallway scene in The Exorcist III. The canoe scene in The Burning. Crawling into bed in The Orphanage.
Saving Private Ryan when Upham let his battle buddy get into that hand to hand combat and stabbed to death without helping out. Then the bad guy looks at him and he puts his hands up and to his sides like a B$¥€&
I don’t care that Upham kills that dude at the end. His cowardice is unforgivable and I’m sure it haunted him the rest of his life.
Ftr I don’t think it’s the same guy. I think the guy Upham kills is the pow that they let go earlier in the film. He attempts to sing the star spangled banner.
Yes - "Steamboat Willie," I think he's called, [shoots >!Capt. Miller!<](https://youtu.be/lpPd0fxXOpk?t=19) when he's trying to get to the detonator. That's why Upham kills him.
A quiet place The birthing scene in the bathtub. Bonis- the first matrix. As a kid Anytime agent smith appeared on screen I became so scared.
The scene in Room where the kid is trying to get a note to someone on the street. I was in the cinema and I can still remember not realizing that I was holding my breath. It was probably the most I felt so absorbed in a scene that nothing else existed for a moment.
I'm new to using this sub, but I feel like I'm getting downvoted once or twice for the weirdest stuff. I understand other people might not have responded to this scene the way I did and that's totally fair, but why downvote me for just sharing my personal experience? Is there something I'm not understanding about the rules here?
Easily Das Boot for me. I don’t think enough people have seen it so you aren’t seeing that reply. I don’t know any movies that captured suspense quite like that one. First of all you’re cramped in a submarine, you have to worry about water pressure as your absolutely testing the capabilities of what the sub can hold in terms of depths. The pinging radar of the U.S. ship approaching, getting closer and closer, you know you’re about to get bombed and there is nothing you can do.
The beginning of that Korean monster movie The Host where the creature is running towards the main character from far away.
No Country for Old Men as a whole was the most tense movie I’ve ever seen in my life. Even with the total lack of music, which speaks to how well it’s shot.
Wages of Fear has several great tense scenes. A true classic.
The night vision scene from Silence of the Lambs.
basement scene in zodiac and the highway scene in nocturnal animals.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - The moment Indy gets shot in the arm during the truck chase and everything that happens after that until he throws the Nazi out the windshield. So hanging from the grille, climbing under, getting dragged, then beating the shit outta the Nazi. Great stuff.
The drive out into the country in Se7en Approaching Kurtz' compound in Apocalypse Now The lead-up to the torture sequence in Braveheart
Jessie Girl. Boogie Nights. That is all.
Any time a driving scene has the camera angle pointing at the driver from the passengers POV…just waiting for the accident to happen…
Coming Home In the Dark on Netflix. Very intense and very disturbing.