Under Pressure
“Everyone has a breaking point”
DramaThriller
When decorated firefighter Lyle Wilder is restrained from seeing his wife and child after abuse allegations, he turns his attention to his neighbours. During a heatwave, what starts as a neighbourly feud turns into outright assault.
VIBE
A suffocating summer heat amplifies simmering neighborly tensions into a terrifying ordeal. This film feels like a pressure cooker, slowly building dread as a seemingly ordinary day devolves into a desperate fight for survival.
tenseclaustrophobicunsettlingdesperateslow-burndomestic dramapsychological thrillergritty realismneighborly disputesdomestic tensionsocietal facadeescalating conflict
hostagerussian roulettefirefighter
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified
Pressure Point
1962
6.6 · 45 votes
Drama
Both claustrophobic
The Glow
2002
5.4 · 29 votes
MysteryThrillerHorror
Also by Craig R. BaxleyScored by Gary ChangBoth unsettling
Adulterers
2016
6.2 · 116 votes
ThrillerDrama
Fans also watchBoth tense
Under Siege
1992
6.3 · 1,816 votes
ActionThriller
Scored by Gary ChangBoth tense
The Burning Bed
1984
6.9 · 57 votes
CrimeDramaTV Movie
Stars David AndrewsBoth tense
Light It Up
1999
6.6 · 41 votes
DramaThriller
Fans also watchBoth tense
Backdraft
1991
6.7 · 1,647 votes
DramaThrillerAction
Fans also watch
Funny Games
2008
6.5 · 2,373 votes
ThrillerHorror
Fans also watchBoth unsettling
Albino Alligator
1997
5.7 · 173 votes
CrimeDramaThriller
Fans also watchBoth tense
Trapped
2002
6.2 · 642 votes
CrimeThriller
Fans also watchBoth tense
The Sugarland Express
1974
6.6 · 488 votes
CrimeDrama
Fans also watchBoth gritty realism
Against the Sun
2014
7.0 · 227 votes
WarAdventure
Both desperate
Sudden Death
1995
6.0 · 856 votes
ActionDramaThriller
Fans also watchBoth tense
Cutterhead
2019
6.1 · 86 votes
Thriller
Both claustrophobic
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
7.5 · 670 votes
CrimeThrillerAction
Fans also watchBoth tense