Best award winning movies with ratcheting up tension from 2000s

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with ratcheting up tension from 2000s! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with ratcheting up tension from 2000s, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Orphanage (2007)

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

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2007-05-20 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo

Rating

rating icon 7.231
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #52 for
    chilling
  2. Ranked #91 for
    Treasure Hunt
  3. Ranked #164 for
    great sound effects

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The Orphanage trailer
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2 Inglourious Basterds (2009)

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

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2009-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent

Rating

rating icon 8.219
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #37 for
    critically acclaimed
  2. Ranked #51 for
    masterful story
  3. Ranked #61 for
    like The Hateful Eight

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3 Cell 211 (2009)

The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

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2009-11-06 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann

Rating

rating icon 7.448
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #214 for
    exciting
  2. Ranked #216 for
    desperately hoping
  3. Ranked #234 for
    cat-and-mouse

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Cell 211 trailer
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4 Mother (2009)

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

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2009-05-28 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin

Rating

rating icon 7.725
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #62 for
    like Mr. Brooks
  2. Ranked #71 for
    innocent man
  3. Ranked #105 for
    masterpiece

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5 The Others (2001)

Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

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2001-08-02 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston

Rating

rating icon 7.615
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #22 for
    chilling
  2. Ranked #27 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #151 for
    suspenseful atmosphere

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6 The Hurt Locker (2008)

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

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2008-10-10 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie

Rating

rating icon 7.257
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #16 for
    extraordinary
  2. Ranked #18 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #23 for
    remarkable

Trailer

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7 Caché (2005)

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

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2005-10-05 | Mystery / Drama

Cast

Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche

Rating

rating icon 7.042
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #61 for
    confusing
  2. Ranked #86 for
    remaining unanswered
  3. Ranked #101 for
    reverse shot

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Caché trailer
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8 PTU (2003)

Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.

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2003-04-17 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Simon Yam, Lam Suet

Rating

rating icon 6.936
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #56 for
    with sleight of hand
  2. Ranked #113 for
    natural light
  3. Ranked #236 for
    sabbatical

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PTU trailer
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9 Signs (2002)

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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2002-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix

Rating

rating icon 6.698
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #54 for
    Alien Invasion
  2. Ranked #125 for
    like The Da Vinci Code
  3. Ranked #276 for
    eschatological

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Signs trailer
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10 Chicken Run (2000)

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

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2000-06-23 | Animation / Comedy

Cast

Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson

Rating

rating icon 6.819
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Claymation
  2. Ranked #73 for
    kid-friendly
  3. Ranked #129 for
    good clean fun

Trailer

Chicken Run trailer
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