Top rated antagonistic movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 Speak No Evil (2022)

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

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2022-03-17 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch

Rating

rating icon 6.617
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    discomforting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deeply unpleasant
  3. Ranked #1 for
    maddening

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2 Influencer (2023)

While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living. But CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.

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2023-05-18 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Cassandra Naud, Emily Tennant

Rating

rating icon 6.17
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    maintaining tension
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stunningly beautiful
  3. Ranked #3 for
    statuesque

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3 The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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2020-02-26 | Thriller / Science Fiction

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge

Rating

rating icon 7.113
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    domineering character

Trailer

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4 X (2022)

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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2022-03-17 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega

Rating

rating icon 6.749
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Final Girls
  2. Ranked #2 for
    retro-style directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    hardcore

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5 Alone (2020)

A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

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2020-09-10 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca

Rating

rating icon 6.346
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    heart-pounding
  2. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    suspenseful

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6 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.61
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #4 for
    absolutely terrifying

Trailer

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7 Midnight (2021)

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

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2021-06-30 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-jun

Rating

rating icon 7.179
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    weak script
  2. Ranked #1 for
    muddled script
  3. Ranked #1 for
    insensible

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8 I Came By (2022)

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.

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2022-08-19 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

George MacKay, Percelle Ascott

Rating

rating icon 6.282
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    thin writing
  2. Ranked #5 for
    watching successively
  3. Ranked #5 for
    menacing villain

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9 Barbarian (2022)

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

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2022-09-08 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård

Rating

rating icon 6.839
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    sudden turn
  2. Ranked #3 for
    picking up pace
  3. Ranked #5 for
    shaky start

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Barbarian trailer
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10 God's Country (2022)

When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

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2022-09-15 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb

Rating

rating icon 5.686
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    pitiful
  2. Ranked #3 for
    seasoned actor
  3. Ranked #3 for
    restless

Trailer

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