Top rated brilliantly conceived movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.233
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    all major player cast
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    punishing

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2 Murina (2022)

A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.

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2022-04-08 | Drama

Cast

Gracija Filipović, Danica Ćurčić

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ambiguous ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wonderful writing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant script

Trailer

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3 Sator (2019)

Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.

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2019-07-21 | Horror

Cast

Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson

Rating

rating icon 5.004
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    minimal dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    foreboding atmosphere

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4 The Berlin Bride (2019)

Two oddball Berliners discover the abandoned appendages of a mannequin. Separately, and with grotesque consequence, they come to terms with their disjointed mate.

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2019-10-22 | Fantasy / Horror

Cast

Michael Bartlett, Brynmor Jones

Rating

rating icon 4.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    haunting music
  2. Ranked #1 for
    straightforward narrative
  3. Ranked #1 for
    delirious subject

Trailer

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5 Passing (2021)

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

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2021-10-27 | Drama

Cast

Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    building up atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    airy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rapid fire editing

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6 His House (2020)

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

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2020-01-27 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  2. Ranked #1 for
    effectively scary
  3. Ranked #2 for
    few jump scares

Trailer

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7 Playhouse (2020)

Reckless Jack Travis is an irreverent horror writer notorious for scaring audiences. But as he obsesses over creating a new theatre show set in a haunted Scottish castle, demonic disturbances from deep within the walls begin to prey on his troubled daughter. When the alarming supernatural forces start to close in on him too, Jack is forced to reckon with the terrifying consequences of creating such a dark and macabre play. But will he realise the danger of unearthing a historic curse and stop writing before he damns himself, his personal sanity and those he loves forever?

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2020-11-17 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

William Holstead, Grace Courtney

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    naughty boy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    voluptuous actress
  3. Ranked #1 for
    curvaceous

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8 The Vast of Night (2019)

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

Info

2019-06-01 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz

Rating

rating icon 6.55
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Twilight Zone
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cranky
  3. Ranked #2 for
    flashy camera work

Trailer

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9 The Power of the Dog (2021)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Info

2021-10-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Rating

rating icon 6.782
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shortlisted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    very slow moving

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10 The Lighthouse (2019)

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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2019-10-18 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe

Rating

rating icon 7.509
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crazy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely insane
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lovecraftian

Trailer

The Lighthouse trailer
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