Top rated cheerful movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 Anything for Jackson (2020)

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.

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2020-04-04 | Horror

Cast

Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings

Rating

rating icon 6.836
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    comedown
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of silly
  3. Ranked #2 for
    decently scary

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2 The Head Hunter (2019)

On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

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2019-04-05 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman

Rating

rating icon 5.33
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flashy visual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cool
  3. Ranked #2 for
    panoramic shot

Trailer

The Head Hunter trailer
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3 Impetigore (2019)

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

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2019-10-17 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Tara Basro, Ario Bayu

Rating

rating icon 6.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    creepy feeling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ominous mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    creepy vibes

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Impetigore trailer
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4 Meander (2021)

After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 8 minutes, fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…

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2021-07-01 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén

Rating

rating icon 5.993
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    purgatory
  2. Ranked #2 for
    claustrophobic atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crawling along

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Meander trailer
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5 Swallowed (2022)

Benjamin and Dom have been best friends since they were kids. On their last night together, Dom plans to send Benjamin off with a pocketful of cash. All he has to do is deliver a package over the border for a friend...

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2022-06-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Cooper Koch, Jena Malone

Rating

rating icon 5.732
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    inventive camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    change of pace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    smooth flow

Trailer

Swallowed trailer
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6 The Old Ways (2021)

Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.

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2021-04-04 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés

Rating

rating icon 6.817
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ending on positive note
  2. Ranked #2 for
    skipping a beat
  3. Ranked #3 for
    decently entertaining

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The Old Ways trailer
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7 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.845
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    valiant character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with crowning moments
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ballsy

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A Call to Spy trailer
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8 Smile (2022)

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

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2022-09-23 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner

Rating

rating icon 6.662
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cheap jump scares
  2. Ranked #1 for
    relying on gore
  3. Ranked #1 for
    false scare

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Smile trailer
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9 Rebecca (2020)

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Lily James, Armie Hammer

Rating

rating icon 6.31
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gothic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dashing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    pretty

Trailer

Rebecca trailer
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10 #Alive (2020)

As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.

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2020-06-24 | Horror / Action

Cast

Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye

Rating

rating icon 7.238
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    fairly easy
  2. Ranked #3 for
    saturated imagery
  3. Ranked #3 for
    Apocalypse Film

Trailer

#Alive trailer
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