Top rated confrontational movies with ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked confrontational movies with ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best confrontational 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
    slightly uncomfortable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    discomforting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    feeling uneasy

Trailer

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2 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
    pleasing ensemble
  2. Ranked #1 for
    all major player cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    relentless

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3 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

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4 7500 (2019)

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

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2019-12-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar

Rating

rating icon 6.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    disturbingly realistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most realistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    white-knuckled

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5 Luce (2019)

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

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2019-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unanswered question
  2. Ranked #1 for
    many unanswered questions
  3. Ranked #1 for
    layered

Trailer

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6 Men (2022)

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

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2022-05-20 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear

Rating

rating icon 6.121
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    visual metaphor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    figurative concept
  3. Ranked #1 for
    symbolic imagery

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7 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
    psychologically thrilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    futuristic society
  3. Ranked #3 for
    domineering character

Trailer

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8 The Wretched (2020)

A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parent's imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.

Info

2020-03-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda

Rating

rating icon 6.059
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    decent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    open for sequel
  3. Ranked #2 for
    entertaining enough

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9 Relic (2020)

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Info

2020-07-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote

Rating

rating icon 6.086
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deathly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slowly building up
  3. Ranked #1 for
    climactic ending

Trailer

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10 Let Him Go (2020)

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

Info

2020-11-05 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Diane Lane, Kevin Costner

Rating

rating icon 6.799
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    top-notch
  2. Ranked #1 for
    control freak
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wacko

Trailer

Let Him Go trailer
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