Top rated Drama movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 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.

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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
    lot of talking

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2 The Righteous (2021)

A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.

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2021-08-15 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vindictive character
  2. Ranked #3 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #4 for
    blunt

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3 The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

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2020-10-29 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr.

Rating

rating icon 6.167
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fearing the dark
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bleak atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fright factor

Trailer

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4 Run (2020)

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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2020-11-20 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen

Rating

rating icon 7.261
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    satisfying watch
  2. Ranked #1 for
    anxious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely tense

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5 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
    haunting imagery

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6 The Emigrants (2021)

Sweden, 1849. A poverty-stricken family decides to move to America in the hope of finding a better and more prosperous life. Although they know the journey will be dangerous and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange and wild land is great, they are determined to succeed.

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2021-12-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Lisa Carlehed, Gustaf Skarsgård

Rating

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling sea sickness
  2. Ranked #2 for
    capturing the beauty
  3. Ranked #3 for
    rough draft

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7 Saint Maud (2020)

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

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2020-10-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle

Rating

rating icon 6.606
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bated breath
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fanaticism

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8 Cohabitation (2020)

While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans, and a long-held vendetta against medical personnel.

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2020-10-22 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Tiffany Streng, Stephanie Rose Quinnell

Rating

rating icon 10.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    striking a chord
  2. Ranked #1 for
    worth renting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-acted

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9 History of the Occult (2020)

During the last broadcast of 60 Minutes Before Midnight, the most watched journalistic program on television, Adrián Marcato could expose a conspiracy and link the government to a obscure secret society.

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2020-01-13 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Héctor Ostrovsky, Nadia Lozano

Rating

rating icon 6.794
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stylistic element
  2. Ranked #1 for
    can't make heads or tails
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sustaining tension

Trailer

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10 The Night House (2021)

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

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2021-07-15 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg

Rating

rating icon 6.612
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically horrifying
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gotcha
  3. Ranked #3 for
    like Marrowbone

Trailer

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