Top rated for in-depth character study movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    psychological character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fanaticism

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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

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3 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
    increasing tension

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4 The Night (2021)

An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.

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2021-04-29 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Noor

Rating

rating icon 5.641
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intense role
  2. Ranked #1 for
    professional
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fascinating character

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5 Captive (2020)

A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.

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2020-10-30 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

William Kircher, Tori kostic

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    real gem
  2. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top grade

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6 Underwater (2020)

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

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2020-01-08 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel

Rating

rating icon 6.286
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Monster Movie
  2. Ranked #2 for
    respite
  3. Ranked #4 for
    claustrophobic

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7 Greyhound (2020)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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2020-07-09 | War / Action

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.412
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    shocking moment
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lean
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tense and exciting

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8 The Stylist (2020)

Claire is a lonely hairstylist who secretly murders and scalps her clients. When Olivia makes the well-intentioned mistake of asking Claire to style her hair for her wedding, she becomes dangerously obsessed, and her sanity starts to slip away with bloody consequences.

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2020-09-26 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant

Rating

rating icon 5.09
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    becoming obsessed
  2. Ranked #2 for
    tight editing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    swift pace

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9 Pearl (2022)

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

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2022-09-16 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Mia Goth, Tandi Wright

Rating

rating icon 7.289
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    emo character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deranged
  3. Ranked #1 for
    glorious technicolor

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10 John and the Hole (2021)

While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.

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2021-08-06 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Charlie Shotwell, Taissa Farmiga

Rating

rating icon 5.475
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    limited role
  2. Ranked #1 for
    adulthood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with artistic merit

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