Top rated highly intellectual movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    compelling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intricate plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    carefully crafted

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

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3 Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)

Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.

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2019-02-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pure
  2. Ranked #1 for
    undeveloped character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    deeply focused

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4 In the Earth (2021)

As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.

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2021-04-16 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia

Rating

rating icon 5.709
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    hallucinatory
  2. Ranked #1 for
    acid trip
  3. Ranked #1 for
    trippy theme

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In the Earth trailer
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5 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
    deeply unsettling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    paranoid

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Saint Maud trailer
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6 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
    restless
  3. Ranked #3 for
    seasoned actor

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God's Country trailer
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7 The Vanishing (2019)

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

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2019-01-04 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan

Rating

rating icon 5.73
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    barely intelligible
  2. Ranked #2 for
    begging the question
  3. Ranked #2 for
    psychological mystery

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The Vanishing trailer
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8 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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His House trailer
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9 All the Old Knives (2022)

When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.

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2022-04-08 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton

Rating

rating icon 6.013
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flashback sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    thrills and spills
  3. Ranked #2 for
    frenetic action

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All the Old Knives trailer
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10 I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

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2020-08-28 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley

Rating

rating icon 6.572
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    obtuse
  2. Ranked #1 for
    analytical
  3. Ranked #1 for
    scratching head

Trailer

I'm Thinking of Ending Things trailer
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