Top rated in dire straits movies with ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked in dire straits movies with ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best in dire straits 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
    fanaticism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bated breath

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2 Portal (2019)

When an ambitious ghost hunter performs a risky ritual, opening a portal to "the other side", he and his team quickly find themselves way in over their heads in a fight for survival against an ancient demonic force.

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2019-10-15 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Ryan Merriman, Jamie Tisdale

Rating

rating icon 4.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    marginally entertaining
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hackneyed
  3. Ranked #2 for
    different spin

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3 The Nest (2020)

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

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2020-05-08 | Drama

Cast

Jude Law, Carrie Coon

Rating

rating icon 6.089
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    creaky and old
  2. Ranked #2 for
    flashy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    colossal waste

Trailer

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4 Uncut Gems (2019)

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

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2019-08-30 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield

Rating

rating icon 7.154
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shrill voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    erratic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chaotic

Trailer

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5 Breaking (2022)

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

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2022-08-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams

Rating

rating icon 6.594
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    good casting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    attention holding
  3. Ranked #2 for
    outstanding performance

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6 Sea Fever (2020)

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

Info

2020-03-06 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Ardalan Esmaili

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    decently written
  2. Ranked #2 for
    good pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    well-acted

Trailer

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7 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.69
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    persuasive acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lean
  3. Ranked #1 for
    convincing

Trailer

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8 Caveat (2021)

A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.

Info

2021-10-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Jonathan French, Leila Sykes

Rating

rating icon 6.111
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    anticlimactic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    total darkness
  3. Ranked #2 for
    catatonic

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9 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
    effectively scary
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  3. Ranked #2 for
    haunting imagery

Trailer

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10 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.

Info

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
    sense of dread
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with eeriness
  3. Ranked #1 for
    somewhat unsatisfying

Trailer

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