Top rated mentally disturbed movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 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

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2 The Lodge (2020)

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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2020-01-16 | Horror

Cast

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell

Rating

rating icon 6.119
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    mentally unstable
  2. Ranked #6 for
    spine-tingling
  3. Ranked #7 for
    paranoid

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3 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
    bated breath
  2. Ranked #1 for
    psychological character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    paranoid

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4 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.

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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
    catatonic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ominous mood
  3. Ranked #2 for
    total darkness

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5 I Came By (2022)

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.

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2022-08-19 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

George MacKay, Percelle Ascott

Rating

rating icon 6.282
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    thin writing
  2. Ranked #5 for
    watching successively
  3. Ranked #5 for
    menacing villain

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6 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
    top grade
  2. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    real gem

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7 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
    deranged
  2. Ranked #1 for
    glorious technicolor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    emo character

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8 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
    with WTF moments

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9 Nitram (2021)

Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.

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2021-09-30 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis

Rating

rating icon 6.955
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heinous crime
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gratuitous violence
  3. Ranked #1 for
    disturbed man

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10 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
    heart-pounding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    nail-biting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    satisfying watch

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