Top rated morally dubious movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    confronting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    disturbed man

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2 Zola (2021)

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.

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2021-06-30 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Taylour Paige, Riley Keough

Rating

rating icon 6.162
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    raucous
  2. Ranked #2 for
    splashy imagery
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most outrageous

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3 Holy Spider (2022)

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.

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2022-07-13 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani

Rating

rating icon 7.295
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brutal murder
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most exciting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most thought-provoking

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4 How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

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2023-04-07 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cast of unknown actors
  2. Ranked #1 for
    drastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely exciting

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5 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)

The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

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2019-10-25 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg

Rating

rating icon 6.109
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    different approach
  2. Ranked #2 for
    shattering climax
  3. Ranked #3 for
    perfectly watchable

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6 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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2019-05-02 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Zac Efron, Lily Collins

Rating

rating icon 7.012
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    odious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely nailed it
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good-looking character

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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
    with crime elements
  2. Ranked #1 for
    convincing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lean

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8 Hustlers (2019)

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Info

2019-09-12 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez

Rating

rating icon 6.479
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    seedy topic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    glitzy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    morally bankrupt

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9 The Good Nurse (2022)

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

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2022-10-19 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne

Rating

rating icon 6.901
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high caliber
  2. Ranked #2 for
    engaging
  3. Ranked #2 for
    absorbing

Trailer

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10 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
    erratic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    chaotic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    shrill voice

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