Top rated movies with dramatic chop that have ratcheting up tension

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

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

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2 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.61
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #4 for
    for Stephen King's fans

Trailer

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3 Ma (2019)

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.

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2019-05-29 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers

Rating

rating icon 5.824
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    kind of lame
  2. Ranked #2 for
    half-baked
  3. Ranked #4 for
    slow beginning

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4 Skin (2019)

A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

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2019-07-26 | Drama

Cast

Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald

Rating

rating icon 6.959
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    showing underside
  2. Ranked #2 for
    directing with craftmanship
  3. Ranked #2 for
    loose plot

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5 Lou (2022)

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

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2022-09-23 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett

Rating

rating icon 6.535
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    refreshing change of pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    piece de resistance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    refreshing break

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6 Hideout (2021)

Evading police at a remote farmhouse after fumbling a robbery, four criminals discover that the family living there is not who they appear to be.

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2021-11-09 | Horror / Crime

Cast

Katie Lyons, Bryan Enright

Rating

rating icon 4.972
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downright painful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    poorly put together
  3. Ranked #1 for
    weird camera angle

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7 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
    shrill voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chaotic

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8 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
    captivating directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    consistently engaged

Trailer

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9 The Little Things (2021)

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

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2021-01-28 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Denzel Washington, Rami Malek

Rating

rating icon 6.331
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    damp squib
  2. Ranked #4 for
    somewhat unsatisfying
  3. Ranked #4 for
    psycho

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The Little Things trailer
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10 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-02-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    plenty of twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chamber piece

Trailer

The Outfit trailer
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