Top rated movies with earnest performance that have ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with earnest performance and ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with earnest performance and 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
    ambitious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    highly memorable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    captivating directing

Trailer

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2 Cryptid (2022)

A small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.

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2022-10-07 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Nicholas Baroudi, Ellen Adair

Rating

rating icon 3.667
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    building tension
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling a little rushed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mindless gore

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3 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
    absorbing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    consistently engaged

Trailer

The Good Nurse trailer
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4 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
    multifaceted plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    layered

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
    attention holding
  2. Ranked #2 for
    good casting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    maintaining interest

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6 The Righteous (2021)

A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.

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2021-08-15 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vindictive character
  2. Ranked #3 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #4 for
    increasing tension

Trailer

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7 Cohabitation (2020)

While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans, and a long-held vendetta against medical personnel.

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2020-10-22 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Tiffany Streng, Stephanie Rose Quinnell

Rating

rating icon 10.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well-acted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    expert writing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    striking a chord

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8 The Dinner Party (2020)

A budding playwright and his wife attend a dinner party hosted by wealthy, cultural elites, who have promised to bankroll the writer's latest play to Broadway, but, in fact, have darker designs in mind for the couple.

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2020-05-29 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sawandi Wilson, Mike Mayhall

Rating

rating icon 4.214
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sinuously beautiful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    talented filmmaker
  3. Ranked #1 for
    build up of tension

Trailer

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9 Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

Info

2021-07-08 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd

Rating

rating icon 7.185
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    upgraded
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with slaughters
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unabated

Trailer

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10 Block Z (2020)

A pre-med student and her friends encounter the death of a patient that exhibited symptoms of rabies. They are soon faced with an even bigger problem as their patient comes back from the dead and infects the people on campus, causing a lockdown and trapping the students inside.

Info

2020-01-29 | Action / Horror

Cast

Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia

Rating

rating icon 7.182
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    worth money
  2. Ranked #1 for
    copy and paste
  3. Ranked #2 for
    throaty voice

Trailer

Block Z trailer
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