Top rated movies with easily identifiable cast that have ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    different spin
  3. Ranked #2 for
    too thrilling

Trailer

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2 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
    food for thought
  2. Ranked #1 for
    multidimensional character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dazzling visual

Trailer

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3 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.233
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    right on target
  2. Ranked #1 for
    all major player cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    seamless

Trailer

Boiling Point trailer
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4 Werewolves Within (2021)

When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

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2021-06-25 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub

Rating

rating icon 6.012
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    entertaining romp
  2. Ranked #3 for
    like Knives Out
  3. Ranked #4 for
    fun romp

Trailer

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5 Black Bear (2020)

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

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2020-12-04 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott

Rating

rating icon 6.502
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    out of left field
  2. Ranked #2 for
    straightforward narrative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    somewhat confusing

Trailer

Black Bear trailer
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6 Tailgate (2019)

A cocksure, road-raging family man finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate.

Info

2019-10-31 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Jeroen Spitzenberger, Anniek Pheifer

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    short-tempered character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    completely idiotic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    totally unrealistic

Trailer

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7 Sator (2019)

Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.

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2019-07-21 | Horror

Cast

Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson

Rating

rating icon 5.004
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    opaque
  2. Ranked #1 for
    minimal dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slow

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8 The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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2021-03-31 | Music / Drama

Cast

Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes

Rating

rating icon 6.62
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    simply outstanding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    patriotic song
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lynching

Trailer

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9 Meander (2021)

After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 8 minutes, fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…

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2021-07-01 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén

Rating

rating icon 5.993
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    purgatory
  2. Ranked #2 for
    claustrophobic atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crawling along

Trailer

Meander trailer
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10 Watcher (2022)

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

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2022-06-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman

Rating

rating icon 6.483
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of isolation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sense of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fearing the dark

Trailer

Watcher trailer
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