Top rated movies with ethereal acting that have ratcheting up tension

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

1 The Isle (2019)

1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.

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2019-02-08 | Thriller / Adventure

Cast

Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    awfully slow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sluggish pace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    completely boring

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2 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
    sense of isolation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    primal fear

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3 Passing (2021)

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

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2021-10-27 | Drama

Cast

Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rapid fire editing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    airy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    visually satisfying

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Passing trailer
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4 The Wonder (2022)

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.

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2022-11-02 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy

Rating

rating icon 6.623
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    awfully slow
  2. Ranked #3 for
    completely baffled
  3. Ranked #3 for
    rationalism

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5 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
    deeply unsettling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    paranoid

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6 Rebecca (2020)

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Lily James, Armie Hammer

Rating

rating icon 6.31
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gothic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dashing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ingenue

Trailer

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7 Men (2022)

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

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2022-05-20 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear

Rating

rating icon 6.121
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like a mirror
  2. Ranked #1 for
    figurative concept
  3. Ranked #1 for
    symbolic imagery

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8 The Power of the Dog (2021)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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2021-10-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Rating

rating icon 6.782
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    painfully slow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slow and deliberate

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9 Gaia (2021)

In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world.

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2021-06-18 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Monique Rockman, Carel Nel

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bit shaky camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    expansive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    uneasy atmosphere

Trailer

Gaia trailer
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10 The Lighthouse (2019)

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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2019-10-18 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe

Rating

rating icon 7.509
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely insane
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    iconography

Trailer

The Lighthouse trailer
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