Top rated movies with iconic figure that have heightened tension

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

1 Scream VI (2023)

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

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2023-03-08 | Horror / Crime

Cast

Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega

Rating

rating icon 7.04
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh and exciting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    bloodcurdling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fresh start

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Scream VI trailer
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2 Seberg (2019)

An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.

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2019-12-13 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    fine supporting cast
  2. Ranked #2 for
    challenging role
  3. Ranked #3 for
    convincing manner

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Seberg trailer
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3 Candyman (2021)

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

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2021-08-25 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris

Rating

rating icon 6.041
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    socially aware character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sociopolitical
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Urban Legend

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Candyman trailer
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4 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
    quite remarkable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    splendid performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lynching

Trailer

The United States vs. Billie Holiday trailer
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5 Child's Play (2019)

Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.

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2019-06-19 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman

Rating

rating icon 5.96
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    fresh take
  2. Ranked #2 for
    disgruntled
  3. Ranked #2 for
    staying true to original

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Child's Play trailer
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6 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.

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2021-07-08 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with slaughters
  2. Ranked #1 for
    upgraded
  3. Ranked #1 for
    particularly likable

Trailer

Fear Street: 1978 trailer
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7 Razzennest (2022)

South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus's crew joining, they record an audio commentary track for his new elegiac feature documentary Razzennest. But the session goes down a different path... cazzart! The ultimate elevation of arthouse horror, just not as you might expect.

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2022-09-29 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Sophie Kathleen Kozeluh, Michael Smulik

Rating

rating icon 5.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    haunting imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    alternative ending
  3. Ranked #10 for
    totally immersing

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Razzennest trailer
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8 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
    dashing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gothic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fairly faithful to book

Trailer

Rebecca trailer
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9 Doctor Sleep (2019)

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".

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2019-10-30 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran

Rating

rating icon 7.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #3 for
    slightly inferior
  3. Ranked #5 for
    faithful to book

Trailer

Doctor Sleep trailer
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10 BlackBerry (2023)

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

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2023-02-13 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton

Rating

rating icon 7.194
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ascending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    falling from grace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    modern technology

Trailer

BlackBerry trailer
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