Top rated movies with instantly recognizable casting that have ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with instantly recognizable casting and ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with instantly recognizable casting 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
    captivating directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    spectacular visual
  3. Ranked #1 for
    immersive story

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The Prototype trailer
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2 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

Werewolves Within 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
    punishing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gripping drama

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Boiling Point trailer
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4 The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)

David desperately tries to keep his family of six together during a separation from his wife. They both agree to see other people but David struggles to grapple with his wife’s new relationship.

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2021-02-23 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    steadyhanded directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    neat and tidy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    flowing beautifully

Trailer

The Killing of Two Lovers trailer
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5 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
    patriotic song
  2. Ranked #1 for
    splendid performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    simply outstanding

Trailer

The United States vs. Billie Holiday trailer
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6 Little Joe (2019)

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

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2019-11-01 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw

Rating

rating icon 5.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high-pitched voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    use of primary colors
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ambient sound

Trailer

Little Joe trailer
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7 Tailgate (2019)

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

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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
    totally unrealistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    belligerent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    berserk

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Tailgate trailer
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8 X (2022)

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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2022-03-17 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega

Rating

rating icon 6.749
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Final Girls
  2. Ranked #2 for
    throwback movie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    hardcore

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9 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
    somewhat confusing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    straightforward narrative

Trailer

Black Bear trailer
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10 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

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2019-08-08 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with creep factors
  2. Ranked #1 for
    scared to death
  3. Ranked #2 for
    visual representation

Trailer

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trailer
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