Top rated movies with nuanced portrayal that have ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with nuanced portrayal and ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with nuanced portrayal 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
    pulse-pounding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mind bending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    engaging finish

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2 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
    engaging
  3. Ranked #2 for
    consistently engaged

Trailer

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3 The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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2022-10-06 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    utterly absorbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    somber mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hard-pressed

Trailer

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4 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
    psychological character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bated breath
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic

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5 7500 (2019)

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

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2019-12-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar

Rating

rating icon 6.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    disturbingly realistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    realistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most realistic

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6 God's Country (2022)

When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

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2022-09-15 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb

Rating

rating icon 5.686
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    pitiful
  2. Ranked #3 for
    restless
  3. Ranked #3 for
    seasoned actor

Trailer

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7 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
    pleasing ensemble
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    seamless

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8 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
    unanswered question
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    loose thread

Trailer

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9 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-02-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    classy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    full of twists and turns
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crafty

Trailer

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10 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.61
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #4 for
    disfigured character

Trailer

The Black Phone trailer
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