Top rated movies with Oscar-worthy performance that have ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    extraordinary
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slow and deliberate
  3. Ranked #1 for
    painfully slow

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2 Joker (2019)

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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2019-10-01 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro

Rating

rating icon 8.154
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    evil genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    maniac
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mentally unstable

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3 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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2022-10-20 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

Rating

rating icon 7.459
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb acting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    depressing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar-worthy performance

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4 Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

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2020-12-13 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham

Rating

rating icon 7.438
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    taboo topic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    waited too long
  3. Ranked #1 for
    poetic justice

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5 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.507
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good
  2. Ranked #1 for
    overrated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    using elocution

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6 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

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2019-07-24 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt

Rating

rating icon 7.44
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    physically demanding role
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like The Hateful Eight
  3. Ranked #2 for
    critically acclaimed

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7 Marriage Story (2019)

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

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2019-09-28 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson

Rating

rating icon 7.737
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    workaholic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with marital problems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    great acting

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8 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

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1991-02-14 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 8.349
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #6 for
    cat-and-mouse
  2. Ranked #12 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #48 for
    Oscar-worthy performance

Trailer

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9 TÁR (2022)

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

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2022-09-23 | Drama / Music

Cast

Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss

Rating

rating icon 7.087
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    complex character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    musical genius
  3. Ranked #2 for
    orgasmic

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10 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

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2022-03-24 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu

Rating

rating icon 7.781
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deservedly won awards
  2. Ranked #1 for
    multiverse
  3. Ranked #2 for
    masterpiece

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