Top rated movies with utterly convincing acting that have ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    captivating directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    better-paced

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2 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
    attention grabbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    somber mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely outstanding

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3 Run (2020)

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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2020-11-20 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen

Rating

rating icon 7.261
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tense and suspenseful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    satisfying watch

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4 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
    sheerly brilliant directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    all major player cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    punishing

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5 Caveat (2021)

A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.

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2021-10-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Jonathan French, Leila Sykes

Rating

rating icon 6.111
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    ominous mood
  2. Ranked #2 for
    total darkness
  3. Ranked #2 for
    skin crawling

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6 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
    many unanswered questions
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    layered

Trailer

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7 The Medium (2021)

A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.

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2021-07-14 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma

Rating

rating icon 7.018
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    raving lunatic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    thrilling climax
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hooked start

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8 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
    white-knuckled
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intense
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ultrarealistic

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9 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
    absolutely terrifying

Trailer

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10 Let Him Go (2020)

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

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2020-11-05 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Diane Lane, Kevin Costner

Rating

rating icon 6.799
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    control freak
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wacko
  3. Ranked #1 for
    top-notch

Trailer

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