Top rated movies with vaguely familiar cast that have ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    on edge of seat
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heart-pounding
  3. Ranked #1 for
    suspenseful

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2 Junk Head (2022)

Mankind attains longevity through gene manipulation, but finds itself on the road to extinction when the species loses the ability to reproduce. Their clones who rebelled 1,600 years ago are now known as Marigans and rule the bottomless underworld. Some of them seem to have become fertile and the government takes this as a ray of hope and decides to send civilians in to carry out an ecological study. Selected for the mission, Parton sets off on an adventure through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters in order to secure humanity’s future.

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2022-02-18 | Animation / Action

Cast

Takahide Hori, Atsuko Miyake

Rating

rating icon 6.697
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    endless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    seemingly endless
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never-ending

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Junk Head trailer
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3 Watcher (2022)

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

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2022-06-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman

Rating

rating icon 6.483
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of isolation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sense of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    primal fear

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4 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
    brilliantly put together
  2. Ranked #1 for
    somber mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hard-pressed

Trailer

The Stranger trailer
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5 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
    truly horrifying

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6 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 6.042
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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Candyman trailer
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7 Dead Bride (2022)

After her father’s death, Alyson, her partner Richard and their baby return to her childhood home. Following a few shocking supernatural events, Alyson discovers that she and her family have been living with a terrible curse, unleashed in the past by a bride killed by Alyson’s grandfather. Soon after Alyson’s child disappears and she has no choice but to embark on a frightening journey into the underworld, to free herself from the bride’s curse and to look for her daughter.

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2022-10-03 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jennifer Mischiati, Christoph Hülsen

Rating

rating icon 4.563
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #7 for
    watered down
  2. Ranked #7 for
    sympathetic character
  3. Ranked #9 for
    confusing mess

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Dead Bride trailer
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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
    loose thread
  2. Ranked #1 for
    layered
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor

Trailer

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9 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
    impressive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    carefully crafted
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well put together

Trailer

The Prototype trailer
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10 Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)

In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

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2021-10-22 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    obscure
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cryptic theme
  3. Ranked #1 for
    suspenseful atmosphere

Trailer

Broadcast Signal Intrusion trailer
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