Top rated reasonably intelligent movies with ratcheting up tension

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

1 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
    ambiguous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    many unanswered questions

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2 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
    mind bending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ambitious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thought-provoking theme

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3 The Dead Center (2019)

When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.

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2019-10-11 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan

Rating

rating icon 5.627
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    truly terrified
  2. Ranked #2 for
    source of evil
  3. Ranked #2 for
    convincing manner

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4 The Vast of Night (2019)

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

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2019-06-01 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz

Rating

rating icon 6.55
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Twilight Zone
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cranky
  3. Ranked #2 for
    vintage

Trailer

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5 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
    seasoned actor
  3. Ranked #3 for
    restless

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6 Sputnik (2020)

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

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2020-09-08 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov

Rating

rating icon 6.517
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    competent
  2. Ranked #4 for
    creditable directing
  3. Ranked #5 for
    cyberpunk

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7 All the Old Knives (2022)

When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.

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2022-04-08 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton

Rating

rating icon 6.013
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    thrills and spills
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flashback sequence
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sucking in

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8 The Dinner Party (2020)

A budding playwright and his wife attend a dinner party hosted by wealthy, cultural elites, who have promised to bankroll the writer's latest play to Broadway, but, in fact, have darker designs in mind for the couple.

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2020-05-29 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sawandi Wilson, Mike Mayhall

Rating

rating icon 4.214
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    build up of tension
  2. Ranked #1 for
    talented filmmaker
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sinuously beautiful

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9 The Lodge (2020)

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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2020-01-16 | Horror

Cast

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell

Rating

rating icon 6.119
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    mentally unstable
  2. Ranked #6 for
    spine-tingling
  3. Ranked #7 for
    extremely slow pace

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10 A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

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2021-05-21 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy

Rating

rating icon 7.492
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with suspenseful moments
  2. Ranked #2 for
    asthmatic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    loud noise

Trailer

A Quiet Place Part II trailer
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