Top rated close call movies on HBO Now

Check out today’s highest ranked close call movies on HBO Now! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best close call movies on HBO Now, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 News of the World (2020)

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

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2020-12-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel

Rating

rating icon 6.971
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    westernized
  2. Ranked #2 for
    perilous journey
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ham

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2 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 7.447
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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3 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

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2009-08-13 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil

Rating

rating icon 8.001
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #44 for
    quality directing
  2. Ranked #89 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #101 for
    miscarriage of justice

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4 Bad Education (2019)

A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.

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2019-09-08 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bravura performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    knockout performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    excellent performance

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5 The Raid (2012)

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

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2012-03-22 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim

Rating

rating icon 7.415
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    swordsmanship
  2. Ranked #29 for
    gun fu
  3. Ranked #48 for
    violent

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6 Too Big to Fail (2011)

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

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2011-05-22 | Drama / TV Movie

Cast

William Hurt, Paul Giamatti

Rating

rating icon 7.022
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #243 for
    ever dependable
  2. Ranked #247 for
    downward spiral
  3. Ranked #307 for
    vomit-inducing

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7 Maria Full of Grace (2004)

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.

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2004-01-18 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #282 for
    like The Book Thief
  2. Ranked #284 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #292 for
    shoo in

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8 The Mustang (2019)

While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.

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2019-03-15 | Drama

Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell

Rating

rating icon 6.906
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unruly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    short-fused character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wildest

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9 Sideways (2004)

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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2004-10-22 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church

Rating

rating icon 7.101
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #24 for
    masterpiece
  2. Ranked #34 for
    with marital problems
  3. Ranked #41 for
    exceptional

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10 Collide (2016)

An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autobahns.

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2016-06-10 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones

Rating

rating icon 5.535
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #35 for
    vehicular carnage
  2. Ranked #118 for
    most thrilling
  3. Ranked #188 for
    adrenaline fueled

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