Top rated extremely tense movies on Sundance Now
Check out today’s highest ranked extremely tense movies on Sundance Now! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best extremely tense movies on Sundance Now, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
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- 2009-02-27 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace
Rating
7.527
2 Keeping Rosy (2014)
A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job.
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- 2014-06-08 | Thriller
Cast
- Maxine Peake, Christine Bottomley
Rating
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5.6
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3 Sweet Country (2018)
In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.
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- 2018-01-25 | Western / Crime
Cast
- Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown
Rating
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6.6
4 The Illusionist (2006)
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
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- 2006-08-18 | Fantasy / Drama
Cast
- Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti
Rating
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7.297
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5 Little Fish (2005)
Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.
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- 2005-07-19 | Drama / Crime
Cast
- Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill
Rating
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5.825
6 Beats (2019)
Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.
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- 2019-05-17 | Drama / Comedy
Cast
- Cristian Ortega, Lorn Macdonald
Rating
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6.608
7 Short Term 12 (2013)
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
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- 2013-08-23 | Drama
Cast
- Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr.
Rating
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7.768
8 Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
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- 2011-09-10 | Drama / Comedy
Cast
- Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron
Rating
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7.1
9 Meek's Cutoff (2011)
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.
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- 2011-04-08 | Western
Cast
- Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood
Rating
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6.5
10 I Am Not a Witch (2017)
Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government.
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- 2017-10-20 | Drama
Cast
- Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri
Rating
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6.68
