Top rated extremely tense movies with a good script
Check out today’s highest ranked extremely tense movies with a good script! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best extremely tense movies with a good script, 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
- 7.263
2 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)
After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.
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- 2019-01-18 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty
Rating
- 6.1
3 How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
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- 2023-04-07 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth
Rating
- 6.5
4 Emily the Criminal (2022)
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
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- 2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi
Rating
- 6.739
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5 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
- 6.518
6 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
- 7.635
7 Little Woods (2019)
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.
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- 2019-04-19 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Tessa Thompson, Lily James
Rating
- 5.621
8 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 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Diane Lane, Kevin Costner
Rating
- 6.822
9 His House (2020)
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
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- 2020-01-27 | Horror / Thriller
Cast
- Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku
Rating
- 6.4
10 The Report (2019)
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
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- 2019-09-12 | Drama
Cast
- Adam Driver, Annette Bening
Rating
- 7.039