Top rated extremely tense movies with a riveting finish

Check out today’s highest ranked extremely tense movies with a riveting finish! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best extremely tense movies with a riveting finish, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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 6.183
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    attention grabbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    riveting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    somber mood

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2 Thirteen Lives (2022)

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.

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2022-07-18 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    on tenterhooks
  2. Ranked #2 for
    masterfully capturing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    white-knuckled

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3 7500 (2019)

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

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2019-12-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar

Rating

rating icon 6.139
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brutally realistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    white-knuckled
  3. Ranked #1 for
    extremely tense

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4 The Boat (2019)

A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.

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2019-02-22 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Joe Azzopardi

Rating

rating icon 5.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    engrossing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tense and exciting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    locked in

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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

rating icon 6.508
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    building tension
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sense of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fearing the dark

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6 Black Box (2021)

Matthieu is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case is closed by authorities, Matthieu cannot help but sense there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting some seriously disturbing details. Could the tape have been modified? Going against his boss' orders, Matthieu begins his own rogue investigation - an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will quickly threaten far more than his career...

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2021-09-08 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge

Rating

rating icon 7.369
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb pace
  2. Ranked #2 for
    immersing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    whole new dimension

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7 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.223
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gripping drama
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheerly brilliant directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    relentless

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8 The Captain (2019)

Based on the true story of a pilot who had to ensure the safety of 128 passengers and crew members on the plane when its windshield became damaged mid-flight. The incident is regarded as one of the miracles in aviation history.

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2019-09-30 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nailbiter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stoic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    moving swiftly

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9 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
    genuinely tense
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heart-pounding
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tension-filled

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10 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

rating icon 6.125
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot

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