Top rated genuinely tense movies with an internal logic

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

1 Caveat (2021)

A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.

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2021-10-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Jonathan French, Leila Sykes

Rating

rating icon 6.111
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    ominous mood
  2. Ranked #2 for
    skin crawling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    catatonic

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2 The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

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2020-10-29 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr.

Rating

rating icon 6.167
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nightmares for a week
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eerie
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fright factor

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3 The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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2020-02-26 | Thriller / Science Fiction

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge

Rating

rating icon 7.113
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    domineering character

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The Invisible Man trailer
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4 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
    loud noise
  3. Ranked #2 for
    asthmatic

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A Quiet Place Part II trailer
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5 Escape Room (2019)

Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.

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2019-01-03 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Taylor Russell, Logan Miller

Rating

rating icon 6.543
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    entertaining romp
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of cool
  3. Ranked #3 for
    popcorn fun

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6 Scream VI (2023)

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

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2023-03-08 | Horror / Crime

Cast

Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega

Rating

rating icon 7.034
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh and exciting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    fresh start
  3. Ranked #2 for
    brutal attack

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7 Midnight (2021)

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

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2021-06-30 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-jun

Rating

rating icon 7.179
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    weak script
  2. Ranked #1 for
    upset
  3. Ranked #1 for
    muddled script

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8 The Wolf's Call (2019)

With nuclear war looming, a military expert in underwater acoustics strives to prove things aren't as they seem—or sound—using only his ears.

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2019-02-20 | Thriller / Action

Cast

François Civil, Omar Sy

Rating

rating icon 7.555
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rare
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flawed hero
  3. Ranked #1 for
    European style

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The Wolf's Call trailer
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9 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 6.112
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    clever plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heavy dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue

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10 The Night House (2021)

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

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2021-07-15 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg

Rating

rating icon 6.612
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically horrifying
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gotcha
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unchallenging

Trailer

The Night House trailer
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