Top rated heart-pounding movies with an interesting take

Check out today’s highest ranked heart-pounding movies with an interesting take! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best heart-pounding movies with an interesting take, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Head Count (2019)

Newcomer Evan joins a group of teens on a getaway in Joshua Tree. While exchanging ghost stories around the campfire, Evan reads aloud a mysterious chant from an internet site. From that moment, someone--or something--is among them.

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2019-06-14 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Isaac Jay, Ashleigh Morghan

Rating

rating icon 5.313
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    climactic ending
  2. Ranked #3 for
    with creepy moments
  3. Ranked #3 for
    downright creepy

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2 #Alive (2020)

As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.

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2020-06-24 | Horror / Action

Cast

Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye

Rating

rating icon 7.269
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    fairly easy
  2. Ranked #3 for
    saturated imagery
  3. Ranked #4 for
    right out window

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3 Nope (2022)

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

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2022-07-20 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer

Rating

rating icon 6.877
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    cinematic spectacle
  2. Ranked #5 for
    helium voice
  3. Ranked #5 for
    otherworldly

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4 Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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2019-08-30 | Thriller / History

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matt Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral
  3. Ranked #2 for
    do-gooder

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5 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 7.117
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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6 The Deep House (2021)

While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialise in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realise the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

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2021-06-30 | Horror / Drama

Cast

James Jagger, Camille Rowe

Rating

rating icon 6.101
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    claustrophobic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    oppressive atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    genuinely spooky

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7 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 7.55
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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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8 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 6.142
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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9 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

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    idealism

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10 Shiva Baby (2021)

College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

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2021-04-02 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon

Rating

rating icon 7.195
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tightly packed
  2. Ranked #1 for
    claustrophobic atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tightly wound

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Shiva Baby trailer
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