Top rated heroic movies that are also taut

Check out today’s highest ranked heroic and taut movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are heroic and taut, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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 7.903
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    on tenterhooks
  2. Ranked #2 for
    thrilling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dramatized

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Thirteen Lives trailer
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2 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 7.042
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nailbiter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stoic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    calm

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The Captain trailer
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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

rating icon 6.486
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cast of unknown actors
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tragic backstory
  3. Ranked #1 for
    taut

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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
    moral
  2. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  3. Ranked #2 for
    moral issue

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Official Secrets trailer
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5 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
    extremely realistic acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    realistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most realistic

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7500 trailer
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6 Greyhound (2020)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Info

2020-07-09 | War / Action

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.409
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    lean
  2. Ranked #2 for
    shocking moment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tense and exciting

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Greyhound trailer
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7 Richard Jewell (2019)

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

Info

2019-12-13 | Drama

Cast

Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Hamm

Rating

rating icon 7.427
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely first-rate
  2. Ranked #2 for
    reluctant hero
  3. Ranked #3 for
    innocent man

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Richard Jewell trailer
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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.

Info

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
    European style
  3. Ranked #1 for
    flawed hero

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9 Fire (2020)

Fires are raging in the Moscow region, and the forest protection airbase is on a rotation. However, experienced firefighters are in short supply and team leader Andrey Pavlovich has to take on a new recruit, Roman.

Info

2020-12-24 | Action / Drama

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy, Andrey Smolyakov

Rating

rating icon 8.228
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heroic acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gallant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    leaving imprint

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10 Navalny (2022)

Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.

Info

2022-04-08 | Documentary

Cast

Alexey Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tyrant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rotten to the core
  3. Ranked #1 for
    evil dictator

Trailer

Navalny trailer
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