Top rated highly suspenseful movies with superb writing

Check out today’s highest ranked highly suspenseful movies with superb writing! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best highly suspenseful movies with superb writing, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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
    nailbiter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot

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2 Cohabitation (2020)

While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans, and a long-held vendetta against medical personnel.

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2020-10-22 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Tiffany Streng, Stephanie Rose Quinnell

Rating

rating icon 10.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    worth renting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    striking a chord
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-acted

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3 Six Years Gone (2022)

Six years ago, single mother Carrie Dawson suffered every parent's worst nightmare. Now she seeks redemption.

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2022-08-29 | Drama

Cast

Veronica Jean Trickett, Sarah Priddy

Rating

rating icon 0.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    top mark
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intense drama
  3. Ranked #1 for
    emotional punch

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4 Cicada Song (2019)

Karen is a tough, corn fed, outspoken, farm manager who cares about the people she works for and the migrant people who work for her. When one of her farmhands approaches her about a little girl that has recently disappeared, she becomes closer to her employees than she ever thought possible. But, when her lover, Annabelle, disappears, the bubble Karen lives in bursts and she begins an investigation only to uncover something dark in the little town she grew up in.

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2019-09-27 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Lyndsey Lantz, Jenny Mesa

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    completely absorbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good script
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good pace

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5 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-02-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    full of twists and turns
  2. Ranked #1 for
    plenty of twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting

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6 100 Days to Live (2019)

When a serial killer abducts a young woman’s fiancé, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly – his motive.

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2019-10-17 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery

Rating

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    snappy pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    kind of dumb
  3. Ranked #2 for
    homely

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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

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    in dire straits
  2. Ranked #4 for
    most iconic role
  3. Ranked #4 for
    homely

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8 Sea Fever (2020)

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

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2020-03-06 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Ardalan Esmaili

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    well-acted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    good pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    decently written

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9 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 6.483
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of isolation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sense of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slowly building up

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10 Fortune Defies Death (2019)

The Woods family gathers at a cabin resort to hear the last will and testament of their wealthy patriarch George Woods ten years after his death. All vying for the much-anticipated Woods' fortune, the players include his greedy sister and her grandson, an eccentric niece and two ambitious nephews, his mistress, and his missing daughter's husband with their amnesiac granddaughter. Before the players can stake their claim to the family fortune, each must survive the family attorney's investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Woods' adopted daughter Mona. Why did Mona suddenly run away before the death of Woods? Will she show up to claim her fortune, or was her disappearance the result of a conspiracy? As the story unfolds, family members turn on each other and murder is the weapon of choice to reveal a dark secret.

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2019-03-26 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Julie R. Ølgaard, Justin Ray

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well-crafted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-constructed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sarcastic lines

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