Top rated movies with a malevolent character and a nail biting moments

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a malevolent character and a nail biting moments! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a malevolent character and a nail biting moments, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    getting under my skin
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unnerving
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely creepy

Trailer

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2 Smile (2022)

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

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2022-09-23 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner

Rating

rating icon 6.678
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fakeout
  2. Ranked #1 for
    false scare
  3. Ranked #1 for
    cheap jump scares

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Smile trailer
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3 The Prodigy (2019)

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

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2019-02-06 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gotcha
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gifted
  3. Ranked #2 for
    quite impressive

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The Prodigy trailer
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4 You Are Not My Mother (2022)

In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.

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2022-03-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow burning
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and ominous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    folkloric

Trailer

You Are Not My Mother trailer
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5 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

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2021-11-24 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen

Rating

rating icon 5.981
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    staying true to spirit
  2. Ranked #1 for
    faithful to source material
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crammed plot

Trailer

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City trailer
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6 Brightburn (2019)

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

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2019-05-09 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks

Rating

rating icon 6.125
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    evil incarnated
  2. Ranked #2 for
    evil character
  3. Ranked #3 for
    lack of character development

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Brightburn trailer
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7 The Innocents (2021)

Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad

Rating

rating icon 6.954
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    class act
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cruel
  3. Ranked #2 for
    mean spirited

Trailer

The Innocents trailer
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8 His House (2020)

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

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2020-01-27 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku

Rating

rating icon 6.422
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  2. Ranked #1 for
    effectively scary
  3. Ranked #2 for
    few jump scares

Trailer

His House trailer
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9 Halloween Kills (2021)

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.

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2021-10-14 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer

Rating

rating icon 6.457
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    stopgap
  2. Ranked #3 for
    new chapter
  3. Ranked #4 for
    waited too long

Trailer

Halloween Kills trailer
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10 Speak No Evil (2022)

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

Info

2022-03-17 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch

Rating

rating icon 6.593
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    maddening
  2. Ranked #1 for
    discomforting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unreasonable character

Trailer

Speak No Evil trailer
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