Top rated movies with pop-culture icon that have ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with pop-culture icon and ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with pop-culture icon and ratcheting up tension, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Razzennest (2022)

South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus's crew joining, they record an audio commentary track for his new elegiac feature documentary Razzennest. But the session goes down a different path... cazzart! The ultimate elevation of arthouse horror, just not as you might expect.

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2022-09-29 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Sophie Kathleen Kozeluh, Michael Smulik

Rating

rating icon 5.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    haunting imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    alternative ending
  3. Ranked #9 for
    totally immersing

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Razzennest trailer
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2 The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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2021-03-31 | Music / Drama

Cast

Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes

Rating

rating icon 6.608
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    quite remarkable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    simply outstanding
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid performance

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday trailer
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3 Seberg (2019)

An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.

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2019-12-13 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell

Rating

rating icon 5.973
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    challenging role
  2. Ranked #3 for
    fine supporting cast
  3. Ranked #3 for
    chic

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Seberg trailer
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4 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

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2019-01-24 | Documentary

Cast

Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ultimate downfall
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flattering
  3. Ranked #1 for
    showing dark side

Trailer

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley trailer
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5 Candyman (2021)

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

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2021-08-25 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Urban Legend
  2. Ranked #1 for
    socially aware character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sociopolitical

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Candyman trailer
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6 Child's Play (2019)

Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.

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2019-06-19 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman

Rating

rating icon 5.974
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    fresh take
  2. Ranked #2 for
    disgruntled
  3. Ranked #2 for
    staying true to original

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Child's Play trailer
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7 The Fanatic (2019)

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

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2019-08-30 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

John Travolta, Devon Sawa

Rating

rating icon 4.491
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unintentionally funny
  2. Ranked #2 for
    rabid character
  3. Ranked #3 for
    fanatic

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The Fanatic trailer
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8 The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

In 1970s Los Angeles, ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own young kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.

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2019-04-17 | Horror

Cast

Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz

Rating

rating icon 5.695
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stale
  2. Ranked #1 for
    not scary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bloodcurdling

Trailer

The Curse of La Llorona trailer
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9 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

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2019-07-24 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt

Rating

rating icon 7.44
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Hateful Eight
  2. Ranked #1 for
    physically demanding role
  3. Ranked #2 for
    critically acclaimed

Trailer

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood trailer
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10 Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

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2021-07-08 | Mystery / Horror

Cast

Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unabated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with slaughters
  3. Ranked #1 for
    improved

Trailer

Fear Street: 1978 trailer
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