Top rated tension-filled movies with a straightforward narrative
Check out today’s highest ranked tension-filled movies with a straightforward narrative! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best tension-filled movies with a straightforward narrative, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Breaking (2022)
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
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- 2022-08-25 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams
Rating
6.604
2 Black Bear (2020)
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
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- 2020-12-04 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott
Rating
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6.5
3 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
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7.041
4 La Llorona (2019)
Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.
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- 2019-07-25 | Thriller / Horror
Cast
- María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz
Rating
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6.5
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5 Holy Spider (2022)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
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- 2022-07-13 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani
Rating
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7.286
6 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
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6.5
7 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
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7.233
8 Hold Your Fire (2021)
In 1973, four young African-American men stealing guns for self-defense in Brooklyn were cornered by the NYPD. A violent gun battle killed a police officer, beginning the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. The NYPD’s 130-year-old policy was to deliver an ultimatum, then respond with deadly force. Could visionary police psychologist Harvey Schlossberg convince his superiors to do the unthinkable – negotiate with “criminals” – and save twelve hostages from an impending bloodbath? In never-before-seen film and gripping interviews with survivors, HOLD YOUR FIRE uncovers what really happened in this landmark event with the potential to revolutionize American policing.
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- 2021-11-13 | Documentary
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Rating
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7.0
9 The Vanishing (2019)
Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.
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- 2019-01-04 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan
Rating
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5.731
10 Incantation (2022)
Inspired by a true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits, this film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse. WARNING: This is a cursed video, it might contain certain risks to watch. For those who dares to follow, please solve the puzzle of my daughter's curse with me.
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- 2022-03-18 | Horror
Cast
- Hsuan-yen Tsai, Kao Ying-Hsuan
Rating
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6.8
