Top rated tension-filled movies with a traditional narrative

Check out today’s highest ranked tension-filled movies with a traditional narrative! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best tension-filled movies with a traditional 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

rating icon 6.625
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    outstanding performance
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gasping for breath
  3. Ranked #2 for
    good casting

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2 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

rating icon 7.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  3. Ranked #3 for
    righteous character

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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 6.492
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely exciting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    taut
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tragic backstory

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4 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.223
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stressed
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    relentless

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5 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

rating icon 6.487
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    straightforward narrative
  2. Ranked #1 for
    out of left field
  3. Ranked #2 for
    confounded

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6 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

rating icon 7.296
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most creative
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most thought-provoking
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gifted actor

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7 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 icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fascinating portrait
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with crowning moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    jaundiced view

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8 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 7.231
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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
    moderately entertaining

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9 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

rating icon 6.821
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    eerie atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most chilling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most terrifying

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10 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

rating icon 6.458
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    big boost to director
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly slow
  3. Ranked #1 for
    amalgamate

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La Llorona trailer
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