Top rated tension-filled movies with dependable directing

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

1 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 7.226
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    seamless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    seamless flow

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Boiling Point trailer
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2 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 7.2
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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
    intrepid

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Official Secrets trailer
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3 The Good Nurse (2022)

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

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2022-10-19 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne

Rating

rating icon 6.914
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    engaging
  2. Ranked #1 for
    high caliber
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absorbing

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The Good Nurse trailer
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4 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

rating icon 5.733
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    barely intelligible
  2. Ranked #2 for
    begging the question
  3. Ranked #2 for
    psychological mystery

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The Vanishing trailer
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5 News of the World (2020)

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

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2020-12-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel

Rating

rating icon 6.97
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    westernized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ham
  3. Ranked #2 for
    perilous journey

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6 Greyhound (2020)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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2020-07-09 | War / Action

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.409
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    shocking moment
  2. Ranked #2 for
    tense and exciting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    lean

Trailer

Greyhound trailer
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7 Blow the Man Down (2019)

While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.

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2019-04-26 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe

Rating

rating icon 6.269
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    moody cinematography
  2. Ranked #1 for
    kind of confusing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    superb supporting cast

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8 The Vault (2021)

Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of daring thieves look for a way into one of the most secure and guarded places on the planet.

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2021-03-04 | Drama / Action

Cast

Freddie Highmore, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    extremely difficult
  2. Ranked #1 for
    carefully planned
  3. Ranked #1 for
    Treasure Hunt

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The Vault trailer
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9 The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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2022-10-06 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Rating

rating icon 6.176
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    moody
  2. Ranked #1 for
    compelling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    attention grabbing

Trailer

The Stranger trailer
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10 Let Him Go (2020)

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

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2020-11-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Diane Lane, Kevin Costner

Rating

rating icon 6.827
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    question authority
  2. Ranked #1 for
    top-notch
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wacko

Trailer

Let Him Go trailer
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