Top rated tension-filled movies with directorial achievement

Check out today’s highest ranked tension-filled movies with directorial achievement! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best tension-filled movies with directorial achievement, 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 flow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheerly brilliant directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stressed

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2 Nightride (2022)

In this single shot thriller, we're in the driver's seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.

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2022-03-04 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Moe Dunford, Joana Ribeiro

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    tense and suspenseful
  2. Ranked #3 for
    brilliant pace
  3. Ranked #4 for
    snoozing

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

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4 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.863
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    valiant character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big scale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with crowning moments

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5 Apollo 11 (2019)

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

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2019-03-01 | Documentary / History

Cast

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin

Rating

rating icon 7.847
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great cinematic achievement
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tremendous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    incredible

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6 7500 (2019)

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

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2019-12-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar

Rating

rating icon 6.142
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    realistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most realistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    extremely realistic acting

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7 Meander (2021)

After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 8 minutes, fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…

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2021-07-01 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén

Rating

rating icon 6.027
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    purgatory
  2. Ranked #2 for
    crawling along
  3. Ranked #2 for
    mind twists

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8 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.51
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    timeless masterpiece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #1 for
    overrated

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9 The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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2020-02-26 | Thriller / Science Fiction

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge

Rating

rating icon 7.117
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    with WTF moments

Trailer

The Invisible Man trailer
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10 The Lighthouse (2019)

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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2019-10-18 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crazy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    iconography

Trailer

The Lighthouse trailer
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