Top rated tension-filled movies with exquisite cinematography

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

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

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2 The Head Hunter (2019)

On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

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2019-04-05 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman

Rating

rating icon 5.307
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cool
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flashy visual
  3. Ranked #2 for
    scratching head

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The Head Hunter trailer
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3 Sea Fever (2020)

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

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2020-06-12 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Ardalan Esmaili

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well-acted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    good pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    decently written

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4 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
    claustrophobic atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crawling along

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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 Alone (2020)

A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

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2020-09-10 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca

Rating

rating icon 6.312
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere
  2. Ranked #2 for
    on tenterhooks
  3. Ranked #2 for
    suspenseful

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7 Black Crab (2022)

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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2022-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro

Rating

rating icon 6.217
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    semblance of reality
  2. Ranked #2 for
    unremitting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    insensible

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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
    exceptional
  2. Ranked #1 for
    hyped up
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good

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9 Nope (2022)

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

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2022-07-20 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer

Rating

rating icon 6.877
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    cinematic spectacle
  2. Ranked #5 for
    otherworldly
  3. Ranked #5 for
    helium voice

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10 Underwater (2020)

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

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2020-01-08 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel

Rating

rating icon 6.285
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Monster Movie
  2. Ranked #2 for
    respite
  3. Ranked #4 for
    claustrophobic

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Underwater trailer
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