Top rated tension-filled movies with room for improvement

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

1 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
    kind of confusing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moody cinematography
  3. Ranked #2 for
    common good

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2 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)

The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

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2019-10-25 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg

Rating

rating icon 6.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    different approach
  2. Ranked #2 for
    social realism
  3. Ranked #2 for
    shattering climax

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3 The Deep House (2021)

While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialise in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realise the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

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2021-06-30 | Horror / Drama

Cast

James Jagger, Camille Rowe

Rating

rating icon 6.101
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    claustrophobic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    novel concept
  3. Ranked #2 for
    oppressive atmosphere

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4 The Boat (2019)

A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.

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2019-02-22 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Joe Azzopardi

Rating

rating icon 5.384
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gripping
  2. Ranked #1 for
    locked in
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tense and exciting

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5 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #3 for
    absolutely terrifying

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6 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
    incredibly brave
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wide scope
  3. Ranked #1 for
    big scale

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7 Nanny (2022)

Aisha, a Senegalese immigrant who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white family in New York City, finds herself consumed by unsettling visions and a growing rage.

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2022-11-23 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan

Rating

rating icon 5.362
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    holding interest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ending rather abruptly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tacked on

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8 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

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2019-01-18 | Crime / Drama

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue

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9 The Wolf's Call (2019)

With nuclear war looming, a military expert in underwater acoustics strives to prove things aren't as they seem—or sound—using only his ears.

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2019-02-20 | Thriller / Action

Cast

François Civil, Omar Sy

Rating

rating icon 7.55
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plausible story
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flawed hero
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rare

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10 His House (2020)

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

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2020-01-27 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku

Rating

rating icon 6.42
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  2. Ranked #1 for
    effectively scary
  3. Ranked #2 for
    few jump scares

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His House trailer
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