Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also more intense

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and more intense movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and more intense, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Owners (2020)

A group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early, the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, the would-be thieves must fight to save themselves from a nightmare they could never have imagined.

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2020-08-27 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy

Rating

rating icon 5.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    followable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    uncreative story
  3. Ranked #2 for
    kind of weird

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2 I See You (2019)

When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.

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2019-09-11 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney

Rating

rating icon 7.046
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    completely unpredictable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    interesting twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    off guard

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3 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 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    on edge of seat
  2. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    totally unbelievable

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4 Old Henry (2021)

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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2021-10-01 | Action / Western

Cast

Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    horse opera
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with final twist

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5 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 7.139
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    abusive

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6 Freaks (2019)

Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.

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2019-09-13 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern

Rating

rating icon 6.787
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow start
  2. Ranked #2 for
    quite entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    logical conclusion

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7 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 5.383
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    locked in
  2. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely exciting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    totally engrossing

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8 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.84
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with crime elements
  2. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    convincing

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9 Surge (2020)

A man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation through London. After he robs a bank he releases a wilder version of himself, ultimately experiencing what it feels like to be alive.

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2020-06-17 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington

Rating

rating icon 5.791
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distressing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling queasy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    jittery

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10 A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

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2021-05-21 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    loud noise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with suspenseful moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    asthmatic

Trailer

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