Top rated well-paced movies that are also highly intense

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

1 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    time passer
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly acceptable

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2 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 6.162
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    clever plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot

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3 The Outpost (2020)

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

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2020-06-24 | War / Drama

Cast

Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.888
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    indefensible character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    authentic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most realistic

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4 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 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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5 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 WWII. 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 7.411
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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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6 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-02-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.104
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chamber piece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected treat
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting

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7 Stockholm (2019)

Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”

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2019-04-12 | Crime / Comedy

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humorous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    surprisingly sympathetic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with dramatic moments

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8 Nobody (2021)

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

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2021-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen

Rating

rating icon 7.967
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    badass
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reluctant hero
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pure fun

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9 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.706
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    slice of history
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with memorable moments

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10 Luce (2019)

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

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2019-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.357
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    loose thread
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unanswered question
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor

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