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398 Best Intense Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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When it comes to great entertainment, it's all about the scenes that grip both your attentiion and emotions with full force. Whether you're into suspenseful thrillers or emotional dramas, we've rounded up the best intense movies and shows to stream.

Number 24 (2024)

7.5

A hero is remembered in this uncompromising, haunting biopic

Gilda (1946)

7.6

Rita Hayworth delivers a sensational performance in this provocative noir classic

The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

7.2

A fairy tale is transformed into a feminist body horror in this brutal, bloody retelling

The Alleys (2021)

7.1

A gossipy neighborhood tells a thrilling tale in this captivating crime caper

Aavesham (2024)

7.0

Three teenagers seek help from a gangster in this lively action comedy

Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

7.1

A standard World War II biopic that commemorates an underrated hero

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

7.0

Two unlikely allies hunt down a serial killer in this well-executed, if familiar, crime thriller

Broken Embraces (2009)

7.4

A blind man remembers his love in this melancholic, noirish romance thriller

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

A Maori family survives in an alienating Auckland in this raw, tragic drama

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

7.0

An underground fighter stirs up a hornet’s nest in this adrenaline-filled action thriller

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

La Cocina (2024)

7.1

An unpredictable, chaotic dark comedy drama that cleverly renovates The Kitchen

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