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347 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.

The Red Shoes (1948)

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9.5

A fantastical, transcendent Technicolor classic that stands as the definitive ballet drama

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

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

Protégé (2007)

7.4

A gripping, devastating thriller that doesn’t take the easy path in the organized crime formula

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

A brutal and harrowing exposé of the schoolwide abuse case that sparked outrage in Korea

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Lore (2012)

7.5

Nazi children reckon with their parents’ atrocities in this thought provoking, thrilling period drama

His Three Daughters (2024)

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8.2

Three sisters deal with life and death in this moving family portrait

7 Prisoners (2021)

7.1

A boy comes of age in a modern day cage in this hard-hitting, heartbreaking drama

War Witch (2012)

7.4

A child soldier comes of age in this devastating, supernatural war drama

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

7.6

A quiet stranger saves a child in this emotional revenge thriller

Kneecap (2024)

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8.7

The titular hip hop group breaks new ground in this energetic and irreverent music biopic

Time (2006)

7.2

An unpredictable, cautionary tale of romantic obsession and plastic surgery

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