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85 Best Intense Movies To Watch

Popular + Intense

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Find the best intense movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these intense movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.

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On the Count of Three (2021)

7.1

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A darkly comic tale following two best friends on the last day of their lives

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The Infiltrator (2016)

7.1

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A well-told, serious-minded crime thriller bolstered by an incredibly strong cast

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RRR (2022)

7.9

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An epic Indian action film that packs a mighty punch

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Mass (2021)

8.5

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A microscopic and unrelenting look at grief and healing

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In the Fade (2017)

7.0

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An intense and fantastically-performed film with probing questions that resonate with our times

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Prophet’s Prey (2015)

8.4

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An incisive documentary on Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints cult leader Warren Jeffs

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Elle (2016)

7.1

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An always-excellent Isabelle Huppert powers this thrilling French revenge film

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Bad Genius (2017)

7.5

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A thrilling Thai caper about bad people getting good grades

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A Sun (2019)

8.6

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A searing but poetic drama about class and family set in modern Taiwan

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Quo Vadis Aida? (2020)

8.2

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A difficult and alarmingly timely portrayal of the Srebrenica massacre

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