Top 25 best 'intense'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'intense'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'intense'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	The Godfather (1972) Alternative title: Mario Puzo's The Godfather Crime 175 minutes	4,37(10.574) 3
2	Heat (1995) Crime, Thriller 170 minutes	4,11(6.469) 4
3	A Clockwork Orange (1971) Crime 136 minutes	3,92(4.699) 3
4	Warrior (2011) Drama, Sport 140 minutes	3,87(2.783) 3
5	Whiplash (2014) Drama, Music 107 minutes	3,85(2.129) 3

6	The Thing (1982) Alternative title: John Carpenter's The Thing Horror, Scifi 109 minutes	3,83(2.982) 2
7	Lilja 4-ever (2002) Alternative title: Lilya 4-ever Drama 109 minutes	3,83(1.645) 3
8	Höstsonaten (1978) Alternative title: Herfstsonate Drama 99 minutes	3,83(282) 3
9	Die Hard (1988) Action, Thriller 131 minutes	3,82(5.099) 3
10	Black Swan (2010) Horror, Drama 108 minutes	3,79(4.509) 3

11	Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) Alternative title: Christiane F. Biography, Drama 131 minutes	3,76(1.471) 3
12	The Last Samurai (2003) History, War 154 minutes	3,66(4.119) 2
13	Enter the Void (2009) Alternative title: Soudain le Vide Drama, Experimental 161 minutes	3,65(1.048) 3
14	The Hateful Eight (2015) Alternative title: The Hateful 8 Western, Mystery 168 minutes	3,63(2.912) 3
15	Dirty Harry (1971) Alternative title: Smerige Klabak Action, Crime 102 minutes	3,63(1.704) 3
16	Skyfall (2012) Alternative title: Sky Fall Action, Thriller 143 minutes	3,62(3.843) 3
17	Bugonia (2025) Scifi, Comedy 120 minutes	3,61(429) 3
18	Logan (2017) Action, Scifi 137 minutes	3,59(1.562) 2
19	Boyz n the Hood (1991) Crime, Drama 112 minutes	3,58(1.479) 2
20	Hamnet (2025) History, Drama 126 minutes	3,58(183) 4
21	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Fantasy, Adventure 192 minutes	3,55(1.107) 3
22	The Brutalist (2024) Drama 214 minutes	3,54(392) 3
23	Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Animation, Adventure 87 minutes	3,53(1.439) 3
24	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Action, Scifi 130 minutes	3,49(2.029) 3
25	The Piano (1993) Drama, Romance 121 minutes	3,46(843) 3