10 Intense Movies That Captivated The Hell Out Of You

10. The Raid: Redemption

"Balls to the wall." There's no other way to describe The Raid: Redemption, a claustrophobic martial arts extravaganza set within the confines of a crumbing apartment block. It's a movie that, once it gets going, refuses to let you breath, piling on enemies with the audacity of a retro beat 'em up video game.

The story is perfect in its simplicity: a group of wanted terrorists have holed up in a tower block in the Jakarta slums, and Rama - played by Iko Uwais - is sent on a dangerous mission to clear them out... at any cost.

It's a plot that opens up the floor (or is that "floors?") for a relentless, bone-crunching array of fist fights that outright rivet you to your seat. The action scenes are incredibly realistic and brutal, shot in a way that makes you feel like you're right there in the tower, alongside Rama, dodging fists, bullets, and machetes.

And yet because Rama never leaves the tower, the tension never dips. By the time The Raid reaches its bloody climax, you can only sit, bleary-eyed, completely in awe at what are some of the most impressive martial arts sequences ever filmed.