Top movies with an overarching theme that have stuff of legend

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with an overarching theme and stuff of legend! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with an overarching theme and stuff of legend, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Respect (2021)

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

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2021-08-12 | Drama / Music

Cast

Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker

Rating

rating icon 6.83
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    domineering character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Biography
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most famous role

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2 Undine (2020)

Undine is a historian and tour guide at the Berlin City Museum specializing in urban development, while Christoph is an industrial diver. Linked by a love of the water, the two form an intense bond, which can only do so much to help Undine overcome the considerable baggage of her former affair.

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2020-07-01 | Fantasy / Drama

Cast

Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski

Rating

rating icon 6.475
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intoxicating
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unifying
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mythic

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3 David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)

You thought you knew him. Meet David Crosby now in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. With unflinching honesty, self-examination, regret, fear, exuberance and an unshakable belief in family and the transformative nature of music, Crosby shares his often challenging journey.

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2019-07-19 | Documentary / Music

Cast

David Crosby, Jan Dance

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Rockumentary
  2. Ranked #2 for
    beautifully illustrated
  3. Ranked #2 for
    still resonating

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4 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.

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2021-06-18 | Documentary

Cast

Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    typecasted role
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crying out loud
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dusky

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5 The Green Knight (2021)

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.

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2021-07-29 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander

Rating

rating icon 6.591
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic story
  2. Ranked #1 for
    arthurian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chivalry

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6 The Fabelmans (2022)

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

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2022-11-11 | Drama

Cast

Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    early childhood
  2. Ranked #2 for
    boyhood
  3. Ranked #2 for
    famed director

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7 Candyman (2021)

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

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2021-08-25 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sociopolitical
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Urban Legend
  3. Ranked #1 for
    socially aware character

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8 Parallel Mothers (2021)

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

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2021-10-08 | Drama

Cast

Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit

Rating

rating icon 6.836
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    masterly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sensational
  3. Ranked #1 for
    melodramatic

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9 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

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2020-09-28 | Documentary / Drama

Cast

David Attenborough, Max Hughes

Rating

rating icon 8.471
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downward spiral
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mandatory watch
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pessimistic

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10 The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022)

In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

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2022-05-05 | Drama / Western

Cast

Leah Purcell, Rob Collins

Rating

rating icon 5.788
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high-minded
  2. Ranked #1 for
    less effective
  3. Ranked #1 for
    requiring a second watch

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