Top rated 25 topical issue movies with directorial flourish

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a topical issue and directorial flourish! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a topical issue and directorial flourish, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Groupers (2019)

A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.

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2019-03-09 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Nicole Dambro, Peter Mayer-Klepchick

Rating

rating icon 4.353
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    inventive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    virtually unknown cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    eagerly waited

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2 By the Grace of God (2019)

Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring justice and “lift the burden of silence” about what they endured.

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2019-02-20 | Drama

Cast

Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet

Rating

rating icon 7.157
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    razzle-dazzle
  2. Ranked #1 for
    concurrent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    amazingly well-done

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3 Sick of Myself (2022)

Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite.

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2022-09-30 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther

Rating

rating icon 7.279
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with fleeting moments
  2. Ranked #1 for
    extreme
  3. Ranked #1 for
    narcissist

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4 The Hand of God (2021)

In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.

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2021-11-24 | Drama

Cast

Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo

Rating

rating icon 7.566
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slice of life
  2. Ranked #2 for
    stylistic flourish
  3. Ranked #2 for
    stylish camera work

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5 Nicole (2019)

This is the story of a first date gone wrong.

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2019-07-27 | Horror

Cast

Tamika Shannon, Stephen Wesley Green

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    holding breath
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crisp editing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gorgeous technicolor

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6 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 6.042
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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7 The Boys in the Band (2020)

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

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2020-09-30 | Drama

Cast

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    masochistic character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    weak link in cast
  3. Ranked #2 for
    inflecting voice

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8 Zola (2021)

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.

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2021-06-30 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Taylour Paige, Riley Keough

Rating

rating icon 6.162
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    raucous
  2. Ranked #2 for
    multiple story lines
  3. Ranked #2 for
    enjoyable romp

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9 Do Revenge (2022)

A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.

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2022-09-14 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dearly lovable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bit confusing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    mean

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10 Waves (2019)

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

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2019-11-15 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    picking up pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sob story
  3. Ranked #1 for
    propulsive

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