Top rated 40 topical issue movies with spot-on directing

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

1 Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

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2020-12-13 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham

Rating

rating icon 7.438
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    waited too long
  2. Ranked #1 for
    poetic justice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    taboo topic

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2 Queen & Slim (2019)

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    defensive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    embattled character
  3. Ranked #4 for
    hurried

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3 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.507
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    exceptional
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with large gap
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hyped up

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4 Herself (2020)

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

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2020-11-26 | Drama

Cast

Clare Dunne, Molly McCann

Rating

rating icon 6.792
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heavy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    abusive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    important topic

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5 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.499
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid

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6 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    crisp dialogue
  3. Ranked #2 for
    large cast

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7 Women Talking (2022)

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

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2022-12-23 | Drama

Cast

Rooney Mara, Claire Foy

Rating

rating icon 6.895
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for philosophical discussion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for discussion

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8 Joyland (2022)

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

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2022-11-18 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    casual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    social issue
  3. Ranked #2 for
    topical issue

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9 Cicada Song (2019)

Karen is a tough, corn fed, outspoken, farm manager who cares about the people she works for and the migrant people who work for her. When one of her farmhands approaches her about a little girl that has recently disappeared, she becomes closer to her employees than she ever thought possible. But, when her lover, Annabelle, disappears, the bubble Karen lives in bursts and she begins an investigation only to uncover something dark in the little town she grew up in.

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2019-09-27 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Lyndsey Lantz, Jenny Mesa

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    decently written
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-paced
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good script

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10 Bombshell (2019)

Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Info

2019-12-13 | Drama

Cast

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman

Rating

rating icon 6.801
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bombshell
  2. Ranked #2 for
    fictional character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    juicier

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