Top rated adaptive movies that are also controversial

Check out today’s highest ranked adaptive and controversial movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are adaptive and controversial, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 No Bears (2022)

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based on a real-life couple seeking passports to Europe being shot in Turkey, but both his stay and the production run into trouble.

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2022-10-06 | Drama

Cast

Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi

Rating

rating icon 6.893
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    two parallel plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    adaptive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unhappy ending

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2 Crimes of the Future (2022)

With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin, an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission -- to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

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2022-05-25 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux

Rating

rating icon 6.108
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    corporeal theme
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exhibitionist
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slowly evolving

Trailer

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3 The Report (2019)

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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2019-09-12 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Annette Bening

Rating

rating icon 7.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    incorruptible character

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4 Luce (2019)

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

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2019-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.344
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    loose thread
  3. Ranked #1 for
    multifaceted plot

Trailer

Luce trailer
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5 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 7.711
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    dynamite
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top-notch casting

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6 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 7.447
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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

Trailer

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7 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya

Rating

rating icon 7.348
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    impactful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    real deal
  3. Ranked #1 for
    potent

Trailer

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8 Broker (2022)

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.

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2022-06-08 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won

Rating

rating icon 7.191
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with poignant moments
  2. Ranked #2 for
    existential theme
  3. Ranked #2 for
    flexible

Trailer

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9 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

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2019-01-18 | Crime / Drama

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.125
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot

Trailer

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10 On the Count of Three (2022)

Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.

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2022-05-13 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott

Rating

rating icon 6.399
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    directing with poetic beauty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    solid directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brutally honest

Trailer

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