Top rated adaptive movies that are also firmly grounded

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

1 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cinematic spectacle
  2. Ranked #1 for
    painstaking detail
  3. Ranked #1 for
    immersive story

Trailer

The Prototype trailer
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2 How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

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2023-04-07 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    socially conscious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tragic backstory
  3. Ranked #1 for
    taut

Trailer

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3 Bad Education (2019)

A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.

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2019-09-08 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bravura performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    juicier
  3. Ranked #1 for
    knockout performance

Trailer

Bad Education trailer
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4 After We Leave (2019)

A sci-fi drama about a man struggling to find his wife, who he abandoned six years ago, before their visa to emmigrate to an off-world colony expires.

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2019-05-20 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Brian Silverman, Clay Wilcox

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dreadfully boring
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant shooting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    neatly wrapped up

Trailer

After We Leave trailer
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5 Bad Hair (2021)

In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.

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2021-05-05 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ingenue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    textured
  3. Ranked #1 for
    blunt

Trailer

Bad Hair trailer
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6 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.738
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    thoroughly believable acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    easy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing

Trailer

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7 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
    imaginative directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    picking up pace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sob story

Trailer

Waves trailer
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8 Lost Girls (2020)

When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.

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2020-01-28 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unexciting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    left unsolved
  3. Ranked #1 for
    properly developed

Trailer

Lost Girls trailer
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9 Saint Omer (2022)

A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.

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2022-11-23 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda

Rating

rating icon 6.305
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh look
  2. Ranked #1 for
    providing answers
  3. Ranked #1 for
    empathetic character

Trailer

Saint Omer trailer
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10 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 6.101
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People's Taste Ranking

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

Trailer

Crimes of the Future trailer
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