Top rated breakthrough movies with a captivating finish

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

1 The Mole: Undercover in North Korea (2020)

A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.

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2020-10-11 | Documentary

Cast

Mads Brügger, Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    straining credulity
  2. Ranked #2 for
    fearless
  3. Ranked #3 for
    directing with craftmanship

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The Mole: Undercover in North Korea trailer
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2 Thirteen Lives (2022)

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.

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2022-07-18 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    on tenterhooks
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gripping start
  3. Ranked #2 for
    thrilling

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Thirteen Lives trailer
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3 TINA (2021)

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.

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2021-08-20 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Tina Turner, Angela Bassett

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cult figure
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slightly interested
  3. Ranked #1 for
    screen legend

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4 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
    impressive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    exceptionally well-done

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5 The Summit of the Gods (2021)

A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.

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2021-09-22 | Animation / Adventure

Cast

Éric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    increasingly difficult
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sweeping landscape
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never lagging

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6 Flee (2021)

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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2021-06-17 | Documentary / Animation

Cast

Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar

Rating

rating icon 7.788
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intermixed plot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    great cinematic achievement
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never faltering

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Flee trailer
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7 Judy (2019)

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

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2019-09-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Renée Zellweger, Finn Wittrock

Rating

rating icon 6.715
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    multilayered performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sensitive portrayal
  3. Ranked #1 for
    iconic

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8 Mr. Jones (2019)

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

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2019-10-03 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby

Rating

rating icon 6.755
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like a history lesson
  2. Ranked #2 for
    biblical proportion
  3. Ranked #2 for
    evil tyrant

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Mr. Jones trailer
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9 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.798
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    seamy subject
  2. Ranked #1 for
    time passer
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending

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10 The Mauritanian (2021)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.433
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    truly unforgettable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely astonishing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    embattled character

Trailer

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