Top rated brilliantly understated movies with a shocking conclusion

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

1 Ordinary Love (2019)

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

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2019-12-06 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville

Rating

rating icon 6.848
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    masterful performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wonderfully nuanced
  3. Ranked #1 for
    subtle

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2 The Dry (2021)

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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2021-01-01 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly

Rating

rating icon 6.791
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    world-class
  2. Ranked #2 for
    brilliantly put together
  3. Ranked #2 for
    panoramic shot

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3 The Stylist (2020)

Claire is a lonely hairstylist who secretly murders and scalps her clients. When Olivia makes the well-intentioned mistake of asking Claire to style her hair for her wedding, she becomes dangerously obsessed, and her sanity starts to slip away with bloody consequences.

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2020-09-26 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant

Rating

rating icon 5.122
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    tight editing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    tight pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    swift pace

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4 We Need to Do Something (2021)

Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Rating

rating icon 5.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    final insult
  2. Ranked #1 for
    copping out
  3. Ranked #2 for
    locked in

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5 The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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2022-10-06 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Rating

rating icon 6.176
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    somber mood
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unrewarding
  3. Ranked #1 for
    compelling

Trailer

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6 Clemency (2019)

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

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2019-12-27 | Drama

Cast

Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff

Rating

rating icon 6.321
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    towering
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rising above material
  3. Ranked #2 for
    botched

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7 The Power of the Dog (2021)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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2021-10-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Rating

rating icon 6.79
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #1 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    shortlisted

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8 The Unforgivable (2021)

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

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2021-11-24 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis

Rating

rating icon 7.452
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unforgivable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    straight dramatic acting
  3. Ranked #3 for
    credible

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9 The Song of Names (2019)

A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

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2019-12-25 | Drama / Music

Cast

Tim Roth, Clive Owen

Rating

rating icon 6.823
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    disappearing acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    prodigy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    profoundly moving

Trailer

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10 My Policeman (2022)

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

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2022-10-20 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Harry Styles, Emma Corrin

Rating

rating icon 7.748
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heartbreakingly beautiful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    triangular plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    diligent

Trailer

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