Top rated burdensome movies that are also tough and gritty

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

1 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
    persuasive acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    thoroughly believable acting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    credible

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2 Jellyfish (2019)

In Margate, England, life is not easy for teenager Sarah Taylor, between being bullied at school, being exploited by a dominant boss and having to take care of her depressive mother and her two siblings. But Sarah finds a way to channel her growing despair and fight adversity when her drama teacher gives her a new purpose.

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2019-02-15 | Drama

Cast

Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ever dependable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    utterly compelling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    emotive

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3 Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

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2020-03-13 | Drama

Cast

Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder

Rating

rating icon 7.139
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humane
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ample support
  3. Ranked #2 for
    truthful

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4 Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

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2020-11-09 | Drama

Cast

Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    hillbilly
  2. Ranked #2 for
    white trash
  3. Ranked #3 for
    Oscar bait

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5 Mass (2021)

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

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2021-10-08 | Drama

Cast

Martha Plimpton, Jason Isaacs

Rating

rating icon 7.507
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    powerhouse
  2. Ranked #1 for
    casual conversation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely sensational

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6 Little Woods (2019)

For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.

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2019-04-19 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tessa Thompson, Lily James

Rating

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    in dire straits
  2. Ranked #3 for
    indefatigable character
  3. Ranked #3 for
    resentful character

Trailer

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7 The Dig (2019)

After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.

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2019-04-26 | Thriller

Cast

Moe Dunford, Francis Magee

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    oppressive
  2. Ranked #2 for
    dumbfounded
  3. Ranked #2 for
    doomy and gloomy

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8 A Thousand and One (2023)

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

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2023-03-31 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Teyana Taylor, William Catlett

Rating

rating icon 6.867
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    highly intense
  2. Ranked #3 for
    huge compliment
  3. Ranked #3 for
    convincing performance

Trailer

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9 Burden (2020)

Ku Klux Klansman Mike Burden opens the Redneck Shop and KKK museum in historic Laurens, SC. He subsequently falls in love with a single mother and, under her influence, quits the Klan and is taken in by an African American Reverend.

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2020-02-28 | Drama

Cast

Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Riseborough

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crackerjack
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hand-held shot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    real winner

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10 The Park (2023)

A dystopian coming-of-age movie focused on three kids who find themselves in an abandoned amusement park, aiming to unite whoever remains. With dangers lurking around every corner, they will do whatever it takes to survive their hellish Neverland.

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2023-03-02 | Action / Drama

Cast

Chloe Guidry, Nhedrick Jabier

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    compact
  2. Ranked #4 for
    redeeming factor
  3. Ranked #5 for
    for in-depth study

Trailer

The Park trailer
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