Top rated curveball movies that are also faithful to book

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

1 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
    evocative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    panoramic shot

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The Dry trailer
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2 Summer of 85 (2020)

What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

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2020-07-14 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin

Rating

rating icon 7.385
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lasting forever
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tone shifting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unique perspective

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Summer of 85 trailer
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3 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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2022-07-14 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.562
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar worthy
  2. Ranked #3 for
    natural beauty
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unblemished

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4 Batman: Hush (2019)

A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

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2019-07-19 | Action / Animation

Cast

Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison

Rating

rating icon 7.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    baddie
  2. Ranked #1 for
    comic book style
  3. Ranked #2 for
    translating to big screen

Trailer

Batman: Hush trailer
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5 Rebecca (2020)

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Lily James, Armie Hammer

Rating

rating icon 6.299
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gothic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lavish production
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dashing

Trailer

Rebecca trailer
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6 Pet Sematary (2019)

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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2019-04-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz

Rating

rating icon 5.737
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    deviating from book
  2. Ranked #2 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  3. Ranked #2 for
    scared to death

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Pet Sematary trailer
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7 I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

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2020-08-28 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley

Rating

rating icon 6.588
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    scratching head
  2. Ranked #1 for
    analytical
  3. Ranked #1 for
    obtuse

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things trailer
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8 In the Tall Grass (2019)

After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and, for some reason, they are unable to escape a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.

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2019-09-20 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Laysla De Oliveira, Harrison Gilbertson

Rating

rating icon 5.529
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #5 for
    stretched plot
  3. Ranked #5 for
    refreshing break

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In the Tall Grass trailer
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9 Persuasion (2022)

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

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2022-07-01 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis

Rating

rating icon 5.983
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    faithful to spirit
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like Pride & Prejudice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    broke the fourth wall

Trailer

Persuasion trailer
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10 The School for Good and Evil (2022)

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.

Info

2022-10-19 | Fantasy / Comedy

Cast

Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso

Rating

rating icon 7.078
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    eye candy visual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like Harry Potter
  3. Ranked #1 for
    evil character

Trailer

The School for Good and Evil trailer
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