Top rated dark and edgy movies with an artistic approach

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and edgy movies with an artistic approach! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and edgy movies with an artistic approach, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Limbo (2021)

An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

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2021-04-30 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Amir ElMasry, Vikash Bhai

Rating

rating icon 6.844
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    awaited
  2. Ranked #1 for
    melancholy mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    serious approach

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Limbo trailer
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2 Collective (2019)

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

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2019-02-13 | Documentary

Cast

Cătălin Tolontan, Mirela Neag

Rating

rating icon 7.618
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vested interest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    timely reminder
  3. Ranked #2 for
    clever editing

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Collective trailer
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3 On the Count of Three (2022)

Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.

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2022-05-13 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott

Rating

rating icon 6.407
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark subject
  2. Ranked #1 for
    darkly humorous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    heart-racing

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On the Count of Three trailer
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4 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid

Trailer

The Two Popes trailer
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5 The Humans (2021)

Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.

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2021-11-24 | Drama

Cast

Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell

Rating

rating icon 6.113
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    talky
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heavy dialogue
  3. Ranked #2 for
    bumping at night

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The Humans trailer
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6 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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2022-10-22 | Animation / Fantasy

Cast

Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor

Rating

rating icon 8.115
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark tone
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox
  3. Ranked #1 for
    undeniable classic

Trailer

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio trailer
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7 The Batman (2022)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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2022-03-01 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz

Rating

rating icon 7.683
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brooding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    darkest

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The Batman trailer
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8 Fatman (2020)

A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

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2020-10-19 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins

Rating

rating icon 5.533
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ridiculous premise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jolly character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    one of the greatest

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Fatman trailer
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9 The Hand of God (2021)

In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.

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2021-11-24 | Drama

Cast

Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slice of life
  2. Ranked #2 for
    neo-realism
  3. Ranked #2 for
    stylistic flourish

Trailer

The Hand of God trailer
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10 Gretel & Hansel (2020)

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

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2020-01-30 | Fantasy / Horror

Cast

Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    grim atmosphere
  2. Ranked #2 for
    visually rich
  3. Ranked #3 for
    beautiful lighting

Trailer

Gretel & Hansel trailer
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