Top rated dark and grim movies with a shady character

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and grim movies featuring a shady character! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and grim movies featuring a shady character, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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 6.152
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    too slow-paced
  2. Ranked #1 for
    riveting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    attention grabbing

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2 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 7.758
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    seamy subject
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gritty atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    poetic justice

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3 Nightmare Alley (2021)

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

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2021-12-02 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara

Rating

rating icon 6.998
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with sleight of hand
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluke
  3. Ranked #1 for
    carny ride

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4 Crimes of the Future (2022)

With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin, an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission -- to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

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2022-05-25 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux

Rating

rating icon 6.158
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    corporeal theme
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exhibitionist
  3. Ranked #2 for
    freakish

Trailer

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5 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 6.795
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    easy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    believable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lean

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6 Caveat (2022)

A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.

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2022-07-28 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Jonathan French, Leila Sykes

Rating

rating icon 5.881
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    creepier
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ominous mood
  3. Ranked #2 for
    anticlimactic

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7 Lost Girls (2020)

When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.

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2020-01-28 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie

Rating

rating icon 6.095
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    properly developed
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexciting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    left unsolved

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8 The Good Nurse (2022)

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

Info

2022-10-19 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne

Rating

rating icon 6.932
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absorbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    engaging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high caliber

Trailer

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9 Abduction (2019)

A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.

Info

2019-03-20 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Scott Adkins, Andy On

Rating

rating icon 6.041
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    entertaining enough
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dreg
  3. Ranked #1 for
    direct-to-DVD

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10 The Scary of Sixty-First (2021)

Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret.

Info

2021-12-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn

Rating

rating icon 5.707
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    non-existent character development
  2. Ranked #1 for
    burnish
  3. Ranked #2 for
    absolutely horrendous

Trailer

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