Top rated darkest movies with a rocky start

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

1 Barbarian (2022)

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

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2022-09-08 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård

Rating

rating icon 6.839
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    sudden turn
  2. Ranked #3 for
    picking up pace
  3. Ranked #5 for
    shaky start

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2 Underwater (2020)

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

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2020-01-08 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel

Rating

rating icon 6.286
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Monster Movie
  2. Ranked #2 for
    respite
  3. Ranked #4 for
    claustrophobic

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3 Driven (2019)

Emerson Graham's nights as a cab driver are filled with annoyances and inconveniences, but until tonight, never attacks and disappearances. After picking up a mysterious passenger her evening goes from working a job to performing a quest as they must race against the clock to defeat a force of evil. The meter is running.

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2019-02-09 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Richard Speight Jr., Casey Dillard

Rating

rating icon 4.141
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    witty dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sharp and witty dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    quick-witted dialogue

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4 Gundala (2019)

Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero.

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2019-08-29 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Abimana Aryasatya, Tara Basro

Rating

rating icon 6.236
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bit stiff acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    based on movieverse
  3. Ranked #1 for
    henchman

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5 Caveat (2021)

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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2021-10-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Jonathan French, Leila Sykes

Rating

rating icon 6.111
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    total darkness
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ominous mood
  3. Ranked #2 for
    catatonic

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6 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

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2019-05-17 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario

Rating

rating icon 5.484
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    handsomely produced
  2. Ranked #1 for
    air of mystery
  3. Ranked #2 for
    loony character

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7 Saint Maud (2020)

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

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2020-10-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle

Rating

rating icon 6.606
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    psychological character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deeply unsettling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fanatic

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8 The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

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2020-10-29 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr.

Rating

rating icon 6.167
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bleak atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely frightening
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unnerving

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9 Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)

A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

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2020-02-19 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Woo-sung

Rating

rating icon 7.124
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tight writing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    fully fleshed
  3. Ranked #2 for
    par excellence

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10 Triggered (2020)

Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with suicide bombs strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help - until they discover they can 'take' one another's time by killing each other.

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2020-08-28 | Horror / Action

Cast

Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart

Rating

rating icon 5.297
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    attractive female
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intentionally funny
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stingy character

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