Top rated downbeat movies with a shocking conclusion

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

1 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 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of dread
  2. Ranked #1 for
    air of menace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely eerie

Trailer

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2 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 6.183
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    electrifying
  2. Ranked #1 for
    credible performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unrewarding

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3 The World to Come (2021)

In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.

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2021-02-12 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck

Rating

rating icon 6.967
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    harsh
  2. Ranked #1 for
    soporific
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chore-like

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4 Black Crab (2022)

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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2022-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro

Rating

rating icon 6.215
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    semblance of reality
  2. Ranked #2 for
    insensible
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unremitting

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5 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

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6 Holler (2021)

In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories by night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost of an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.

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2021-06-11 | Drama

Cast

Jessica Barden, Pamela Adlon

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gritty realistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    kudo to director
  3. Ranked #1 for
    downtrodden character

Trailer

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7 The Lodge (2020)

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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2020-01-16 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell

Rating

rating icon 6.122
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    mentally unstable
  2. Ranked #6 for
    paranoid
  3. Ranked #6 for
    unnerving

Trailer

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8 Clemency (2019)

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

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2019-12-27 | Drama

Cast

Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff

Rating

rating icon 6.336
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rising above material
  2. Ranked #1 for
    towering
  3. Ranked #2 for
    multilayered performance

Trailer

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9 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 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fanaticism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deeply unsettling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    godly

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10 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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2022-10-20 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb acting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    brilliant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    exceptional

Trailer

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