Top rated for in-depth character study movies that are also gritty and violent

Check out today’s highest ranked for in-depth character study and gritty and violent movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are for in-depth character study and gritty and violent, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Joker (2019)

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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2019-10-01 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro

Rating

rating icon 8.166
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    evil genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Oscar-worthy performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    great acting

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2 Move Me No Mountain (2023)

When realtor Jenna can no longer deal with the crushing guilt of her daughters death, she walks out of society to sleep rough on the streets of Vegas.

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2023-02-21 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Cat Lellie, Nicholas Roylance

Rating

rating icon 2.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    prosaic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    compelling narrative
  3. Ranked #1 for
    piqued

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3 Red Rocket (2021)

Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.

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2021-12-10 | Drama

Cast

Simon Rex, Suzanna Son

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cult icon
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling incomplete
  3. Ranked #1 for
    likable

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4 Cuck (2019)

Ronnie is a young white male, struggling with the pressures of life. He’s unemployed, rejected from the military for being mentally unstable, and lives at home with his ailing and nagging mother. Ronnie finds an outlet for his frustration online. The alt-right community gives him a place to belong and absolves his personal responsibility.

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2019-10-04 | Drama

Cast

Zachary Ray Sherman, Sally Kirkland

Rating

rating icon 4.208
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    caricature-like acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    nationalistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    accurate depiction

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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
    believable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with crime elements

Trailer

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6 To Leslie (2022)

A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Info

2022-10-07 | Drama

Cast

Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    award-deserving
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good editing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    atypical role

Trailer

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7 Six Years Gone (2022)

Six years ago, single mother Carrie Dawson suffered every parent's worst nightmare. Now she seeks redemption.

Info

2022-08-29 | Drama

Cast

Veronica Jean Trickett, Sarah Priddy

Rating

rating icon 0.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gritty and violent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intense drama
  3. Ranked #1 for
    indelible imagery

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8 Blue Story (2019)

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.

Info

2019-11-22 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward

Rating

rating icon 7.262
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glorifying
  2. Ranked #1 for
    too quick
  3. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly executed

Trailer

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9 Old Henry (2021)

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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2021-10-01 | Action / Western

Cast

Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze

Rating

rating icon 7.283
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    enthusiastic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hit out of park

Trailer

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10 Belfast (2021)

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

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2021-11-12 | Drama

Cast

Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe

Rating

rating icon 7.115
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    growing up
  2. Ranked #1 for
    boyhood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good story

Trailer

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