Top rated genuine surprise movies that are also deviating from book

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1 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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2022-07-14 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.549
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar worthy
  2. Ranked #2 for
    unblemished
  3. Ranked #3 for
    natural beauty

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2 Batman: Hush (2019)

A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

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2019-07-19 | Action / Animation

Cast

Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison

Rating

rating icon 7.179
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    comic book style
  2. Ranked #1 for
    baddie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    translating to big screen

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3 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
    faithful to source material

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4 Pet Sematary (2019)

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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2019-04-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz

Rating

rating icon 5.738
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    scared to death
  2. Ranked #2 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  3. Ranked #2 for
    deviating from book

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5 Rebecca (2020)

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Lily James, Armie Hammer

Rating

rating icon 6.31
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gothic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dashing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ingenue

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6 The Bad Guys (2022)

When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.

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2022-03-17 | Family / Animation

Cast

Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron

Rating

rating icon 7.553
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    punchy lines
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fast-moving
  3. Ranked #2 for
    photorealistic

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7 The Dry (2021)

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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2021-01-01 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly

Rating

rating icon 6.825
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    world-class
  2. Ranked #1 for
    evocative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never flagging

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8 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

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2023-03-29 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams

Rating

rating icon 7.28
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    adolescent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pleasantly surprising
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sweet and endearing

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9 Emily (2022)

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

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2022-10-14 | History / Drama

Cast

Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead

Rating

rating icon 6.983
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beloved
  2. Ranked #1 for
    hurried
  3. Ranked #1 for
    disapproving character

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10 Doctor Sleep (2019)

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".

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2019-10-30 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran

Rating

rating icon 7.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #3 for
    slightly inferior
  3. Ranked #5 for
    faithful to book

Trailer

Doctor Sleep trailer
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