Top rated heroic movies that are also intellectually stimulating

Check out today’s highest ranked heroic and intellectually stimulating movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are heroic and intellectually stimulating, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Wandering Earth II (2023)

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.

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2023-01-22 | Science Fiction

Cast

Andy Lau, Wu Jing

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    grand
  2. Ranked #1 for
    grand scale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rationalism

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2 The Colony (2021)

In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.

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2021-08-26 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen

Rating

rating icon 5.647
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    half-baked
  2. Ranked #2 for
    misty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cheerless

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3 Glass (2019)

In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

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2019-01-16 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

James McAvoy, Bruce Willis

Rating

rating icon 6.679
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shocking climax
  2. Ranked #2 for
    double twist
  3. Ranked #2 for
    distinct personality

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4 Ad Astra (2019)

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

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2019-09-17 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.103
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    interplanetary
  2. Ranked #5 for
    great sound effects
  3. Ranked #6 for
    very slow moving

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5 Eternals (2021)

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

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2021-11-03 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Gemma Chan, Richard Madden

Rating

rating icon 6.885
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    fleshed out character
  2. Ranked #5 for
    grand scale
  3. Ranked #6 for
    diverse casting

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6 Sputnik (2020)

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

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2020-09-08 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov

Rating

rating icon 6.505
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    moment of brilliance
  2. Ranked #4 for
    competent
  3. Ranked #4 for
    creditable directing

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7 The Platform (2019)

A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

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2019-11-08 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan

Rating

rating icon 6.979
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    study of human nature
  2. Ranked #1 for
    open-ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for the fearless

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8 Seobok (2021)

Ex intelligence agent Ki-heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

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2021-04-12 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dramatic climax
  2. Ranked #1 for
    philosophical
  3. Ranked #1 for
    emotional climax

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9 Archive (2020)

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

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2020-08-13 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Theo James, Stacy Martin

Rating

rating icon 6.234
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jealous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    double twist

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10 Black Widow (2021)

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

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2021-07-07 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    taskmaster
  2. Ranked #2 for
    disciplinarian
  3. Ranked #2 for
    waited too long

Trailer

Black Widow trailer
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