Top rated movies with a formidable villain and a hooked start

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

1 The Roundup (2022)

The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.

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2022-05-18 | Action / Crime

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku

Rating

rating icon 7.235
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for relaxation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bone crushing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    powerful punch

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2 Selling Isobel (2019)

Based on a true story ~ Isobel goes for a job interview, gets locked in and sex trafficked for 3 consecutive days.

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2019-10-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Frida Farrell, Gabriel Olds

Rating

rating icon 5.227
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    totally believable acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    completely believable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    amateur hour

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3 Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

Info

2019-10-10 | Drama

Cast

Aras Bulut İynemli, Nisa Sofiya Aksongur

Rating

rating icon 8.266
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    totally amazing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most touching
  3. Ranked #1 for
    heart touching

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4 The Harder They Fall (2021)

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

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2021-10-22 | Western

Cast

Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba

Rating

rating icon 6.648
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fitting soundtrack
  2. Ranked #2 for
    stylized
  3. Ranked #2 for
    blaxploitation

Trailer

The Harder They Fall trailer
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5 Nightmare Alley (2021)

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

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2021-12-02 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    carny ride
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluke
  3. Ranked #1 for
    femme fatale

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6 Locusts (2020)

Two estranged brothers who are reluctantly reunited in their remote hometown at their father's funeral, become the target of an extortion scam at the hands of a gang of violent local thugs.

Info

2020-12-03 | Thriller

Cast

Ben Geurens, Jessica McNamee

Rating

rating icon 5.222
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    underlying concept
  2. Ranked #1 for
    worth checking out
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-educated character

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Locusts trailer
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7 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)

The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

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2019-10-25 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg

Rating

rating icon 6.109
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    different approach
  2. Ranked #2 for
    shattering climax
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unique approach

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8 The Cleansing Hour (2020)

Two millennial entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.

Info

2020-02-28 | Horror

Cast

Kyle Gallner, Ryan Guzman

Rating

rating icon 6.274
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    extremely entertaining
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with scare factors
  3. Ranked #2 for
    recommend to anyone

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9 Raging Fire (2021)

Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.

Info

2021-07-28 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse

Rating

rating icon 6.875
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    loud explosion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    impressive set piece
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lengthy sequence

Trailer

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10 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.674
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Trailer

The Woman King trailer
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