Top rated movies with female lead cast that have an unexpected plot

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with female lead cast and an unexpected plot! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with female lead cast and an unexpected plot, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Lou (2022)

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

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2022-09-23 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett

Rating

rating icon 6.539
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    strong-willed woman
  2. Ranked #1 for
    refreshing break
  3. Ranked #1 for
    refreshing change of pace

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2 Last Night in Soho (2021)

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

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2021-10-21 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy

Rating

rating icon 7.344
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dazzling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    glamorous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    kaleidoscopic

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3 The Furies (2019)

A young woman faces her darkest fears with seven other unwilling participants in a deadly game — a game that can only have one winner.

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2019-04-12 | Horror / Action

Cast

Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo

Rating

rating icon 5.522
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rounded character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gore factor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    explicitly gore

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4 The Weekend Away (2022)

When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.

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2022-03-03 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe

Rating

rating icon 6.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    frenemy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    red herring
  3. Ranked #1 for
    voyeuristic

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5 The 355 (2022)

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

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2022-01-05 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o

Rating

rating icon 6.088
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with MacGuffins
  2. Ranked #2 for
    wild-card actor
  3. Ranked #2 for
    badass

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6 The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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2020-02-26 | Thriller / Science Fiction

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge

Rating

rating icon 7.117
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    domineering character

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7 Rust Creek (2019)

When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.

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2019-01-04 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson

Rating

rating icon 6.346
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    totally absurd
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good ole boy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    redneck

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8 The Call (2020)

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

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2020-11-27 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo

Rating

rating icon 7.542
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pure gold
  2. Ranked #1 for
    staying till the end
  3. Ranked #1 for
    logical conclusion

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9 Honor Society (2022)

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

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2022-07-23 | Comedy

Cast

Angourie Rice, Gaten Matarazzo

Rating

rating icon 7.642
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bubbly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sharp turn
  3. Ranked #1 for
    witty topic

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10 Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

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2020-12-13 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham

Rating

rating icon 7.445
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    waited too long
  2. Ranked #1 for
    taboo topic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    promising start

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Promising Young Woman trailer
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