Top rated movies with smart writing that have a gradual beginning

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

1 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

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2019-01-18 | Crime / Drama

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    clever plot

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2 The Quiet Girl (2022)

A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

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2022-05-12 | Drama

Cast

Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley

Rating

rating icon 7.507
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    acclaimed director
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slow beginning
  3. Ranked #1 for
    quiet

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3 Murina (2022)

A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.

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2022-04-08 | Drama

Cast

Gracija Filipović, Danica Ćurčić

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ambiguous ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wonderful writing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant script

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4 Vengeance (2022)

A journalist and podcaster from New York City travels to West Texas in order to report on the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

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2022-07-29 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook

Rating

rating icon 6.625
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fish out of water
  2. Ranked #1 for
    insightful
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cultured

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5 Stay Out Stay Alive (2019)

After an earthquake uncovers an abandoned goldmine, a hiker falls in and is trapped, forcing friends to grapple with a moral dilemma that spirals into madness.

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2019-11-26 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Barbara Crampton, Sage Mears

Rating

rating icon 5.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely thrilling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exacting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    inexcusable

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6 100 Days to Live (2019)

When a serial killer abducts a young woman’s fiancé, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly – his motive.

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2019-10-17 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery

Rating

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    kind of dumb
  2. Ranked #1 for
    snappy pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    plenty of twist

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7 Detention (2019)

In the 1960s, two classmates go looking for their missing friends and teachers, all of whom took part in an illegal book club, only to come face to face with ghosts and deformed monsters that have taken over their school.

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2019-09-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Gingle Wang, Jing-Hua Tseng

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    natural light
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fragmented narrative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    precious

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8 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    splendid
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent

Trailer

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9 Sea Fever (2020)

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

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2020-06-12 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Ardalan Esmaili

Rating

rating icon 6.246
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well-acted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    decently written
  3. Ranked #2 for
    good pace

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10 Call Jane (2022)

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

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2022-10-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver

Rating

rating icon 6.567
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    moral issue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    touchy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    acting of welcoming presence

Trailer

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