Top rated perfunctory movies that are also challenging

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

1 The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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2020-02-14 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck

Rating

rating icon 4.912
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    clear conscience
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incoherent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    begging the question

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2 The Lost King (2022)

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

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2022-10-07 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stellar performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    skepticism
  3. Ranked #1 for
    academic

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3 Bliss (2021)

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

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2021-02-05 | Science Fiction / Romance

Cast

Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek

Rating

rating icon 5.552
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    blissful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    altered state
  3. Ranked #2 for
    alternate reality

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4 The Scary of Sixty-First (2021)

Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret.

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2021-12-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn

Rating

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    burnish
  2. Ranked #1 for
    non-existent character development
  3. Ranked #2 for
    absolutely horrendous

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5 Hollow (2021)

A woman with early signs of Alzheimer's begins to have lucid dreams and nightmares that a living Punch puppet has moved in with her and her family. She uncovers something sinister is observing her every move.

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2021-09-24 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Pat Garrett, Pete Bird

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Revenant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mesmerizing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant pace

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6 The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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2021-03-31 | Music / Drama

Cast

Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes

Rating

rating icon 6.605
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    quite remarkable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    splendid performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lynching

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7 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

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2021-10-21 | Drama / History

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    artistically talented director
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eccentric genius
  3. Ranked #1 for
    batty

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8 The High Note (2020)

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.

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2020-06-10 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross

Rating

rating icon 7.058
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like Inside Llewyn Davis
  2. Ranked #2 for
    groovy soundtrack
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar-caliber

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9 Vita & Virginia (2019)

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.

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2019-05-02 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Elizabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton

Rating

rating icon 6.895
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    visual flourish
  2. Ranked #2 for
    analytical
  3. Ranked #3 for
    petite actress

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10 Antebellum (2020)

Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

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2020-09-02 | Horror

Cast

Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange

Rating

rating icon 6.281
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    misleading
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gratifying
  3. Ranked #5 for
    modern

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Antebellum trailer
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