Top rated perfunctory movies that are also faithful to source material

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

1 Mr. Malcolm's List (2022)

When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.

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2022-07-01 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu

Rating

rating icon 6.078
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb cast
  2. Ranked #1 for
    diverse casting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ideal casting

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Mr. Malcolm's List trailer
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2 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
    overly convoluted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    clear conscience
  3. Ranked #1 for
    incoherent

Trailer

The Last Thing He Wanted trailer
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3 Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

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2019-09-06 | Drama / History

Cast

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.998
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distinctive directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    disciplinarian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    barbaric

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Waiting for the Barbarians trailer
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4 Cyrano (2021)

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

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2021-12-17 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with gravitas
  2. Ranked #1 for
    booming voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    faithful to original

Trailer

Cyrano trailer
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5 Pet Sematary (2019)

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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2019-04-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz

Rating

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #2 for
    deviating from book
  3. Ranked #2 for
    scared to death

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Pet Sematary trailer
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6 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 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    red herring
  2. Ranked #1 for
    voyeuristic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    brainless entertainment

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The Weekend Away trailer
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7 The School for Good and Evil (2022)

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.

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2022-10-19 | Fantasy

Cast

Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso

Rating

rating icon 7.133
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    evil character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eye candy visual
  3. Ranked #1 for
    like Harry Potter

Trailer

The School for Good and Evil trailer
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8 The Nan Movie (2022)

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

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2022-03-18 | Comedy

Cast

Catherine Tate, Mathew Horne

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    falling flat on gags
  2. Ranked #1 for
    raving
  3. Ranked #1 for
    harridan

Trailer

The Nan Movie trailer
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9 Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

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2021-07-23 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Henry Golding, Andrew Koji

Rating

rating icon 6.571
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    swordsmanship
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling motion sickness
  3. Ranked #2 for
    shaky camera

Trailer

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins trailer
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10 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
    dour subject

Trailer

Vita & Virginia trailer
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