Top rated perfunctory movies that are also substantive
Check out today’s highest ranked perfunctory and substantive movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are perfunctory and substantive, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
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- 2022-06-24 | Animation / Comedy
Cast
- Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp
Rating
7.9
2 Respect (2021)
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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- 2021-08-12 | Drama / Music
Cast
- Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker
Rating
6.867
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
6.0
4 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
6.28

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5 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
7.032
6 Gaia (2021)
A park ranger takes shelter with two survivalists after an attack by mysterious creatures in a primordial forest.
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- 2021-06-18 | Horror / Fantasy
Cast
- Monique Rockman, Carel Nel
Rating
6.0
7 Horse Girl (2020)
A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.
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- 2020-01-27 | Drama
Cast
- Alison Brie, Debby Ryan
Rating
5.6
8 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
6.0
9 Aniara (2019)
A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.
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- 2019-02-01 | Science Fiction / Drama
Cast
- Emelie Jonsson, Arvin Kananian
Rating
6.086
10 American Skin (2019)
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
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- 2019-09-01 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi
Rating
7.4