Top rated pessimistic movies with a jaundiced view

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

1 2040 (2019)

A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”

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2019-05-23 | Documentary

Cast

Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lovingly crafted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-structured directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    conversation starter

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2040 trailer
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2 Benediction (2021)

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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2021-12-23 | Drama / History

Cast

Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi

Rating

rating icon 6.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pure poetry
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bitter
  3. Ranked #1 for
    experienced director

Trailer

Benediction trailer
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3 Gundala (2019)

Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero.

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2019-08-29 | Action / Fantasy

Cast

Abimana Aryasatya, Tara Basro

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bit stiff acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bit wooden
  3. Ranked #1 for
    henchman

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Gundala trailer
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4 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

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2019-09-07 | Drama / History

Cast

Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks

Rating

rating icon 6.968
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cynical view
  2. Ranked #1 for
    humble
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cynical

Trailer

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood trailer
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5 The Boys in the Band (2020)

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

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2020-09-30 | Drama

Cast

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    inflecting voice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    weak link in cast
  3. Ranked #2 for
    masochistic character

Trailer

The Boys in the Band trailer
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6 EXIT (2019)

At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.

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2019-07-31 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Cho Jung-seok, Yoona

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    providing relief
  2. Ranked #1 for
    constantly whining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    lightening up the mood

Trailer

EXIT trailer
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7 The Medium (2021)

A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.

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2021-07-14 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    raving lunatic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cinema verite
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thrilling climax

Trailer

The Medium trailer
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8 The Good Boss (2021)

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

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2021-10-15 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo

Rating

rating icon 6.975
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flippant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    facetious lines
  3. Ranked #1 for
    juicy role

Trailer

The Good Boss trailer
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9 Missing (2022)

Depressed and in debt, Santoshi tells his young daughter that he is going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Santoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worst and begins searching for him.

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2022-01-21 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Jiro Sato, Aoi Ito

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    convincing manner
  2. Ranked #2 for
    dark and gloomy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gloomy

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Missing trailer
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10 Nomadland (2021)

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

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2021-01-29 | Drama

Cast

Frances McDormand, David Strathairn

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rootless character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    overrated
  3. Ranked #2 for
    shortlisted

Trailer

Nomadland trailer
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