Top rated socially relevant movies with a gripping ending

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

1 Working Man (2019)

When the last factory in a small Rust Belt town closes its doors, an unlikely hero emerges in dutiful, quiet Allery Parkes. A career employee of the factory, the aging Allery can't reconcile how to live a life simply sitting at home doing nothing. Against the advice and pleas of his loving wife Iola, he forms an unlikely friendship with his charismatic neighbor Walter Brewer in order to revive the defunct factory.

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2019-02-02 | Drama

Cast

Peter Gerety, Billy Brown

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    personal experience
  2. Ranked #3 for
    disproportionate
  3. Ranked #3 for
    blue-collar

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2 Echo in the Canyon (2019)

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

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2019-05-24 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Jakob Dylan, Tom Petty

Rating

rating icon 6.725
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    luminary acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Gen Zers
  3. Ranked #2 for
    funky music

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3 The Velvet Underground (2021)

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

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2021-10-15 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Lou Reed, John Cale

Rating

rating icon 6.852
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    cast with unique characteristics
  2. Ranked #2 for
    painting vivid picture
  3. Ranked #3 for
    cross-cut editing

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4 The Mauritanian (2021)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.433
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely astonishing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    truly unforgettable
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ably played

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5 Groupers (2019)

A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.

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2019-03-09 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Nicole Dambro, Peter Mayer-Klepchick

Rating

rating icon 4.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    topical issue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    virtually unknown cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    eagerly looking forward to

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6 Riotsville, USA (2022)

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.

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2022-09-16 | Documentary / History

Cast

Charlene Modeste

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    elaborately staged
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lynching
  3. Ranked #3 for
    intermixed plot

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7 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya

Rating

rating icon 7.348
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ably played
  2. Ranked #1 for
    potent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    real deal

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8 100 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
    homely

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9 Trolls World Tour (2020)

Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.

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2020-03-11 | Family / Animation

Cast

Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake

Rating

rating icon 7.317
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bubblegum
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bummed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    funky music

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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

rating icon 7.226
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    conversation starter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mind-boggling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    boggling

Trailer

American Skin trailer
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