Top rated staggering movies that are also thought-provoking

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

1 Flee (2021)

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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2021-06-17 | Documentary / Animation

Cast

Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar

Rating

rating icon 7.783
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intermixed plot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    great cinematic achievement
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never faltering

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2 Another Round (2020)

Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

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2020-09-24 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Rating

rating icon 7.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    binge worthy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mopey
  3. Ranked #2 for
    euphoric character

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3 Farha (2021)

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

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2021-09-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher

Rating

rating icon 7.593
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    leaving lasting impact
  2. Ranked #1 for
    harrowing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    capturing the beauty

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4 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.503
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent

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5 The Artifice Girl (2023)

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

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2023-04-27 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    literate
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for questioning
  3. Ranked #1 for
    intelligent and thoughtful character

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6 Mass (2021)

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

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2021-10-08 | Drama

Cast

Martha Plimpton, Jason Isaacs

Rating

rating icon 7.514
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    powerhouse
  2. Ranked #1 for
    astonishing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    casual conversation

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7 Women Talking (2022)

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

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2022-12-23 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Rooney Mara, Claire Foy

Rating

rating icon 6.93
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for discussion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for philosophical discussion

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8 Soul (2020)

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

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2020-12-25 | Animation / Family

Cast

Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey

Rating

rating icon 8.136
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    existential theme
  2. Ranked #1 for
    capturing imagination
  3. Ranked #2 for
    meaningful

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9 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

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2020-09-28 | Documentary / Drama

Cast

David Attenborough, Max Hughes

Rating

rating icon 8.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downward spiral
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mandatory watch
  3. Ranked #1 for
    national treasure

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10 Connie Lynn (2022)

Connie Lynn suffering post traumatic stress and depression navigates her way through life with Benny Lynn, she enters in to a whole new world she does not even know she is in without help to figure out where and who she is.

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2022-08-19 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kate Hargrave, Lee Westwick

Rating

rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    utterly brilliant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    genius
  3. Ranked #1 for
    compulsively watchable

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