Top rated super-smart movies that are also most thought-provoking

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

1 The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

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2021-04-22 | Animation / Adventure

Cast

Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride

Rating

rating icon 7.912
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    adversary-worthy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unique style

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2 Booksmart (2019)

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

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2019-05-24 | Comedy

Cast

Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein

Rating

rating icon 7.044
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    whippy and smart dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for graduation season
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brainy

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Booksmart trailer
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3 Long Shot (2019)

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

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2019-05-02 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen

Rating

rating icon 6.734
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    cast with natural chemistry
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ton of laughing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    huge crush

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4 Triangle of Sadness (2022)

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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2022-09-18 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean

Rating

rating icon 7.108
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    critical view
  2. Ranked #2 for
    scathing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slovenly character

Trailer

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5 Palm Springs (2020)

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

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2020-07-10 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    time-loop
  2. Ranked #1 for
    curveball
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fresh

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6 Straight Up (2020)

Todd is a hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twentysomething whose fear of dying alone leads him to a baffling conclusion: he might not be gay after all. When he meets Rory, a whip-smart struggling actress with her own set of insecurities, the two forge a relationship that’s all talk and no sex.

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2020-02-28 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Katie Findlay, James Sweeney

Rating

rating icon 6.801
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    quick-witted liner
  2. Ranked #1 for
    repartee
  3. Ranked #1 for
    clever dialogue

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7 Knives Out (2019)

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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2019-11-27 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    large cast
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eclectic cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    whodunit

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Knives Out trailer
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8 The Hustle (2019)

Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

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2019-05-09 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson

Rating

rating icon 6.204
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unintentional laughing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unfunny
  3. Ranked #1 for
    laughing

Trailer

The Hustle trailer
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9 Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.

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2019-05-31 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Ali Wong, Randall Park

Rating

rating icon 6.644
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    instantly likable character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cracking up
  3. Ranked #1 for
    likable

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10 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.

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2021-03-29 | Comedy

Cast

Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    kind of silly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    zany
  3. Ranked #1 for
    frivolous

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