Top rated tough and gritty movies with a captivating finish

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

1 Help (2021)

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hits.

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2021-09-16 | Drama

Cast

Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.058
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flawless performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    masterful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    outstanding performance

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2 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.803
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly acceptable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gritty atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    seamy subject

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3 A Christmas Carol (2019)

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

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2019-12-19 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    darkest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    miserly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    timeless

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4 The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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2022-10-06 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Rating

rating icon 6.168
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely outstanding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    attention grabbing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unrewarding

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The Stranger trailer
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5 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.738
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    believable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    credible

Trailer

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6 The Outpost (2020)

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

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2020-06-24 | War / Drama

Cast

Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    authentic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    indefensible character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    brave character

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7 Les Misérables (2019)

Inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris, Stéphane, a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, joins the local anti-crime squad. Working alongside his unscrupulous colleagues Chris and Gwada, Stéphane struggles to maintain order amidst the mounting tensions between local gangs. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the three officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control.

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2019-11-14 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    new kid on the block
  2. Ranked #1 for
    leaving wonders
  3. Ranked #1 for
    forceful

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Les Misérables trailer
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8 The Eight Hundred (2020)

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

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2020-08-14 | War / History

Cast

Wang Qian-Yuan, Zhang Yi

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    herky-jerky camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jingoistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    patriotic

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9 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.849
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fearless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly brave
  3. Ranked #1 for
    valiant character

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10 24 Little Hours (2020)

A vengeful ex-con goes on a 24 hour killing spree, never saying a word. The discredited detective investigating the case is convinced there is more to it than the evidence suggests.

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2020-01-13 | Action / Crime

Cast

Kris Johnson, Fiona Skinner

Rating

rating icon 4.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    worth watching
  2. Ranked #2 for
    truly appalling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    defying belief

Trailer

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