Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also absolute gem

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

1 Freaks (2019)

Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.

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2019-09-13 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern

Rating

rating icon 6.787
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow start
  2. Ranked #2 for
    quite entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    logical conclusion

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2 Captive (2020)

A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.

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2020-10-30 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

William Kircher, Tori kostic

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  2. Ranked #2 for
    top grade
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cleverly crafted

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3 The Dig (2021)

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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2021-01-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes

Rating

rating icon 6.904
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    first-rate cinematography
  2. Ranked #1 for
    various plots
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tangential

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4 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-03-03 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crazy plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting

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5 Old Henry (2021)

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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2021-10-01 | Action / Western

Cast

Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with final twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    horse opera
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pleasing fans

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6 Summerland (2020)

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

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2020-07-24 | Drama / War

Cast

Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    prickly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    prettiest actress
  3. Ranked #1 for
    beautifully put together

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7 Sublet (2020)

A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.

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2020-04-15 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    immediately drawn
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deliberate pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wonderful writing

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8 Embattled (2020)

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

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2020-11-20 | Action / Drama

Cast

Stephen Dorff, Elizabeth Reaser

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheer enjoyment
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheer entertainment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    childish

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9 Only the Animals (2019)

Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.

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2019-12-04 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy

Rating

rating icon 6.66
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gradual beginning
  2. Ranked #1 for
    interconnected story
  3. Ranked #1 for
    utterly absorbing

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10 Strawberry Mansion (2021)

In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora, an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble stumbles upon a secret that offers him a chance at love—and hope for escape.

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2021-07-22 | Fantasy / Romance

Cast

Penny Fuller, Kentucker Audley

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    aesthetic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    twisted logic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    watching repeatedly

Trailer

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