Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also academy award deserving

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

1 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
    fine
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unperturbed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    various plots

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2 Pig (2021)

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.

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2021-07-16 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff

Rating

rating icon 6.662
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    low-key performance
  2. Ranked #2 for
    mellow
  3. Ranked #3 for
    almost non-existent

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3 Nightmare Alley (2021)

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Info

2021-12-02 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara

Rating

rating icon 7.02
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    noirish
  2. Ranked #1 for
    carny ride
  3. Ranked #1 for
    femme fatale

Trailer

Nightmare Alley trailer
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4 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Info

2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good
  2. Ranked #1 for
    overrated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    deservedly won awards

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Parasite trailer
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5 To Leslie (2022)

A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Info

2022-10-07 | Drama

Cast

Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo

Rating

rating icon 7.184
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good editing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    award-deserving
  3. Ranked #1 for
    deserving nods from Oscars

Trailer

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6 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
    accomplished
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pleasing fans

Trailer

Old Henry trailer
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7 The Power of the Dog (2021)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Info

2021-11-11 | Western / Drama

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Rating

rating icon 6.805
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    painfully slow
  3. Ranked #1 for
    Oscar nomination deserving

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8 BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.

Info

2022-10-27 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani

Rating

rating icon 7.037
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    indelible imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fancy camera work
  3. Ranked #1 for
    transcendental subject

Trailer

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths trailer
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9 The Farewell (2019)

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

Info

2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen

Rating

rating icon 7.453
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme
  3. Ranked #2 for
    acute

Trailer

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10 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

Info

2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.083
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sinister villain
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    nemesis

Trailer

Cruella trailer
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