Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also brilliant

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

1 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.

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

Trailer

Nightmare Alley trailer
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2 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.

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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
    with large gap
  2. Ranked #1 for
    timeless masterpiece
  3. Ranked #1 for
    deservedly won awards

Trailer

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3 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.

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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
    acute
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with tear-jerking moments

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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4 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.

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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 moving
  2. Ranked #1 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    painfully slow

Trailer

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5 The Fabelmans (2022)

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

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2022-11-11 | Drama

Cast

Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams

Rating

rating icon 7.945
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    early childhood
  2. Ranked #1 for
    boyhood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    teenage

Trailer

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6 Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

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2020-12-13 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham

Rating

rating icon 7.494
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfect casting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    taboo topic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    waited too long

Trailer

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7 West Side Story (2021)

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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2021-12-08 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler

Rating

rating icon 7.062
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great dance choreography
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    beloved

Trailer

West Side Story trailer
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8 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.798
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  3. Ranked #2 for
    repackaged

Trailer

The Woman King trailer
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9 Licorice Pizza (2021)

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

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2021-11-26 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman

Rating

rating icon 7.03
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    with large gap
  2. Ranked #5 for
    ambling
  3. Ranked #6 for
    teenage

Trailer

Licorice Pizza trailer
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10 Jojo Rabbit (2019)

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

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2019-10-18 | Comedy / War

Cast

Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie

Rating

rating icon 8.058
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tragicomic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    semi-serious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pure genius

Trailer

Jojo Rabbit trailer
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