Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also brilliantly understated
Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and brilliantly understated movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and brilliantly understated, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country. Maimovie provides context-aware recommendation based on extensive data gathered and analyzed by AI.
Last Update Mar 08 2021
1 Whisky (2004)
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
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- 2004-08-06 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual
Rating
6.6
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2 Spanglish (2004)
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.
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- 2004-12-17 | Comedy
Cast
- Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni
Rating
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5.9
3 The Band's Visit (2007)
A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.
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- 2007-05-19 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz
Rating
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7.2
4 Frailty (2001)
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.
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- 2001-11-17 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey
Rating
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7.0
5 Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
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- 2007-12-21 | Drama
Cast
- Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan
Rating
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8.0
6 A Monster Calls (2016)
A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.
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- 2016-01-01 | Drama / Fantasy
Cast
- Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver
Rating
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7.2
7 An Education (2009)
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
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- 2009-10-29 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
Rating
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6.9
8 The Gift (2015)
A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.
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- 2015-07-30 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall
Rating
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6.7
9 Leave No Trace (2018)
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.
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- 2018-06-29 | Drama
Cast
- Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster
Rating
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6.7
10 Igby Goes Down (2002)
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
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- 2002-09-13 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes
Rating
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6.6