Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also deviating from book

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and deviating from book movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and deviating from book, 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
    brilliantly understated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    various plots
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tangential

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2 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

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2019-05-17 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario

Rating

rating icon 5.478
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    air of mystery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    handsomely produced
  3. Ranked #2 for
    faithful to source material

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3 Pet Sematary (2019)

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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2019-04-04 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz

Rating

rating icon 5.728
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    scared to death
  2. Ranked #2 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  3. Ranked #3 for
    deviating from book

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4 Batman: Hush (2019)

A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

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2019-07-19 | Action / Animation

Cast

Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    baddie
  2. Ranked #1 for
    comic book style
  3. Ranked #2 for
    voluminous plot

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5 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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2022-07-15 | Mystery / Drama

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.636
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar worthy
  2. Ranked #3 for
    unblemished
  3. Ranked #4 for
    natural beauty

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6 Kajillionaire (2020)

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

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2020-09-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger

Rating

rating icon 6.327
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unorthodox
  2. Ranked #1 for
    odd
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unpleasantly surprising

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7 Rebecca (2020)

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Lily James, Armie Hammer

Rating

rating icon 6.295
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lavish production
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ingenue

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8 Emma. (2020)

In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

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2020-02-13 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn

Rating

rating icon 7.053
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sumptuous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    beautifully designed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gorgeous

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9 Five Feet Apart (2019)

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.

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2019-03-14 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse

Rating

rating icon 8.301
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Notebook
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mushy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tearful

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10 Cyrano (2021)

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

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2021-12-17 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett

Rating

rating icon 6.471
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    booming voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with gravitas
  3. Ranked #1 for
    virile character

Trailer

Cyrano trailer
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