Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also effective

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

1 Night Hunter (2019)

A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders.

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2019-08-29 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley

Rating

rating icon 6.485
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    little bit better
  2. Ranked #2 for
    effective
  3. Ranked #2 for
    lobotomizing

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2 Seventeen (2019)

To find his therapy dog, a 17-year-old escapes from juvie and embarks on a journey of reconnection with his brother and grandmother through Cantabria.

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2019-09-21 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Biel Montoro, Nacho Sánchez

Rating

rating icon 7.282
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    camaraderie
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intuitive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    extraordinarily beautiful

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3 Anything for Jackson (2020)

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.

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2020-04-04 | Horror

Cast

Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Occult
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of silly
  3. Ranked #2 for
    decently scary

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4 The Assistant (2020)

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

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2020-01-31 | Drama

Cast

Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen

Rating

rating icon 6.378
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    alarming
  2. Ranked #2 for
    utterly boring
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dead end

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5 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

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.131
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chamber piece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crafty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting

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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
    girl next door
  3. Ranked #1 for
    prettiest actress

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7 Amira (2021)

Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.

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2021-10-19 | Drama

Cast

Tara Abboud, Saba Mubarak

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    honorable character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    indecent character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly fake

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8 The Odds (2019)

A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.

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2019-06-04 | Horror

Cast

Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with big surprise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty impressive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high art

Trailer

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9 Redemption Day (2021)

When his wife is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces.

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2021-01-08 | Action

Cast

Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    OMG
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-done
  3. Ranked #1 for
    damn good

Trailer

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10 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

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2020-04-12 | Animation / Action

Cast

Patrick Seitz, Jordan Rodrigues

Rating

rating icon 8.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brutal and bloody
  2. Ranked #1 for
    little rushed plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    totally awesome

Trailer

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