Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also for open discussion

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

1 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
    with tear-jerking moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    telling

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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2 Silent Night (2021)

Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.

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2021-12-03 | Comedy / Science Fiction

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode

Rating

rating icon 6.125
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    soul-crushing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dislikeable
  3. Ranked #2 for
    seriocomedy

Trailer

Silent Night trailer
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3 Girl Next (2021)

A young woman is abducted by a strange group of human traffickers who use drug and trauma based mind control to turn women into "Sofia" dolls. Trapped in a waking nightmare she fights for a way to escape, to avoid becoming Girl Next.

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2021-06-18 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Rachel Alig, Larry Wade Carrell

Rating

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    refined character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    semiotic topic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    real bad

Trailer

Girl Next trailer
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4 Really Love (2020)

A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.

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2020-10-16 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Kofi Siriboe, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    blurry image
  2. Ranked #1 for
    splendid cinematography
  3. Ranked #1 for
    cracking script

Trailer

Really Love trailer
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5 Embattled (2020)

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

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2020-11-20 | Action / Drama

Cast

Stephen Dorff, Elizabeth Reaser

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheer enjoyment
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheer entertainment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never backing down

Trailer

Embattled trailer
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6 Vengeance (2022)

A journalist and podcaster from New York City travels to West Texas in order to report on the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

Info

2022-07-29 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook

Rating

rating icon 6.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cultured
  2. Ranked #1 for
    insightful
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tight writing

Trailer

Vengeance trailer
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7 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
    magic realism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    transcendental subject
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fancy camera work

Trailer

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths trailer
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8 Funhouse (2019)

When 8 celebrities from around the globe are invited to compete in an online reality show, they soon realize that they are playing for their very lives, as those voted off suffer horrific consequences, broadcast live to the entire world.

Info

2019-10-25 | Horror

Cast

Valter Skarsgård, Khamisa Wilsher

Rating

rating icon 5.592
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great casting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    delightfully surprising
  3. Ranked #2 for
    internal logic

Trailer

Funhouse trailer
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9 Swan Song (2021)

In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate.

Info

2021-12-17 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris

Rating

rating icon 7.289
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    exact replica
  2. Ranked #1 for
    steampunk
  3. Ranked #1 for
    compulsively watchable

Trailer

Swan Song trailer
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10 The Dinner Party (2020)

A budding playwright and his wife attend a dinner party hosted by wealthy, cultural elites, who have promised to bankroll the writer's latest play to Broadway, but, in fact, have darker designs in mind for the couple.

Info

2020-05-29 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sawandi Wilson, Mike Mayhall

Rating

rating icon 4.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    talented filmmaker
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sinuously beautiful
  3. Ranked #2 for
    acclaimed director

Trailer

The Dinner Party trailer
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