Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also for self reflection

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

1 The Eternal Daughter (2022)

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell

Rating

rating icon 6.054
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    labored acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unhurried pace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    creaky

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

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3 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.

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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

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4 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.

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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
    indelible imagery
  3. Ranked #1 for
    transcendental subject

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5 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.

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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
    futuristic technology
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral question
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thought-provoking question

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6 Riders of Justice (2020)

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

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2020-11-19 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Rating

rating icon 7.282
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tight script
  2. Ranked #1 for
    too coincidental
  3. Ranked #1 for
    techno-geek

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7 Land (2021)

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

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2021-02-12 | Drama

Cast

Robin Wright, Demián Bichir

Rating

rating icon 6.794
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    worth money
  2. Ranked #1 for
    scenic shot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rugged

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8 The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.

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2019-01-16 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    harmless fun
  2. Ranked #2 for
    real treat
  3. Ranked #2 for
    solid piece of work

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9 Pig (2021)

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.

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2021-07-16 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff

Rating

rating icon 6.659
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    low-key performance
  2. Ranked #3 for
    beloved
  3. Ranked #3 for
    mellow

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10 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)

The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

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2019-10-25 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    different approach
  2. Ranked #1 for
    serious approach
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unique approach

Trailer

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