Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also instructive

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

1 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
    tearful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mushy

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2 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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3 100 Days to Live (2019)

When a serial killer abducts a young woman’s fiancé, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly – his motive.

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2019-10-17 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    kind of dumb
  2. Ranked #1 for
    snappy pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    off guard

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4 Rescued by Ruby (2022)

Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story.

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2022-03-17 | Family / Drama

Cast

Grant Gustin, Scott Wolf

Rating

rating icon 7.517
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    capturing heart
  2. Ranked #3 for
    heartwarming
  3. Ranked #3 for
    thoroughly entertaining

Trailer

Rescued by Ruby trailer
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5 The Marshmallow Mystery Tour (2021)

After landing a gig at a marshmallow theme park, a cameraman uncovers the shocking truth about America's candyland and his own sugar coated childhood.

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2021-07-10 | Comedy

Cast

Jeremy Rishe, Logan Taylor

Rating

rating icon 0.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    load of fun
  2. Ranked #3 for
    acting with perfect timing
  3. Ranked #5 for
    masterfully executed

Trailer

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6 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 7.45
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    acute
  3. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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7 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
    interesting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    top-quality
  3. Ranked #1 for
    historically important

Trailer

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8 Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.

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2019-08-08 | Adventure / Comedy

Cast

Isabela Merced, Jeffrey Wahlberg

Rating

rating icon 6.704
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ton of fun
  2. Ranked #1 for
    upbeat
  3. Ranked #1 for
    kiddie

Trailer

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9 Giant Little Ones (2019)

Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.

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2019-01-03 | Drama

Cast

Josh Wiggins, Darren Mann

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beautiful acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluidic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    peripheral character

Trailer

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10 Wasp Network (2020)

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.

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2020-01-29 | Drama / History

Cast

Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez

Rating

rating icon 6.14
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crammed plot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    slightly confusing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    historical point of view

Trailer

Wasp Network trailer
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