Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also lean

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

1 Old Henry (2021)

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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2021-10-01 | Action / Western

Cast

Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with final twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    horse opera
  3. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending

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2 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
    crazy plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected treat
  3. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship

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3 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

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2019-01-18 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    nailbiter
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue

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4 Strawberry Mansion (2021)

In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora, an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble stumbles upon a secret that offers him a chance at love—and hope for escape.

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2021-07-22 | Fantasy / Romance

Cast

Penny Fuller, Kentucker Audley

Rating

rating icon 6.393
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    aesthetic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    twisted logic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    soft lighting

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5 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.84
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    thoroughly believable acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    easy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    convincing

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6 100 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
    plenty of twist

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7 Murina (2022)

A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.

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2022-04-08 | Drama

Cast

Gracija Filipović, Danica Ćurčić

Rating

rating icon 6.522
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ambiguous ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    interpersonal relation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    excellent writing

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8 Underwater (2020)

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

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2020-01-08 | Action / Horror

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel

Rating

rating icon 6.294
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Monster Movie
  2. Ranked #4 for
    claustrophobic
  3. Ranked #4 for
    blurry image

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9 Alone (2020)

A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

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2020-09-10 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    tension-filled
  2. Ranked #2 for
    suspenseful
  3. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere

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10 Hunter Hunter (2020)

A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the remote wilderness, but they soon become increasingly worried when their peaceful existence is disrupted.

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2020-12-18 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Camille Sullivan, Summer H. Howell

Rating

rating icon 6.47
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brace yourself
  2. Ranked #1 for
    woah
  3. Ranked #1 for
    real shocker

Trailer

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