Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also lean and mean

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

1 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
    taut
  2. Ranked #1 for
    nailbiter
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue

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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
    plenty of twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crafty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crazy plot

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

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4 The Protégé (2021)

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

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2021-08-19 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson

Rating

rating icon 6.63
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    gun-for-hire
  2. Ranked #2 for
    highly original
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like The Equalizer

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5 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
    interpersonal relation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ambiguous ending
  3. Ranked #2 for
    coquettish acting

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6 Kajillionaire (2020)

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

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2020-09-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger

Rating

rating icon 6.327
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unorthodox
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unpleasantly surprising
  3. Ranked #1 for
    odd

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7 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
    on tenterhooks
  3. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly tense atmosphere

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8 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
    convincing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing

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9 Run (2020)

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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2020-11-20 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen

Rating

rating icon 7.359
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    extremely tense
  2. Ranked #1 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely tense

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10 Archive (2020)

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

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2020-08-13 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Theo James, Stacy Martin

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    jealous character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    jealous

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