Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also most challenging

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

1 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
    obedient
  2. Ranked #1 for
    refined character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    semiotic topic

Trailer

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2 Cicada Song (2019)

Karen is a tough, corn fed, outspoken, farm manager who cares about the people she works for and the migrant people who work for her. When one of her farmhands approaches her about a little girl that has recently disappeared, she becomes closer to her employees than she ever thought possible. But, when her lover, Annabelle, disappears, the bubble Karen lives in bursts and she begins an investigation only to uncover something dark in the little town she grew up in.

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2019-09-27 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Lyndsey Lantz, Jenny Mesa

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    puzzled
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-made

Trailer

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3 The Odds (2019)

A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.

Info

2019-06-04 | Horror

Cast

Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    overly exciting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty impressive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high art

Trailer

The Odds trailer
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4 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
    odd
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unpleasantly surprising
  3. Ranked #1 for
    idiosyncratic

Trailer

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5 Babyteeth (2020)

A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.

Info

2020-06-15 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendelsohn

Rating

rating icon 6.885
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distinguished
  2. Ranked #2 for
    excellent cinematography
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unsentimental

Trailer

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6 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

Info

2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    right on target
  2. Ranked #1 for
    impressive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    intense

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
    unperturbed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    top-quality

Trailer

The Dig trailer
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8 The Dawn (2019)

Following the murder of her family at the hands of her father in the wake of World War I, a young woman is sent to live in a convent. However, the demons that plagued her father follow, reawakening the nightmares of her past.

Info

2019-09-27 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Devanny Pinn, Stacey Dash

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    redeeming factor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    snide lines
  3. Ranked #2 for
    mannered performance

Trailer

The Dawn trailer
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9 Black Crab (2022)

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

Info

2022-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    semblance of reality
  2. Ranked #1 for
    insensible
  3. Ranked #2 for
    braindead

Trailer

Black Crab trailer
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10 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.

Info

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
    telling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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