Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also profound
Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and profound movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and profound, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country. Maimovie provides context-aware recommendation based on extensive data gathered and analyzed by AI.
Last Update Mar 08 2021
1 Truman (2015)
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.
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- 2015-10-30 | Drama
Cast
- Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara
Rating
7.0
2 Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.
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- 2012-06-08 | Comedy / Romance
Cast
- Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass
Rating
6.8
3 The Lost City of Z (2016)
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
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- 2016-10-15 | Adventure / Drama
Cast
- Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson
Rating
6.3
4 The Band's Visit (2007)
A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.
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- 2007-05-19 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz
Rating
7.2
5 Catfish (2010)
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
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- 2010-09-17 | Documentary
Cast
- Melody C. Roscher, Ariel Schulman
Rating
6.9
6 Frailty (2001)
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.
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- 2001-11-17 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey
Rating
7.0
7 The Kid (2000)
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-old version of himself who can't believe he could turn out so badly -- with no life and no dog. With Rusty's help, Russ is able to reconcile the person he used to dream of being with the man he's actually become.
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- 2000-07-07 | Fantasy / Comedy
Cast
- Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin
Rating
6.4
8 Blue Ruin (2013)
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
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- 2013-09-09 | Crime / Thriller
Cast
- Macon Blair, Devin Ratray
Rating
6.8
9 Frank (2014)
A young wannabe musician who discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
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- 2014-05-02 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Rating
6.9
10 Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
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- 2007-12-21 | Drama
Cast
- Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan
Rating
8.0