Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also recommendable

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

1 Freaks (2019)

Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.

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2019-09-13 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern

Rating

rating icon 6.787
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow start
  2. Ranked #2 for
    logical conclusion
  3. Ranked #2 for
    quite entertaining

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2 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
    horse opera
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with final twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    accomplished

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3 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
    uniformly excellent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    impeccable directing

Trailer

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4 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
    unexpected treat

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5 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
    completely absorbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good script
  3. Ranked #1 for
    decently written

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6 I See You (2019)

When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.

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2019-09-11 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney

Rating

rating icon 7.046
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sudden twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    plot twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected twist

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7 Deadstream (2022)

A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life.

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2022-10-20 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone

Rating

rating icon 6.387
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bewildering
  2. Ranked #1 for
    recommended
  3. Ranked #2 for
    irritable character

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8 Made in Chinatown (2021)

A young Chinese nobody sets out to become a Don in the Italian Mafia. It turns out that earning respect, finding love, and discovering his identity doesn't come so easy. He'll have to fight his way to the top.

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2021-05-10 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Jay Kwon, Shuya Chang

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chopsocky
  2. Ranked #1 for
    watching several times
  3. Ranked #1 for
    nearly show stealing

Trailer

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9 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
    feel-good
  3. Ranked #3 for
    heartwarming

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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.

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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
    telling

Trailer

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