Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also refreshingly honest

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

1 Skipping Stones (2021)

Nearly a decade after a tragic accident costs a young man his life, his sister, Amanda (Gabrielle Kalomiris) and best friend, David (Nathaniel Ansbach) are still peeling back the layers of grief and guilt that come with being left behind.

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2021-11-02 | Drama

Cast

Nathaniel Ansbach, Gabrielle Kalomiris

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    experienced actor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    worth checking out
  3. Ranked #1 for
    worth a peek

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

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3 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 7.453
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    telling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with tear-jerking moments

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4 Head Count (2019)

Newcomer Evan joins a group of teens on a getaway in Joshua Tree. While exchanging ghost stories around the campfire, Evan reads aloud a mysterious chant from an internet site. From that moment, someone--or something--is among them.

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2019-06-14 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Isaac Jay, Ashleigh Morghan

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    climactic ending
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with creepy moments
  3. Ranked #3 for
    postal

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5 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 5.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    highly enjoyable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    B movie
  3. Ranked #1 for
    moment of brilliance

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6 Sublet (2020)

A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.

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2020-04-15 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deliberate pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    immediately drawn
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wonderful writing

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7 Babyteeth (2020)

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

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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
    romantically involved
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unsentimental

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8 Long Shot (2019)

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

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2019-05-02 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen

Rating

rating icon 6.736
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sparks flying
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cast with natural chemistry
  3. Ranked #2 for
    huge crush

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9 Love Hard (2021)

An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.

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2021-11-05 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang

Rating

rating icon 7.023
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    super cute
  2. Ranked #2 for
    romantic chemistry
  3. Ranked #3 for
    like The Notebook

Trailer

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10 Language Lessons (2021)

A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.

Info

2021-09-10 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Natalie Morales, Mark Duplass

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    wondering how on earth
  2. Ranked #1 for
    voyeuristic
  3. Ranked #3 for
    leaving wonders

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