Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also strong

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

1 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
    tangential
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unperturbed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    various plots

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2 Embattled (2020)

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

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2020-11-20 | Action / Drama

Cast

Stephen Dorff, Elizabeth Reaser

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheer enjoyment
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheer entertainment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    childish

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3 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
    highly watchable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    highly entertaining

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4 My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

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2020-10-13 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram

Rating

rating icon 6.176
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    appropriately creepy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    strong
  3. Ranked #2 for
    kind of boring

Trailer

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To trailer
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5 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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6 The Owners (2020)

A group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early, the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, the would-be thieves must fight to save themselves from a nightmare they could never have imagined.

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2020-08-27 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy

Rating

rating icon 5.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    uncreative story
  2. Ranked #1 for
    followable
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sudden twist

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7 Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)

As Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.

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2020-12-12 | TV Movie / Drama

Cast

Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    little bland
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty bland
  3. Ranked #1 for
    reliable

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8 Nightmare Alley (2021)

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

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2021-12-02 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara

Rating

rating icon 7.02
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    carny ride
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluke
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hothead

Trailer

Nightmare Alley trailer
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9 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
    quite entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    logical conclusion

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10 I Came By (2022)

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.

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2022-08-19 | Thriller

Cast

George MacKay, Percelle Ascott

Rating

rating icon 6.319
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    menacing villain
  2. Ranked #3 for
    watching successively
  3. Ranked #3 for
    thin writing

Trailer

I Came By trailer
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