Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also top-shelf

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and top-shelf movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and top-shelf, 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
    top-quality
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unperturbed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    first-rate cinematography

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2 Captive (2020)

A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.

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2020-10-30 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

William Kircher, Tori kostic

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    cleverly crafted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    real gem

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3 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
    big revealing ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sturdy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    accomplished

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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 / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well-knitted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected treat
  3. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship

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5 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.083
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fabulous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sinister villain
  3. Ranked #1 for
    simply amazing

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6 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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7 The Unhealer (2020)

A botched faith healing leaves a bullied teenager with unusual powers.

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2020-10-09 | Fantasy / Thriller

Cast

Natasha Henstridge, Lance Henriksen

Rating

rating icon 5.798
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    jock
  2. Ranked #3 for
    nicely filmed
  3. Ranked #3 for
    top grade

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8 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
    B movie
  2. Ranked #1 for
    solid entertainment
  3. Ranked #1 for
    keeping attention

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9 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
    psychological mystery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    interesting twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuine surprise

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10 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 5.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    followable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    uncreative story
  3. Ranked #2 for
    completely unoriginal

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