Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also transcendent

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and transcendent movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and transcendent, 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
    slowly developing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    top-quality
  3. Ranked #1 for
    various plots

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2 The Eternal Daughter (2022)

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell

Rating

rating icon 6.054
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unhurried pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    creaky
  3. Ranked #1 for
    labored acting

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3 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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4 Summerland (2020)

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

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2020-07-24 | Drama / War

Cast

Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    serious undertone
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wholesome
  3. Ranked #1 for
    girl next door

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5 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
    top grade
  2. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cleverly crafted

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6 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
    outlook on life
  3. Ranked #2 for
    excellent cinematography

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7 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 8.082
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    simply amazing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic

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8 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
    chamber piece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected treat
  3. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship

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9 BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.

Info

2022-10-27 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani

Rating

rating icon 7.037
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    indelible imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    transcendental subject
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fancy camera work

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10 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.

Info

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
    hothead
  2. Ranked #1 for
    femme fatale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    noirish

Trailer

Nightmare Alley trailer
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