Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also unglamorous
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Last Update Mar 01 2021
1 Blue Ruin (2013)
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
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- 2013-09-09 | Crime / Thriller
Cast
- Macon Blair, Devin Ratray
Rating
6.8
2 Whisky (2004)
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
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- 2004-08-06 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual
Rating
6.6
3 Calibre (2018)
Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.
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- 2018-06-22 | Thriller / Horror
Cast
- Jack Lowden, Martin McCann
Rating
6.5
4 United 93 (2006)
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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- 2006-04-28 | Drama / History
Cast
- J.J. Johnson, Polly Adams
Rating
7.1
5 Chef (2014)
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
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- 2014-05-08 | Comedy
Cast
- Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara
Rating
7.1
6 Buffalo '66 (1998)
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
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- 1998-01-20 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci
Rating
7.2
7 Like Crazy (2011)
A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
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- 2011-10-28 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones
Rating
6.4
8 Catfish (2010)
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
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- 2010-09-17 | Documentary
Cast
- Melody C. Roscher, Ariel Schulman
Rating
6.9
9 Young Adult (2011)
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
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- 2011-12-09 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt
Rating
5.7
10 Roger Dodger (2002)
A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.
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- 2002-05-09 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg
Rating
6.2