Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also well-balanced

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and well-balanced movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and well-balanced, 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
    historically important
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brilliantly understated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fine

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2 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
    universal theme

Trailer

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3 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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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
    chamber piece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crafty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting

Trailer

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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
    unanticipated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    entertaining ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    highly watchable

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6 Cicada Song (2019)

Karen is a tough, corn fed, outspoken, farm manager who cares about the people she works for and the migrant people who work for her. When one of her farmhands approaches her about a little girl that has recently disappeared, she becomes closer to her employees than she ever thought possible. But, when her lover, Annabelle, disappears, the bubble Karen lives in bursts and she begins an investigation only to uncover something dark in the little town she grew up in.

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2019-09-27 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Lyndsey Lantz, Jenny Mesa

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    socially relevant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    Independent Film

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7 Riders of Justice (2020)

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

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2020-11-19 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Rating

rating icon 7.28
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb writing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reliable director
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unlikely event

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8 Only the Animals (2019)

Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.

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2019-12-04 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy

Rating

rating icon 6.66
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    multilayered
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gradual beginning
  3. Ranked #1 for
    interconnected story

Trailer

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9 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
    pleasing fans
  2. Ranked #1 for
    horse opera
  3. Ranked #1 for
    accomplished

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10 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
    one of rare gems
  2. Ranked #2 for
    real gem
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top grade

Trailer

Captive trailer
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