Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also world-class

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

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2 Made in Chinatown (2021)

A young Chinese nobody sets out to become a Don in the Italian Mafia. It turns out that earning respect, finding love, and discovering his identity doesn't come so easy. He'll have to fight his way to the top.

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2021-05-10 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Jay Kwon, Shuya Chang

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    light-hearted
  2. Ranked #1 for
    watching several times
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chopsocky

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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
    horse opera
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sturdy

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4 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
    absolutely marvelous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    simply amazing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic

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5 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
    plenty of twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crazy plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-knitted

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6 Archive (2020)

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

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2020-08-13 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Theo James, Stacy Martin

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    twist at the end
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    jealous

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7 Kajillionaire (2020)

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

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2020-09-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger

Rating

rating icon 6.327
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unpleasantly surprising
  2. Ranked #1 for
    odd
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unorthodox

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8 Wild Rose (2019)

A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

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2019-04-12 | Music / Comedy

Cast

Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters

Rating

rating icon 6.836
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    least convincing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bringing tears
  3. Ranked #2 for
    playing to perfection

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9 Pig (2021)

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.

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2021-07-16 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff

Rating

rating icon 6.662
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    low-key performance
  2. Ranked #2 for
    mellow
  3. Ranked #3 for
    almost non-existent

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10 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
    never backing down

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