Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies with a riveting finish

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising movies with a riveting finish! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best unpleasantly surprising movies with a riveting finish, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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
    real gem
  2. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top grade

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2 The Boat (2019)

A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.

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2019-02-22 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Joe Azzopardi

Rating

rating icon 5.374
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plot hinges
  2. Ranked #1 for
    locked in
  3. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely exciting

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3 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

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2019-01-18 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.163
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    nailbiter
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well conceived

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4 Lapwing (2021)

Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.

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2021-11-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Hannah Douglas, Emmett Scanlan

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    picturesque
  2. Ranked #1 for
    beautifully staged
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sharply contrasting imagery

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5 The Wretched (2020)

A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parent's imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.

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2020-03-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda

Rating

rating icon 6.035
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    open for sequel
  2. Ranked #1 for
    decent
  3. Ranked #2 for
    above average acting

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6 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.311
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    right on target
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stressed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    relentless

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7 The Odds (2019)

A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.

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2019-06-04 | Horror

Cast

Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes

Rating

rating icon 5.585
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high art
  2. Ranked #1 for
    yawn
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pretty impressive

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8 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 6.895
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tangential
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fine
  3. Ranked #1 for
    impeccable directing

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9 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 6.924
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distinguished
  2. Ranked #2 for
    unsentimental
  3. Ranked #2 for
    outlook on life

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10 Alone (2020)

A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

Info

2020-09-10 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca

Rating

rating icon 6.291
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    totally unbelievable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    on tenterhooks
  3. Ranked #2 for
    on edge of seat

Trailer

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