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.

Info

2020-10-30 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

William Kircher, Tori kostic

Rating

rating icon 7.2
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    cleverly crafted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    real gem
  3. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems

Trailer

Captive trailer
play button

2 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.

Info

2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.7
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    keeping attention
  2. Ranked #1 for
    compelling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    break new ground

Trailer

The Prototype trailer
play button

3 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.

Info

2019-02-22 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Joe Azzopardi

Rating

rating icon 5.4
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    engrossing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tense and exciting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gripping

Trailer

The Boat trailer
play button

4 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.

Info

2019-01-18 | Crime / Drama

Cast

James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty

Rating

rating icon 6.125
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    crisp dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    guttural voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived plot

Trailer

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek trailer
play button
download maimovie
Download
Maimovie Now

to discover other
74,320 similar movies

5 Boiling Point (2021)

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

Info

2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.223
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    relentless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stressed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    punishing

Trailer

Boiling Point trailer
play button

6 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.

Info

2021-11-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Hannah Douglas, Emmett Scanlan

Rating

rating icon 6.4
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sharply contrasting imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stark
  3. Ranked #1 for
    great performance

Trailer

Lapwing trailer
play button

7 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.

Info

2019-09-12 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern

Rating

rating icon 6.8
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow start
  2. Ranked #2 for
    thickened plot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    logical conclusion

Trailer

Freaks trailer
play button

8 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.

Info

2020-03-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda

Rating

rating icon 6.1
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    decent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    open for sequel
  3. Ranked #2 for
    real nice

Trailer

The Wretched trailer
play button

9 Babyteeth (2020)

A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.

Info

2020-06-15 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendelsohn

Rating

rating icon 6.853
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    distinguished
  2. Ranked #2 for
    falling in love
  3. Ranked #2 for
    outlook on life

Trailer

Babyteeth trailer
play button

10 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.

Info

2021-01-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes

Rating

rating icon 6.878
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slowly developing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    historically important
  3. Ranked #1 for
    interesting

Trailer

The Dig trailer
play button

FAQ

According to the review analysis on Maimovie, movies in Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies with a riveting finish list are rated as unpleasantly surprising, first-class, absolute gem, cleverly crafted, one of rare gems, top-quality, thoroughly captivating, well put together, impressive, gripping start.
We collect all existing reviews on the web for all movies and proceed machine learning to calculate the A.I. ranking. It ranks the movies while automatically updating new information every week.
Using Taste search, Maimovie provides a unique system which helps you search for specific results through phrases that are collected from movie reviews and information from various movie databases. You can look for movies with phrases such as “adrenaline pumping movies” or “unexpected plot twist of all time.” The Maimovie application’s database covers movie information from all 540K+ movies and connects you to all 74+ available streaming services.