Top movies with a compelling portrayal that have wasted potential

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

1 We Need to Do Something (2021)

Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Rating

rating icon 5.341
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    final insult
  2. Ranked #1 for
    copping out
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wrapped-up nicely

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2 The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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2020-02-14 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck

Rating

rating icon 4.869
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    needlessly complicated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incoherent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    clear conscience

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3 Ammonite (2020)

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.

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2020-11-13 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan

Rating

rating icon 6.991
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #1 for
    glum
  3. Ranked #2 for
    acting with subtle gesture

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4 The Craft: Legacy (2020)

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

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2020-10-28 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Cailee Spaeny, Lovie Simone

Rating

rating icon 6.135
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    zero character development
  2. Ranked #3 for
    letdown ending
  3. Ranked #4 for
    engaging enough

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5 Cuck (2019)

Ronnie is a young white male, struggling with the pressures of life. He’s unemployed, rejected from the military for being mentally unstable, and lives at home with his ailing and nagging mother. Ronnie finds an outlet for his frustration online. The alt-right community gives him a place to belong and absolves his personal responsibility.

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2019-10-04 | Drama

Cast

Zachary Ray Sherman, Sally Kirkland

Rating

rating icon 4.214
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    accurate depiction
  2. Ranked #1 for
    caricature-like acting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    cardboard cutouts

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6 Tesla (2020)

The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

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2020-08-14 | History / Drama

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson

Rating

rating icon 5.859
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    true genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    super-charging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    Impressionism

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7 Emily (2022)

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

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2022-10-14 | History / Drama

Cast

Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead

Rating

rating icon 6.983
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    hurried
  2. Ranked #1 for
    beloved
  3. Ranked #1 for
    literary genius

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8 The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House (2022)

Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the Harrisville Farmhouse. The inspiration for the well known movie "The Conjuring". Is it truly haunted?

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2022-10-18 | Horror / History

Cast

Ed Warren, Carl Johnson

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    clustered
  2. Ranked #2 for
    totally rocks
  3. Ranked #2 for
    professional

Trailer

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9 Mob Town (2019)

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the country converged on the sleepy town to discuss upcoming expansion plans. Their plans are foiled when local police trooper Ed Croswell discovers their activities and, consequently, exposes the mob to the American public. Croswell’s actions shed light on the massive web of corruption and changed the face of law enforcement forever.

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2019-12-13 | Drama / Crime

Cast

David Arquette, Danny A. Abeckaser

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    initiator
  2. Ranked #1 for
    almost comical
  3. Ranked #1 for
    risible

Trailer

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10 The Auschwitz Report (2021)

This is the true story of Freddy and Walter – two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning, they manage to escape. While the inmates they had left behind courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives.

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2021-03-18 | Drama / History

Cast

Noël Czuczor, Peter Ondrejička

Rating

rating icon 6.346
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most vile
  2. Ranked #1 for
    overwhelming
  3. Ranked #1 for
    detailed account

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