Top movies with a downbeat tone that have an old-fashioned story

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a downbeat tone and an old-fashioned story! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a downbeat tone and an old-fashioned story, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Blaze (2022)

After a young girl witnesses a violent crime, she summons an imaginary dragon to help process her anger and protect her on her journey into womanhood.

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2022-08-25 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Julia Savage, Simon Baker

Rating

rating icon 5.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glittery imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fantasy sequence
  3. Ranked #2 for
    candy colors

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2 Vesper (2022)

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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2022-08-17 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan

Rating

rating icon 6.385
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slimy cast
  2. Ranked #1 for
    plot hinges
  3. Ranked #1 for
    post-apocalyptic future

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Vesper trailer
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3 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

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2019-01-24 | Documentary

Cast

Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    petty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    strangely compelling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    incorruptible character

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4 I'm No Longer Here (2019)

In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

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2019-10-21 | Drama

Cast

Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Bianca Coral Puernte Valenzuela

Rating

rating icon 7.847
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    minimal character development
  2. Ranked #1 for
    youth culture
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tough and gritty

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I'm No Longer Here trailer
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5 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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2022-11-09 | Animation / Fantasy

Cast

Ewan McGregor, David Bradley

Rating

rating icon 8.103
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and edgy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dark tone

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio trailer
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6 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 6.994
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glum
  2. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dour subject

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Ammonite trailer
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7 The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)

For Gwen, it's always 1999. The face in the mirror is unfamiliar and her partner isn't recognizable to her despite waking up together every day. Joe's past is coming undone and his partner, Sarah, fears she will be forgotten. A doctor refuses to give up on them, determined not to let them unravel.

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2022-12-16 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Rating

rating icon 4.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    snide lines
  2. Ranked #2 for
    accurate reflection
  3. Ranked #2 for
    intangible idea

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The Almond and the Seahorse trailer
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8 The Vanishing (2019)

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

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2019-01-04 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan

Rating

rating icon 5.732
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    barely intelligible
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychological mystery
  3. Ranked #2 for
    begging the question

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The Vanishing trailer
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9 The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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2022-10-06 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Rating

rating icon 6.152
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely outstanding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark mood
  3. Ranked #1 for
    riveting

Trailer

The Stranger trailer
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10 Pinocchio (2019)

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

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2019-12-19 | Drama / Family

Cast

Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni

Rating

rating icon 6.576
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    full of symbolism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fully engaging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fantasia

Trailer

Pinocchio trailer
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