Top movies with a downbeat tone that have an unkind character

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

1 FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

Info

2019-12-19 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis

Rating

rating icon 7.077
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    miserly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    timeless
  3. Ranked #1 for
    faithful rendition

Trailer

FX's A Christmas Carol trailer
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2 Jasper Mall (2020)

A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.

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2020-01-24 | Documentary

Cast

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    former glory
  2. Ranked #1 for
    kudos to filmmaker
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unkind character

Trailer

Jasper Mall trailer
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3 Never Grow Old (2019)

An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.

Info

2019-03-15 | Western

Cast

Emile Hirsch, John Cusack

Rating

rating icon 6.024
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    grim and gritty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    God-fearing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dark

Trailer

Never Grow Old trailer
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4 The Painted Bird (2019)

A young boy wanders Eastern Europe during World War II.

Info

2019-09-12 | War / Drama

Cast

Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič

Rating

rating icon 7.073
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    act of cruelty
  2. Ranked #2 for
    grossest
  3. Ranked #2 for
    confrontational

Trailer

The Painted Bird trailer
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5 The World to Come (2021)

In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.

Info

2021-02-12 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    soporific
  2. Ranked #1 for
    elegiac
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ponderous

Trailer

The World to Come trailer
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6 Rhino (2021)

Ukraine, 1990s. Young Vova, cruel and tenacious, struggles to find his place among the ruthless members of the underworld in a city where crime and corruption reign.

Info

2021-12-10 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Serhii Filimonov, Yevhen Chernykov

Rating

rating icon 6.425
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gruesome violence
  2. Ranked #2 for
    dreg
  3. Ranked #4 for
    extremely violent

Trailer

Rhino trailer
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7 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Info

2022-10-20 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

Rating

rating icon 7.459
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb acting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    brilliant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    depressing

Trailer

The Banshees of Inisherin trailer
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8 Beanpole (2019)

1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

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2019-06-20 | Drama / War

Cast

Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    autumnal
  2. Ranked #1 for
    devastated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dark and dreary

Trailer

Beanpole trailer
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9 I Am All Girls (2021)

A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.

Info

2021-05-14 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Erica Wessels, Deon Lotz

Rating

rating icon 6.587
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heavy topic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sensitive topic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tricky subject

Trailer

I Am All Girls 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.

Info

2019-12-19 | Drama / Family

Cast

Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    mischievous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reasonably faithful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    full of symbolism

Trailer

Pinocchio trailer
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