Top movies with a fresh spin that have an old-fashioned story

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

1 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 8.096
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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
    undeniable classic

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio trailer
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2 You Won't Be Alone (2022)

In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.

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2022-04-01 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Sara Klimoska, Anamaria Marinca

Rating

rating icon 6.608
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stretch of imagination
  2. Ranked #1 for
    scintillating
  3. Ranked #1 for
    allusive

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You Won't Be Alone trailer
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3 The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

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2019-11-07 | Comedy

Cast

Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi

Rating

rating icon 6.462
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    diverse cast members
  2. Ranked #2 for
    pleasing ensemble
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unreasonable character

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The Personal History of David Copperfield trailer
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4 Gretel & Hansel (2020)

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

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2020-01-30 | Fantasy / Horror

Cast

Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    stylish shooting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    visually rich
  3. Ranked #2 for
    grim atmosphere

Trailer

Gretel & Hansel trailer
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5 The Photograph (2020)

When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.

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2020-02-14 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield

Rating

rating icon 6.393
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Nicholas Sparks' fans
  2. Ranked #1 for
    straight-to-DVD
  3. Ranked #1 for
    smooth directing

Trailer

The Photograph trailer
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6 Klaus (2019)

When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy's worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on an icy island above the Arctic Circle, where grumpy inhabitants barely exchange words, let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets local teacher Alva and Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys.

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2019-11-08 | Animation / Family

Cast

Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons

Rating

rating icon 8.237
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    warm
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unselfish
  3. Ranked #1 for
    selfless character

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Klaus trailer
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7 Relic (2020)

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

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2020-07-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote

Rating

rating icon 6.086
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    climactic ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    deathly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slowly building up

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Relic trailer
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8 His House (2020)

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

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2020-01-27 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    effectively scary
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like Marrowbone

Trailer

His House trailer
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9 Belle (2021)

Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.

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2021-07-16 | Animation / Science Fiction

Cast

Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita

Rating

rating icon 7.689
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    totally immersing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    stunningly beautiful
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unfortunate soul

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Belle trailer
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10 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.

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2022-08-24 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba

Rating

rating icon 6.88
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    out of world
  2. Ranked #1 for
    totally absorbing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fantastical

Trailer

Three Thousand Years of Longing trailer
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