Top movies with a refreshing take that have a shady character

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

1 Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)

Versions of Meriwether Lewis's 1809 death at a remote wilderness inn are imagined by his friend Alexander Wilson during a tense encounter with the only witness to the famed explorer's final night alive.

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2022-09-09 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

John Schneider, Sonny Marinelli

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slice of history
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accurate representation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    top antic

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2 Foster Boy (2019)

A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results.

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2019-10-03 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Matthew Modine, Shane Paul McGhie

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    can hear a pin drop
  2. Ranked #3 for
    grumpy man
  3. Ranked #4 for
    most moving

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Foster Boy trailer
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3 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.79
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gritty atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    time passer

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4 Two Witches (2023)

A matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.

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2023-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Belle Adams, Jacob DeMonte-Finn

Rating

rating icon 6.036
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downright evil
  2. Ranked #2 for
    discernible plot
  3. Ranked #3 for
    dumbed down plot

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5 Knives Out (2019)

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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2019-11-27 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Rating

rating icon 7.848
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    large cast
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eclectic cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    top-notch casting

Trailer

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6 Big Kill (2019)

A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.

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2019-10-19 | Action / Western

Cast

Jason Patric, Lou Diamond Phillips

Rating

rating icon 6.261
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    first-rate casting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    killing a couple of hours
  3. Ranked #1 for
    polished look

Trailer

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7 The Report (2019)

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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2019-09-12 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Annette Bening

Rating

rating icon 7.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    riled up

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8 Watcher (2022)

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

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2022-06-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman

Rating

rating icon 6.483
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sense of isolation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling of isolation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    increasing tension

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9 Sputnik (2020)

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

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2020-09-08 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov

Rating

rating icon 6.517
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    creditable directing
  2. Ranked #4 for
    competent
  3. Ranked #5 for
    cyberpunk

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10 Anything for Jackson (2020)

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.

Info

2020-04-04 | Horror

Cast

Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings

Rating

rating icon 6.836
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    comedown
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of silly
  3. Ranked #2 for
    decently scary

Trailer

Anything for Jackson trailer
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