Top movies with a refreshing take that have a shock factor

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

1 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.

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

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Anything for Jackson trailer
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2 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.

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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

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FX's A Christmas Carol trailer
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3 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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Two Witches trailer
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4 Fresh (2022)

Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.

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2022-03-03 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan

Rating

rating icon 6.974
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fresh
  3. Ranked #2 for
    leaving bitter taste

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Fresh trailer
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5 Boys from County Hell (2021)

A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering Father and Son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire.

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2021-08-06 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Jack Rowan, Nigel O'Neill

Rating

rating icon 5.521
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    average Hollywood
  2. Ranked #1 for
    always welcome actor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    humorous dialogue

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6 Brightburn (2019)

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

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2019-05-09 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks

Rating

rating icon 6.135
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    evil incarnated
  2. Ranked #2 for
    evil character
  3. Ranked #3 for
    lack of character development

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Brightburn trailer
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7 Hellbender (2021)

A teen and her mother live simply in a home in the woods, spending their time making metal music. A chance encounter with a fellow teen causes her to uncover a connection between her family and witchcraft, which causes a rift with her mother.

Info

2021-09-28 | Horror

Cast

Zelda Adams, Toby Poser

Rating

rating icon 5.425
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    meet expectations
  2. Ranked #3 for
    Goth
  3. Ranked #4 for
    nifty

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Hellbender trailer
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8 The Divine Fury (2019)

After waking up with mysterious wounds on his hands, a champion fighter finds himself in an otherworldly battle against evil forces that wreak havoc in the human world.

Info

2019-07-31 | Action / Horror

Cast

Park Seo-jun, Ahn Sung-ki

Rating

rating icon 6.788
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    blast finish
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dead serious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    amazing piece of work

Trailer

The Divine Fury trailer
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9 Moloch (2022)

Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.

Info

2022-05-19 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume

Rating

rating icon 5.923
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    competent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    inconclusive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rounded

Trailer

Moloch trailer
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10 The Prodigy (2019)

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

Info

2019-02-06 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gotcha
  2. Ranked #2 for
    quite impressive
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gifted

Trailer

The Prodigy trailer
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