Top movies with a refreshing take that have a sinister villain

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

1 The Batman (2022)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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2022-03-01 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brooding
  3. Ranked #2 for
    emo character

Trailer

The Batman trailer
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2 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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3 The Harder They Fall (2021)

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

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2021-10-22 | Western

Cast

Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba

Rating

rating icon 6.648
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fitting soundtrack
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hip movie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    highly stylized

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The Harder They Fall trailer
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4 Fatman (2020)

A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

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2020-10-19 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    spoiled brat
  2. Ranked #1 for
    one of the greatest
  3. Ranked #1 for
    jolly character

Trailer

Fatman trailer
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5 The School for Good and Evil (2022)

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.

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2022-10-19 | Fantasy / Comedy

Cast

Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like Harry Potter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    evil character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    eye candy visual

Trailer

The School for Good and Evil trailer
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6 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)

When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.

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2022-08-04 | Animation / Action

Cast

Ben Schwartz, Omar Benson Miller

Rating

rating icon 7.254
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    mystical story
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dynamic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    pure eye candy

Trailer

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie trailer
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7 Disenchanted (2022)

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

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2022-11-18 | Comedy / Family

Cast

Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey

Rating

rating icon 6.725
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    imaginary fairy tale
  2. Ranked #1 for
    character stealing your heart
  3. Ranked #1 for
    beguiling

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Disenchanted trailer
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8 The 355 (2022)

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

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2022-01-05 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o

Rating

rating icon 6.066
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    formulaic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with MacGuffins
  3. Ranked #2 for
    badass

Trailer

The 355 trailer
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9 The Old Guard (2020)

Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.

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2020-07-10 | Action / Fantasy

Cast

Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne

Rating

rating icon 7.145
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    fleshed out character
  2. Ranked #4 for
    unsavory character
  3. Ranked #4 for
    well-staged

Trailer

The Old Guard trailer
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10 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.011
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely fantastic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    icing on cake

Trailer

Cruella trailer
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