Top movies with a refreshing take that have an absurd premise

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

1 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
    jolly character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ridiculous premise

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2 Palm Springs (2020)

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

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2020-07-10 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti

Rating

rating icon 7.33
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    delightfully surprising
  2. Ranked #1 for
    curveball
  3. Ranked #1 for
    time-loop

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3 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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4 Little Joe (2019)

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

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2019-11-01 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw

Rating

rating icon 5.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ambient sound
  2. Ranked #1 for
    high-pitched voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bright colors

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5 Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)

A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.

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2020-06-05 | Comedy / Science Fiction

Cast

Kazunari Tosa, Aki Asakura

Rating

rating icon 7.313
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    far beyond
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ingenious plot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    breakneck speed

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6 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
    horrifying

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7 Child's Play (2019)

Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.

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2019-06-19 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman

Rating

rating icon 5.962
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    reinvention
  2. Ranked #2 for
    disgruntled
  3. Ranked #2 for
    fresh take

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8 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
    time passer
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gritty atmosphere

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9 The Deep House (2021)

While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialise in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realise the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

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2021-06-30 | Horror

Cast

James Jagger, Camille Rowe

Rating

rating icon 6.051
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    claustrophobic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    American Gothic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    novel concept

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10 The Furies (2019)

A young woman faces her darkest fears with seven other unwilling participants in a deadly game — a game that can only have one winner.

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2019-04-12 | Horror / Action

Cast

Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo

Rating

rating icon 5.482
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    explicitly gore
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rounded character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like Clue

Trailer

The Furies trailer
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