Top movies with a refreshing take that have an old-fashioned story

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

1 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    multilayered
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-executed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thought-provoking theme

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The Prototype trailer
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2 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
    dark and edgy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    undeniable classic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio trailer
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3 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
    platonic love

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Belle trailer
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4 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
    fantastical
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bewitching
  3. Ranked #1 for
    out of world

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Three Thousand Years of Longing trailer
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5 Lorelei (2020)

A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.

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2020-09-09 | Drama

Cast

Pablo Schreiber, Jena Malone

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    minx
  2. Ranked #1 for
    soft voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    steamed up

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Lorelei 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
    friendly neighborhood
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unmissable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    selfless character

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Klaus trailer
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7 Incantation (2022)

Inspired by a true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits, this film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse. WARNING: This is a cursed video, it might contain certain risks to watch. For those who dares to follow, please solve the puzzle of my daughter's curse with me.

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2022-03-18 | Horror

Cast

Hsuan-yen Tsai, Kao Ying-Hsuan

Rating

rating icon 6.823
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sinister atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most chilling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    scary

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Incantation trailer
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8 True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

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2019-11-23 | Crime / Drama

Cast

George MacKay, Nicholas Hoult

Rating

rating icon 5.934
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beaten
  2. Ranked #1 for
    edgy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    clean-shaven

Trailer

True History of the Kelly Gang trailer
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9 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
    scintillating
  2. Ranked #1 for
    allusive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stretch of imagination

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You Won't Be Alone trailer
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10 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
    grim atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    visually rich

Trailer

Gretel & Hansel trailer
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