Top movies with a refreshing take that have gratuitous violence

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

1 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
    washed out
  3. Ranked #2 for
    stylized

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2 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
    one of the greatest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ridiculous premise
  3. Ranked #1 for
    spoiled brat

Trailer

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3 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

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2020-04-12 | Animation / Action

Cast

Patrick Seitz, Jordan Rodrigues

Rating

rating icon 8.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    little rushed plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    totally awesome
  3. Ranked #2 for
    superior

Trailer

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4 Fried Barry (2020)

Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town. What follows is an onslaught of drugs, sex, and violence as our alien tourist enters the weird and wonderful world of humankind.

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2020-03-06 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager

Rating

rating icon 4.923
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flashy camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    traditional narrative
  3. Ranked #1 for
    purely blissful directing

Trailer

Fried Barry trailer
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5 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
    fresh take
  2. Ranked #2 for
    staying true to original
  3. Ranked #2 for
    disgruntled

Trailer

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6 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
    clean-shaven
  2. Ranked #1 for
    edgy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-groomed

Trailer

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7 Candyman (2021)

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

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2021-08-25 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris

Rating

rating icon 6.042
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sociopolitical
  2. Ranked #1 for
    socially aware character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Urban Legend

Trailer

Candyman trailer
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8 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

Trailer

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9 X (2022)

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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2022-03-17 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega

Rating

rating icon 6.749
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Final Girls
  2. Ranked #2 for
    retro-style directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    throwback movie

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10 Ready or Not (2019)

When a young bride marries into a ridiculously rich and delightfully deranged family, her wedding night becomes her worst nightmare as she's forced to play a lethal game of hide-and-seek and must fight to stay alive.

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2019-08-21 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Samara Weaving, Adam Brody

Rating

rating icon 7.06
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    scream queen
  2. Ranked #1 for
    entertaining finish
  3. Ranked #3 for
    naff

Trailer

Ready or Not trailer
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