Top movies with a serious approach that have wasted potential

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

1 The Stairs (2021)

In 1997, 11-year-old Jesse finds a mysterious staircase in the woods and disappears - - 20 years later, a group of hikers sets off into the very same woods. Unfortunately for them, they come face-to-face with the very same set of stairs...

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2021-02-26 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kathleen Quinlan, John Schneider

Rating

rating icon 3.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    intentionally funny
  2. Ranked #2 for
    left unexplained
  3. Ranked #5 for
    not remotely scary

Trailer

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2 Cryptid (2022)

A small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.

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2022-10-07 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Nicholas Baroudi, Ellen Adair

Rating

rating icon 3.667
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    satisfying climax
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling a little rushed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    building tension

Trailer

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3 Book of Monsters (2019)

Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house, devouring the guests and killing anyone who tries to leave. To survive the night, Sophie must face her destiny: monsters are real and she's the only one who can stop them.

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2019-03-19 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden

Rating

rating icon 5.123
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ropey
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fun romp
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with showmanship

Trailer

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4 Portal (2019)

When an ambitious ghost hunter performs a risky ritual, opening a portal to "the other side", he and his team quickly find themselves way in over their heads in a fight for survival against an ancient demonic force.

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2019-10-15 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Ryan Merriman, Jamie Tisdale

Rating

rating icon 4.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    marginally entertaining
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hackneyed
  3. Ranked #2 for
    too thrilling

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5 Shifter (2020)

A young woman struggles with the painful and gruesome side effects of an experiment with time travel gone wrong that causes her to lose control and shift through time at random.

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2020-03-06 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Nicole Fancher, Ashley Mandanas

Rating

rating icon 4.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most captivating
  2. Ranked #1 for
    super-smart
  3. Ranked #2 for
    credible performance

Trailer

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6 Agnes (2021)

Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.

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2021-12-10 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Molly C. Quinn, Jake Horowitz

Rating

rating icon 4.256
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    sound promising
  2. Ranked #3 for
    messy
  3. Ranked #4 for
    off-kilter

Trailer

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7 Umma (2022)

Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

Info

2022-03-18 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart

Rating

rating icon 5.394
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    psychologically horrifying
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sighing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    not scary at all

Trailer

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8 The Axiom (2019)

At the risk of her group's safety, a young woman travels into a National Forest where her sister has become trapped in a multi-dimensional world of monsters.

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2019-05-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Hattie Smith, Zac Titus

Rating

rating icon 5.435
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tad annoying
  2. Ranked #3 for
    losing interest quickly
  3. Ranked #3 for
    dumbass

Trailer

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9 The Craft: Legacy (2020)

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

Info

2020-10-28 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Cailee Spaeny, Lovie Simone

Rating

rating icon 6.135
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    zero character development
  2. Ranked #3 for
    letdown ending
  3. Ranked #4 for
    engaging enough

Trailer

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10 Cinderella (2021)

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.

Info

2021-09-03 | Fantasy / Romance

Cast

Camila Cabello, Nicholas Galitzine

Rating

rating icon 6.387
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    off-key acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fresh take
  3. Ranked #1 for
    knight in shining armor

Trailer

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