Top rated astute movies that are also definitely classic

Check out today’s highest ranked astute and definitely classic movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are astute and definitely classic, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Knives Out (2019)

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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2019-11-27 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Rating

rating icon 7.848
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    smart and witty dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    large cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    top-notch casting

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2 Echo in the Canyon (2019)

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

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2019-05-24 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Jakob Dylan, Tom Petty

Rating

rating icon 6.732
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    luminary acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Gen Zers
  3. Ranked #2 for
    musically talented actor

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3 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.

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2019-11-01 | Documentary

Cast

Max Steiner, Leonard Maltin

Rating

rating icon 8.25
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most defining
  2. Ranked #1 for
    off-hand dialogues
  3. Ranked #2 for
    large scope

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4 The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

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2019-11-07 | Comedy

Cast

Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi

Rating

rating icon 6.462
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    diverse cast members
  2. Ranked #2 for
    literary masterpiece
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unreasonable character

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5 Ophelia (2019)

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.

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2019-06-28 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 7.12
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beautiful looking
  2. Ranked #2 for
    radiant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    shakespearean actor

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6 Mank (2020)

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

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2020-11-13 | Drama / History

Cast

Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried

Rating

rating icon 6.699
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for cinemagoers
  2. Ranked #2 for
    versed
  3. Ranked #2 for
    talented writer

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7 The Gentlemen (2020)

American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

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2020-01-01 | Action / Crime

Cast

Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam

Rating

rating icon 7.677
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    clever and witty dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    top form
  3. Ranked #1 for
    suave

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8 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When a former cast mate mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.

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2022-05-20 | Animation / Family

Cast

Andy Samberg, John Mulaney

Rating

rating icon 7.007
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Claymation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Easter Sunday
  3. Ranked #1 for
    subverting expectations

Trailer

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9 Boxing Day (2021)

Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancé has left behind.

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2021-12-03 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Aml Ameen, Aja Naomi King

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sniping lines
  2. Ranked #1 for
    predictable ending
  3. Ranked #3 for
    flimsy plot

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10 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

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2022-02-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch

Rating

rating icon 7.092
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stagey acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    classy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    plenty of twist

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