Top rated barbaric movies that are also thought-provoking

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

1 The Platform (2019)

A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

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2019-11-08 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan

Rating

rating icon 6.979
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    open-ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for the fearless
  3. Ranked #1 for
    study of human nature

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2 Farha (2021)

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

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2021-09-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher

Rating

rating icon 7.26
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    harrowing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heart-wrenching
  3. Ranked #1 for
    emotionally compelling

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Farha trailer
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3 Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

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2019-09-06 | Drama / History

Cast

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.928
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distinctive directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    barbaric
  3. Ranked #1 for
    snail pace

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4 Wolf (2021)

Jacob, a man who believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, is sent to a clinic by his family where he is forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of "curative" therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper. Jacob’s only solace is the enigmatic Wildcat, with whom he roams the hospital in the dead of night. The two form an improbable friendship that develops into infatuation.

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2021-12-03 | Drama

Cast

George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    demanding role
  2. Ranked #1 for
    challenging role
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brilliant casting

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Wolf trailer
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5 The Mauritanian (2021)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.436
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    truly unforgettable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely astonishing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ably played

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6 There Is No Evil (2020)

Every country that enforces the death penalty needs people to kill other people. Four men are put in front of an unthinkable but simple choice. Whatever they decide, it will directly or indirectly corrode them selves, their relationships, and their entire lives.

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2020-10-22 | Drama

Cast

Mahtab Servati, Shaghayegh Shourian

Rating

rating icon 7.569
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    true work of art
  2. Ranked #2 for
    loosely connected plot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    huge compliment

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There Is No Evil trailer
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7 Women Talking (2022)

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

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2022-12-23 | Drama

Cast

Rooney Mara, Claire Foy

Rating

rating icon 6.888
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for serious discussion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for questioning
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for discussion

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Women Talking trailer
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8 The Sparring Partner (2022)

Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play the devil and idiot game. Meanwhile, heated debates emerge inside the jury room, where nine jurors grapple with the truth.

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2022-10-27 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Yeung Wai-Lun, Mak Pui-Tung

Rating

rating icon 7.146
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flimsy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for deliberation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Courtroom Drama

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The Sparring Partner trailer
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9 Triangle of Sadness (2022)

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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2022-09-18 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    scathing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hot potato
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slovenly character

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10 Skin (2019)

A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

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2019-07-26 | Drama

Cast

Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald

Rating

rating icon 7.014
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    directing with craftmanship
  2. Ranked #2 for
    loose plot
  3. Ranked #3 for
    stellar acting

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Skin trailer
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