Top rated dark and disturbing movies with expert shooting

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and disturbing movies with expert shooting! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and disturbing movies with expert shooting, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Painted Bird (2019)

A young boy wanders Eastern Europe during World War II.

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2019-09-12 | War / Drama

Cast

Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič

Rating

rating icon 7.073
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    act of cruelty
  2. Ranked #2 for
    extremely violent
  3. Ranked #2 for
    inhumane character

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2 The Dead Center (2019)

When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.

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2019-10-11 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan

Rating

rating icon 5.627
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    truly terrified
  2. Ranked #2 for
    convincing manner
  3. Ranked #2 for
    source of evil

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3 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
    visually rich
  2. Ranked #2 for
    grim atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    stylish shooting

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4 Lapwing (2021)

Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.

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2021-11-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Hannah Douglas, Emmett Scanlan

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stark
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sharply contrasting imagery
  3. Ranked #1 for
    beautifully staged

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5 The Novice (2021)

A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

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2021-12-17 | Drama

Cast

Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    less ambitious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unequalled
  3. Ranked #1 for
    athletic

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6 The Devil's Machine (2019)

Antique expert Brendon Cole is summoned to authenticate a 300-year-old clockwork doll with a notoriously dark history known as The Inferno Princess. In the remote Highlands mansion where it has recently been uncovered, Brendon soon finds himself the victim of the automaton’s legendary curse as the malevolent forces surrounding it are terrifyingly awakened.

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2019-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Jamie Scott Gordon, Erich Redman

Rating

rating icon 4.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Baroque imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    effectively creepy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    moody lighting

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7 Sator (2019)

Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.

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2019-07-21 | Horror

Cast

Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson

Rating

rating icon 5.004
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plodding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    opaque
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slow

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8 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

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2019-05-17 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario

Rating

rating icon 5.484
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    handsomely produced
  2. Ranked #1 for
    air of mystery
  3. Ranked #2 for
    splendid performance

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9 The Other Lamb (2020)

For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd.

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2020-04-03 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman

Rating

rating icon 5.792
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sound promising
  2. Ranked #1 for
    great cinematography
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lush cinematography

Trailer

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10 Earwig (2022)

Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

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2022-06-15 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Paul Hilton, Romola Garai

Rating

rating icon 5.683
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gorgeous photography
  2. Ranked #1 for
    atmospherically shot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pretty picture

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