Top rated dark and dreary movies with expert shooting

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and dreary movies with expert shooting! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and dreary 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
    depraved
  3. Ranked #2 for
    extremely violent

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

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3 The Dig (2019)

After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.

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2019-04-26 | Thriller

Cast

Moe Dunford, Francis Magee

Rating

rating icon 7.476
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    doomy and gloomy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    oppressive
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dumbfounded

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4 Widow's Walk (2019)

Eve's husband has been killed in Afghanistan. She takes her young son to a Suffolk beach house on the edge of the North Sea to grieve. But someone else is in the house grieving her loss from another war.

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2019-10-19 | Horror

Cast

Miranda Raison, Anthony Howell

Rating

rating icon 4.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    American Gothic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for a cold winter night
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unaccountable

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5 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
    grim atmosphere
  2. Ranked #2 for
    visually rich
  3. Ranked #2 for
    stylish shooting

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6 Emancipation (2022)

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / War

Cast

Will Smith, Ben Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    muted colors
  2. Ranked #1 for
    desaturated
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sepia tone

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7 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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2022-10-20 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

Rating

rating icon 7.459
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb acting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #2 for
    depressing

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8 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
    visually attractive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    atmospherically shot
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pretty picture

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Earwig trailer
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9 Athena (2022)

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

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2022-09-09 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Dali Benssalah, Anthony Bajon

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    chaotic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lasting forever
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most surprising

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Athena trailer
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10 The Head Hunter (2019)

On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

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2019-04-05 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman

Rating

rating icon 5.33
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flashy visual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cool
  3. Ranked #2 for
    scratching head

Trailer

The Head Hunter trailer
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