Top rated downer movies with a refreshing take

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

1 FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

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2019-12-19 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis

Rating

rating icon 7.077
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    timeless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    miserly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    faithful rendition

Trailer

FX's A Christmas Carol trailer
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2 Offseason (2022)

Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as she arrives, the island closes for the season, leaving Marie trapped in a nightmare.

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2022-03-11 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg

Rating

rating icon 5.286
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cheap thrills
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crisper
  3. Ranked #1 for
    huge letdown

Trailer

Offseason trailer
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3 The Batman (2022)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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2022-03-01 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brooding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    knocking socks off

Trailer

The Batman trailer
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4 Unearth (2020)

The relationship between two neighboring farm families are strained when one of them chooses to lease their land to an oil and gas company. In the midst of growing tension, the land is drilled, and something long dormant and terrifying, deep beneath the earth's surface is released. "Unearth" is about the horrifying repercussions sown by short-sighted decisions, and what our children reap from our actions.

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2020-08-25 | Horror

Cast

Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas

Rating

rating icon 3.87
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    pretty picture
  2. Ranked #2 for
    real downer
  3. Ranked #3 for
    dramatic climax

Trailer

Unearth trailer
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5 Back Roads (2019)

A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.

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2019-11-15 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and twisted
  2. Ranked #2 for
    troubling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    meaty role

Trailer

Back Roads trailer
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6 The Deep House (2021)

While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialise in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realise the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

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2021-06-30 | Horror

Cast

James Jagger, Camille Rowe

Rating

rating icon 6.051
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    claustrophobic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    American Gothic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    novel concept

Trailer

The Deep House trailer
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7 My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

Info

2020-10-13 | Drama / Horror

Cast

Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram

Rating

rating icon 5.96
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plot hinges
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of boring
  3. Ranked #2 for
    strong

Trailer

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To trailer
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8 Mope (2019)

The tragic true story of best friends Steve Driver and Tom Dong, two low end porn actors who sought fame but gained infamy.

Info

2019-06-15 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kelly Sry

Rating

rating icon 5.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    seedy underworld
  2. Ranked #1 for
    seamy subject
  3. Ranked #2 for
    bleak and depressing

Trailer

Mope trailer
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9 Blood Quantum (2019)

The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

Info

2019-09-05 | Horror

Cast

Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Rating

rating icon 5.741
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heartbreaker
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Apocalypse Film
  3. Ranked #1 for
    engulfing

Trailer

Blood Quantum trailer
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10 Wonder Park (2019)

A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world's wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals, the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park.

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2019-03-13 | Comedy / Animation

Cast

Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    imaginative
  2. Ranked #1 for
    highly creative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    kiddie

Trailer

Wonder Park trailer
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