Top rated for in-depth character study movies that are also faithful to source material

Check out today’s highest ranked for in-depth character study and faithful to source material movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are for in-depth character study and faithful to source material, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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2022-07-14 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.545
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar worthy
  2. Ranked #3 for
    natural beauty
  3. Ranked #3 for
    unblemished

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2 Passing (2021)

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

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2021-10-27 | Drama

Cast

Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    elegant
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rapid fire editing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    silky voice

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3 Living (2022)

London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

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2022-11-04 | Drama / History

Cast

Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood

Rating

rating icon 7.02
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    able supporting actor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    telling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    low-key performance

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4 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 5.493
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    air of mystery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    handsomely produced
  3. Ranked #2 for
    loony character

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5 The Lost Daughter (2021)

A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

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2021-12-15 | Drama

Cast

Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley

Rating

rating icon 6.532
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unloved character
  2. Ranked #4 for
    feel cheated
  3. Ranked #4 for
    rowdy character

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6 The Boys in the Band (2020)

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

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2020-09-30 | Drama

Cast

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    masochistic character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    inflecting voice
  3. Ranked #2 for
    weak link in cast

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7 The Operative (2019)

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

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2019-07-24 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman

Rating

rating icon 5.855
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pat ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    inconclusive ending
  3. Ranked #2 for
    abrupt ending

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8 Nightmare Alley (2021)

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

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2021-12-02 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara

Rating

rating icon 6.994
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fluke
  2. Ranked #1 for
    femme fatale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with sleight of hand

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9 My Policeman (2022)

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

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2022-10-20 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Harry Styles, Emma Corrin

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    diligent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heartbreakingly beautiful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    triangular plot

Trailer

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10 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 5.941
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    inhumane character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    barbaric
  3. Ranked #1 for
    disciplinarian

Trailer

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