Top rated informative movies that are also great

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

1 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya

Rating

rating icon 7.346
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    impactful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    real deal
  3. Ranked #1 for
    electrifying

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2 My Octopus Teacher (2020)

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

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2020-09-04 | Documentary

Cast

Craig Foster, Tom Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.888
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beautiful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely breathtaking
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most visually stunning

Trailer

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3 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    large cast
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crisp dialogue

Trailer

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4 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

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2021-07-02 | Music / Documentary

Cast

Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Rating

rating icon 7.659
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with memorable moments
  2. Ranked #1 for
    political context
  3. Ranked #2 for
    abruptly cut

Trailer

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5 Just Mercy (2019)

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

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2019-12-25 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    innocent man
  2. Ranked #1 for
    miscarriage of justice
  3. Ranked #2 for
    forceful

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6 Harriet (2019)

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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2019-11-01 | Drama / History

Cast

Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr.

Rating

rating icon 7.343
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    characters existing in real life
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ingenuine directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    accurate

Trailer

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7 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.499
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid

Trailer

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8 Being the Ricardos (2021)

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

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2021-12-10 | Drama / History

Cast

Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem

Rating

rating icon 6.544
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lack of charisma
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slight miscast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    spot-on

Trailer

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9 The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)

The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.

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2020-10-08 | Music / Documentary

Cast

Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb

Rating

rating icon 7.713
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    irrepressible
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gifted
  3. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly harmonious

Trailer

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10 The Banker (2020)

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

Info

2020-03-06 | Drama

Cast

Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson

Rating

rating icon 7.644
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    experienced actor
  2. Ranked #2 for
    well put together
  3. Ranked #2 for
    very well constructed

Trailer

The Banker trailer
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