Top rated movies with a malicious character and a gripping screenplay

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

1 The Roundup (2022)

The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.

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2022-05-18 | Action / Crime

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku

Rating

rating icon 7.235
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    packing a punch
  2. Ranked #1 for
    vicious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    powerful punch

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2 The Innocents (2021)

Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad

Rating

rating icon 6.917
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    director with natural ability
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cruel
  3. Ranked #1 for
    class act

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The Innocents trailer
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3 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.79
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gritty atmosphere
  2. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly acceptable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending

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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil trailer
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4 Hell on the Border (2019)

In the late 1800s, legendary marshal Bass Reeves sets out on the trail of notorious outlaw Bob Dozier.

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2019-12-13 | Western / Adventure

Cast

Ron Perlman, Frank Grillo

Rating

rating icon 5.555
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    just plain awful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    below average acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    quality product

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Hell on the Border trailer
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5 I Care a Lot (2021)

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

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2021-02-19 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage

Rating

rating icon 6.604
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    completely implausible
  2. Ranked #1 for
    feeling played
  3. Ranked #1 for
    loathsome

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I Care a Lot trailer
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6 Night Raiders (2021)

The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are property of the State. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love.

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2021-10-08 | Science Fiction

Cast

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plodding pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    visionary filmmaker
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tight editing

Trailer

Night Raiders trailer
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7 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.011
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    despicable villain

Trailer

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8 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.507
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    using elocution
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good
  3. Ranked #1 for
    exceptional

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9 Lost Illusions (2021)

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

Info

2021-10-20 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France

Rating

rating icon 7.432
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    licentious character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    trenchant dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    technical excellence

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Lost Illusions trailer
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10 Hunt (2022)

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

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2022-08-10 | Action / Mystery

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung

Rating

rating icon 6.657
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ferocious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    doozy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    convoluted

Trailer

Hunt trailer
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