Top rated movies with a poor character development and a downbeat ending

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

1 The Retreat (2021)

Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exterminate them.

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2021-05-21 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen

Rating

rating icon 5.06
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    reasonably entertaining
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dim lighting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pacey

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2 Risen (2021)

Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area. Exobiologist Lauren Stone is called to find answers to the unearthly event. As she begins to uncover the truth, imminent danger awakens and it becomes a race against time to save mankind.

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2021-08-20 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Nicole Schalmo, Jack Campbell

Rating

rating icon 5.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    badly produced
  2. Ranked #3 for
    steadyhanded directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    with exaggerated facial expression

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3 The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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2020-02-14 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck

Rating

rating icon 4.869
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    needlessly complicated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    clear conscience
  3. Ranked #1 for
    confusing mess

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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
    real downer
  2. Ranked #2 for
    pretty picture
  3. Ranked #3 for
    not remotely scary

Trailer

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5 Fatal Affair (2020)

Ellie tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus after a brief encounter with an old friend, David, only to find that David is more dangerous and unstable than she'd realized.

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2020-07-16 | Thriller

Cast

Nia Long, Stephen Bishop

Rating

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    easily forgettable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    redeeming value
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unconvincing

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6 We Need to Do Something (2021)

Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Rating

rating icon 5.341
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    copping out
  2. Ranked #1 for
    final insult
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wrapped-up nicely

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7 The Craft: Legacy (2020)

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

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2020-10-28 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Cailee Spaeny, Lovie Simone

Rating

rating icon 6.135
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    zero character development
  2. Ranked #3 for
    letdown ending
  3. Ranked #4 for
    disappointing

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8 The Alpines (2021)

The Alpines is a psychological thriller that follows seven friends coming together for a weekend getaway after several years of little to no contact. They've grown apart. They've moved on with their lives. But the secrets of their past have come back to haunt them. This time with a very real threat ready to expose every last one.

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2021-01-19 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Aaron Latta-Morissette, Mally Corrigan

Rating

rating icon 4.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    full of suspense
  2. Ranked #2 for
    frenemy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unexpected ending

Trailer

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9 The Shasta Triangle (2019)

A young woman returns to her hometown to uncover the truth about her father's disappearance. Deep in the woods, she and her childhood friends battle ancient and terrifying forces controlling the town.

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2019-12-03 | Fantasy / Science Fiction

Cast

Dani Lennon, Deborah Lee Smith

Rating

rating icon 4.571
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    totally uninteresting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    catty dialogue
  3. Ranked #5 for
    acting with flubs

Trailer

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10 The Isle (2019)

1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.

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2019-02-08 | Thriller / Adventure

Cast

Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sluggish pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    completely boring
  3. Ranked #1 for
    awfully slow

Trailer

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