Top rated movies with a shady character and wasted potential

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

1 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
    incoherent

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2 Hideout (2021)

Evading police at a remote farmhouse after fumbling a robbery, four criminals discover that the family living there is not who they appear to be.

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2021-11-09 | Horror / Crime

Cast

Katie Lyons, Bryan Enright

Rating

rating icon 4.972
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downright painful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    weird camera angle
  3. Ranked #1 for
    poorly put together

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3 The Inheritance (2020)

A woman's inheritance leads her to Eastern Europe to uncover a dark and disturbing family secret.

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2020-09-18 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Andrea Stefancikova, Natalia Ryumina

Rating

rating icon 3.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shady character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    left unanswered
  3. Ranked #2 for
    pissed

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4 The Outwaters (2023)

Deep in the Mojave desert, under a scorching blood-red sun, four travelers have set up camp to make art. One fateful night, the group is thrust into a feverish tornado of flayed flesh and mind-boggling monstrosities, the likes of which mere humans simply cannot fathom.

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2023-02-09 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Robbie Banfitch, Angela Basolis

Rating

rating icon 4.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pitch black
  2. Ranked #1 for
    loud sound
  3. Ranked #1 for
    brace yourself

Trailer

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5 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
    engaging enough

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

Trailer

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7 The Stairs (2021)

In 1997, 11-year-old Jesse finds a mysterious staircase in the woods and disappears - - 20 years later, a group of hikers sets off into the very same woods. Unfortunately for them, they come face-to-face with the very same set of stairs...

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2021-02-26 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kathleen Quinlan, John Schneider

Rating

rating icon 3.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    intentionally funny
  2. Ranked #2 for
    left unexplained
  3. Ranked #5 for
    utterly insane

Trailer

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8 The Owners (2020)

A group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early, the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, the would-be thieves must fight to save themselves from a nightmare they could never have imagined.

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2020-08-27 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy

Rating

rating icon 5.621
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    kind of weird
  2. Ranked #1 for
    followable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    uncreative story

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9 Cryptid (2022)

A small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.

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2022-10-07 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Nicholas Baroudi, Ellen Adair

Rating

rating icon 3.667
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    satisfying climax
  2. Ranked #1 for
    anticipated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    never boring

Trailer

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10 Book of Monsters (2019)

Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house, devouring the guests and killing anyone who tries to leave. To survive the night, Sophie must face her destiny: monsters are real and she's the only one who can stop them.

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2019-03-19 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden

Rating

rating icon 5.123
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    waste of three hours
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ropey
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with showmanship

Trailer

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