Top rated movies with painterly director that have wasted potential

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

1 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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2 The Reckoning (2021)

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

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2021-02-05 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tepid plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    late night movie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    interesting ending

Trailer

The Reckoning trailer
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3 Adverse (2021)

In order to save his sister, a ride-share driver must infiltrate a dangerous crime syndicate.

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2021-02-12 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mickey Rourke

Rating

rating icon 4.75
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pretty good
  2. Ranked #1 for
    beyond bad
  3. Ranked #1 for
    nasty villain

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4 The Devil's Machine (2019)

Antique expert Brendon Cole is summoned to authenticate a 300-year-old clockwork doll with a notoriously dark history known as The Inferno Princess. In the remote Highlands mansion where it has recently been uncovered, Brendon soon finds himself the victim of the automaton’s legendary curse as the malevolent forces surrounding it are terrifyingly awakened.

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2019-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Jamie Scott Gordon, Erich Redman

Rating

rating icon 4.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    moody lighting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Baroque imagery
  3. Ranked #1 for
    effectively creepy

Trailer

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5 The Legend of Hei (2019)

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

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2019-08-27 | Animation / Fantasy

Cast

Shan Xin, Mingyue Liu

Rating

rating icon 8.355
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    less convincing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    immediately drawn
  3. Ranked #2 for
    game changer

Trailer

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6 Two Witches (2023)

A matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.

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2023-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Belle Adams, Jacob DeMonte-Finn

Rating

rating icon 6.036
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downright evil
  2. Ranked #2 for
    discernible plot
  3. Ranked #3 for
    dumbed down plot

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7 Monstrous (2022)

Laura, traumatized by an abusive relationship, runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son Cody. But in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying monster to deal with…

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2022-05-13 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fairly easy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    uncanny
  3. Ranked #2 for
    snake-like character

Trailer

Monstrous trailer
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8 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
    building up atmosphere
  3. Ranked #1 for
    silky voice

Trailer

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9 Cinderella (2021)

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.

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2021-09-03 | Fantasy / Romance

Cast

Camila Cabello, Nicholas Galitzine

Rating

rating icon 6.387
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    knight in shining armor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fresh take
  3. Ranked #1 for
    off-key acting

Trailer

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10 Warning (2021)

Loneliness, death and the meaning of life, explored through vastly separate lives colliding in interweaving short stories set in future Earth.

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2021-10-22 | Science Fiction

Cast

Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve

Rating

rating icon 4.824
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sadly disappointing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    loosely connected plot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    existential theme

Trailer

Warning trailer
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