Top rated movies with superlative performance that have a self-sacrificing character

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

1 Great Freedom (2021)

In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.

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2021-11-18 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich

Rating

rating icon 7.231
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    confounded
  2. Ranked #1 for
    completely baffled
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most memorable

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2 Swan Song (2021)

In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking exploration of love, loss, and sacrifice.

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2021-12-17 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic technology
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral question
  3. Ranked #1 for
    crisp and clean

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3 Breaking (2022)

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

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2022-08-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams

Rating

rating icon 6.594
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    outstanding performance
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gasping for breath
  3. Ranked #2 for
    attention holding

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4 The Unforgivable (2021)

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

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2021-11-24 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis

Rating

rating icon 7.446
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unforgivable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    straight dramatic acting
  3. Ranked #3 for
    wholly convincing acting

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5 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.674
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Trailer

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6 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
    miscarriage of justice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    innocent man
  3. Ranked #2 for
    impactful

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7 The Last Duel (2021)

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

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2021-10-13 | History / Drama

Cast

Jodie Comer, Matt Damon

Rating

rating icon 7.441
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    new perspective
  2. Ranked #1 for
    distorted view
  3. Ranked #1 for
    different point of angle

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8 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
    dynamite
  3. Ranked #2 for
    excellent casting

Trailer

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9 How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

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2023-04-07 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely exciting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cast of unknown actors
  3. Ranked #1 for
    drastic

Trailer

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10 The Public (2019)

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

Info

2019-04-05 | Drama

Cast

Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unfortunate character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crowning glory
  3. Ranked #1 for
    complex issue

Trailer

The Public trailer
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