Top rated movies with sympathetic light that have a straightforward narrative

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

1 The Photograph (2020)

When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.

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2020-02-14 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield

Rating

rating icon 6.393
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    straight-to-DVD
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Nicholas Sparks' fans
  3. Ranked #1 for
    smooth directing

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2 On Sacred Ground (2023)

Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist and Afghanistan War military veteran, and Elliot, an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline.

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2023-01-13 | Drama

Cast

William Mapother, Amy Smart

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    chintzy
  2. Ranked #5 for
    flattering light
  3. Ranked #5 for
    suffering wife

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3 My Darling Vivian (2020)

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

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2020-04-27 | Documentary / Romance

Cast

Johnny Cash, Reese Witherspoon

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    publically conscious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    indignant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    turning world upside down

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4 The Report (2019)

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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2019-09-12 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Annette Bening

Rating

rating icon 7.037
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  3. Ranked #3 for
    for political discussion

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5 The Mustang (2019)

While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.

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2019-03-15 | Drama

Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell

Rating

rating icon 6.902
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with anger issues
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unruly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    little fast

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6 The Last Right (2019)

Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his flight from Boston to County Cork. Travelling back to Ireland to attend his mother’s funeral, Daniel also checks on his autistic brother. What follows is an unconventional road trip with his brother and the mortuary assistant as they take the coffin from Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.

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2019-12-06 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Brian Cox, Michiel Huisman

Rating

rating icon 6.182
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beautiful script
  2. Ranked #1 for
    beautiful writing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    comic relief

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7 Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

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2019-09-06 | Drama / History

Cast

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.942
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    snail pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    barbaric
  3. Ranked #1 for
    distinctive directing

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8 The Great Hack (2019)

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

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2019-01-26 | Documentary

Cast

Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll

Rating

rating icon 6.896
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unethical character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    aberrant
  3. Ranked #1 for
    misunderstood

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

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10 Nitram (2021)

Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.

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2021-09-30 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis

Rating

rating icon 6.955
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deeply disturbing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    heinous crime
  3. Ranked #1 for
    confronting

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Nitram trailer
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