Top rated Oscar worthy movies with a contemporary issue

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

1 Luce (2019)

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

Info

2019-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.4
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big question mark
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unanswered question

Trailer

Luce trailer
play button

2 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Info

2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.508
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    created a buzz
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exceptional
  3. Ranked #1 for
    using elocution

Trailer

Parasite trailer
play button

3 Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Info

2020-11-09 | Drama

Cast

Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams

Rating

rating icon 6.724
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    white trash
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hillbilly
  3. Ranked #3 for
    hard

Trailer

Hillbilly Elegy trailer
play button

4 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

Info

2019-11-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.499
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    humanized

Trailer

The Two Popes trailer
play button
download maimovie
Download
Maimovie Now

to discover other
97,867 similar movies

5 On the Count of Three (2022)

Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.

Info

2022-05-13 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott

Rating

rating icon 6.5
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    solid directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    directing with poetic beauty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    foaming at mouth

Trailer

On the Count of Three trailer
play button

6 Empire of Light (2022)

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Info

2022-12-09 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward

Rating

rating icon 6.7
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Valentine's Day
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like The Last Picture Show
  3. Ranked #2 for
    blackness

Trailer

Empire of Light trailer
play button

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.

Info

2019-09-06 | Drama / History

Cast

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.942
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    disciplinarian
  2. Ranked #1 for
    distinctive directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    inhumane character

Trailer

Waiting for the Barbarians trailer
play button

8 Boiling Point (2021)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

Info

2021-07-05 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson

Rating

rating icon 7.228
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rigorous directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    seamless
  3. Ranked #1 for
    seamless flow

Trailer

Boiling Point trailer
play button

9 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.

Info

2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.702
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    terrific
  3. Ranked #2 for
    excellent casting

Trailer

The Trial of the Chicago 7 trailer
play button

10 Rockaway (2019)

Inspired by true events, a man recounts the summer of '94, when he and his brother plotted revenge against their abusive father.

Info

2019-01-11 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Keidrich Sellati, Maxwell Apple

Rating

rating icon 6.6
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    must-see
  2. Ranked #2 for
    definitely must-watch
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Coming of Age

Trailer

Rockaway trailer
play button

FAQ

According to the review analysis on Maimovie, movies in Top rated Oscar worthy movies with a contemporary issue list are rated as brilliantly executed, excellent casting, pronounced actor, weighty atmosphere, disciplinarian, masterful directing, right on target, first-rate acting, excellent performance, literate script.
We collect all existing reviews on the web for all movies and proceed machine learning to calculate the A.I. ranking. It ranks the movies while automatically updating new information every week.
Using Taste search, Maimovie provides a unique system which helps you search for specific results through phrases that are collected from movie reviews and information from various movie databases. You can look for movies with phrases such as “adrenaline pumping movies” or “unexpected plot twist of all time.” The Maimovie application’s database covers movie information from all 540K+ movies and connects you to all 74+ available streaming services.