Top rated slightly underwhelming movies with a novel concept

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

1 Dual (2022)

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

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2022-03-18 | Science Fiction / Comedy

Cast

Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul

Rating

rating icon 5.992
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    monotone voice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ridiculous premise
  3. Ranked #3 for
    exact replica

Trailer

Dual trailer
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2 Project Power (2020)

An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.

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2020-08-14 | Action / Crime

Cast

Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Rating

rating icon 6.466
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    ultra cool character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    summer blockbuster
  3. Ranked #2 for
    popcorn entertainment

Trailer

Project Power trailer
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3 Aniara (2019)

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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2019-05-17 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Emelie Jonsson, Arvin Kananian

Rating

rating icon 6.002
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    interplanetary
  2. Ranked #1 for
    despaired
  3. Ranked #1 for
    demoralized

Trailer

Aniara trailer
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4 The Man Who Sold His Skin (2021)

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.

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2021-03-15 | Drama

Cast

Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane

Rating

rating icon 6.616
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    catching attention
  2. Ranked #1 for
    religious imagery
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sharp-tongued dialogue

Trailer

The Man Who Sold His Skin trailer
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5 Gaia (2021)

In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world.

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2021-06-18 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Monique Rockman, Carel Nel

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bit shaky camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    expansive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    uneasy atmosphere

Trailer

Gaia trailer
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6 The Prodigy (2019)

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

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2019-02-06 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gotcha
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gifted
  3. Ranked #2 for
    quite impressive

Trailer

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7 Chaos Walking (2021)

Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

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2021-02-24 | Fantasy / Science Fiction

Cast

Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    interesting concept
  2. Ranked #5 for
    unanswered question
  3. Ranked #6 for
    properly developed

Trailer

Chaos Walking trailer
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8 Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.

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2019-02-01 | Thriller / Mystery

Cast

Rene Russo, Jake Gyllenhaal

Rating

rating icon 5.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    prissy
  2. Ranked #2 for
    hammy performance
  3. Ranked #2 for
    high art

Trailer

Velvet Buzzsaw trailer
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9 Time Loop (2020)

In a pastoral Italian village, a young Londoner scientist helping his father with physics experiments, has to face the consequences of choices he hasn't made yet.

Info

2020-09-01 | Science Fiction

Cast

Sam Gittins, Mino Sferra

Rating

rating icon 4.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    geometric
  2. Ranked #1 for
    monotone voice
  3. Ranked #2 for
    time-loop

Trailer

Time Loop trailer
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10 Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019)

Set one year after the events of Hell House LLC II, the hotel is on the verge of being torn down when it is purchased by billionaire Russell Wynn as the new home for his popular interactive show, Insomnia. He invites journalist Venessa Sheppard and her crew to record everything happening inside the hotel leading up to the performance - but they soon encounter a more nefarious plot, one that threatens to unleash a veritable hell on earth.

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2019-09-19 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Gabriel Chytry, Elizabeth Vermilyea

Rating

rating icon 5.14
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    well worth waiting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    weak script
  3. Ranked #2 for
    muddled script

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