Top rated suitably menacing movies that are also academic

Check out today’s highest ranked suitably menacing and academic movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are suitably menacing and academic, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 God's Country (2022)

When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

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2022-09-15 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb

Rating

rating icon 5.686
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    pitiful
  2. Ranked #3 for
    restless
  3. Ranked #3 for
    seasoned actor

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2 The Lost King (2022)

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

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2022-10-07 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan

Rating

rating icon 6.525
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    analytic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    excellent supporting cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    excellent casting

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3 Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

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2019-12-19 | Action / Drama

Cast

Donnie Yen, Wu Yue

Rating

rating icon 7.272
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    teaching tool
  2. Ranked #1 for
    realistic fight scenes
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rousing climax

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Ip Man 4: The Finale trailer
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4 Escape 2120 (2020)

A detached orphan teen escapes to the future in suspended animation, but when he arrives at a natural utopia, he must evade a lynch mob convinced that he's the prophesied Devil's Child.

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2020-07-10 | Science Fiction

Cast

Edward Pritchard, Samantha Ipema

Rating

rating icon 5.167
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    community-theater-like acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rather plain
  3. Ranked #1 for
    quick-cut editing

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5 Mr. Jones (2019)

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

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2019-10-03 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby

Rating

rating icon 6.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like a history lesson
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ultimate downfall
  3. Ranked #2 for
    evil tyrant

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6 The Hater (2020)

A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

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2020-03-06 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Maciej Musiałowski, Vanessa Aleksander

Rating

rating icon 6.922
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pathological
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty messed up
  3. Ranked #1 for
    society in general

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7 Rust Creek (2019)

When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.

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2019-01-04 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson

Rating

rating icon 6.367
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    redneck
  2. Ranked #1 for
    totally absurd
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good ole boy

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8 VFW (2019)

A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.

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2019-09-21 | Action / Horror

Cast

Stephen Lang, Martin Kove

Rating

rating icon 5.834
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    actor with own identity
  2. Ranked #1 for
    retro-style directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    undeniably entertaining

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9 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.69
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    credible
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wholly convincing acting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    creditable directing

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10 Shirley (2020)

A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

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2020-09-11 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    creative directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    intellectual directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    literary genius

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Shirley trailer
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