Top rated suitably menacing movies that are also truly exceptional

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

1 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.011
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    despicable villain
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fantastic

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Cruella trailer
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2 Joker (2019)

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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2019-10-01 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro

Rating

rating icon 8.154
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    maniac
  2. Ranked #1 for
    evil genius
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mentally unstable

Trailer

Joker trailer
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3 The Harder They Fall (2021)

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

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2021-10-22 | Western

Cast

Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba

Rating

rating icon 6.648
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fitting soundtrack
  2. Ranked #2 for
    like The Hateful Eight
  3. Ranked #2 for
    highly stylized

Trailer

The Harder They Fall trailer
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4 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.61
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #4 for
    absolutely terrifying

Trailer

The Black Phone trailer
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5 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

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2019-01-03 | Animation / Family

Cast

Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera

Rating

rating icon 7.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fitting ending
  2. Ranked #1 for
    menacing villain
  3. Ranked #1 for
    inevitable conclusion

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World trailer
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6 The Batman (2022)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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2022-03-01 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brooding
  3. Ranked #2 for
    knocking socks off

Trailer

The Batman trailer
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7 Doctor Sleep (2019)

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".

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2019-10-30 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran

Rating

rating icon 7.15
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for Stephen King's fans
  2. Ranked #3 for
    slightly inferior
  3. Ranked #5 for
    faithful to book

Trailer

Doctor Sleep trailer
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8 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

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2019-10-16 | Family / Fantasy

Cast

Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning

Rating

rating icon 7.308
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fey
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gossamer
  3. Ranked #3 for
    stunning

Trailer

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer
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9 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

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2022-12-07 | Animation / Adventure

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek

Rating

rating icon 8.226
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    giving shivers
  2. Ranked #1 for
    antagonistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    surprisingly mature

Trailer

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish trailer
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10 Old Henry (2021)

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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2021-10-01 | Western

Cast

Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze

Rating

rating icon 7.273
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    hit out of park
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with final twist
  3. Ranked #1 for
    big revealing ending

Trailer

Old Henry trailer
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