Top rated tenacious movies that are also thought-provoking

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

1 Cicada Song (2019)

Karen is a tough, corn fed, outspoken, farm manager who cares about the people she works for and the migrant people who work for her. When one of her farmhands approaches her about a little girl that has recently disappeared, she becomes closer to her employees than she ever thought possible. But, when her lover, Annabelle, disappears, the bubble Karen lives in bursts and she begins an investigation only to uncover something dark in the little town she grew up in.

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2019-09-27 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Lyndsey Lantz, Jenny Mesa

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nice editing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    well-paced
  3. Ranked #1 for
    greatly anticipated

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2 Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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2019-08-30 | Thriller / History

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matt Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.241
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral
  3. Ranked #2 for
    moderately entertaining

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3 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.845
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ballsy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brave
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with crowning moments

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4 Farha (2021)

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

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2021-09-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher

Rating

rating icon 7.343
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    leaving lasting impact
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gut-wrenching
  3. Ranked #1 for
    capturing the beauty

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5 Corpus Christi (2019)

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

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2019-09-10 | Drama

Cast

Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna

Rating

rating icon 7.647
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fundamental question
  2. Ranked #1 for
    twist of fate
  3. Ranked #1 for
    piety

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6 Share (2019)

After discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy must try to figure out what happened and how to navigate the escalating fallout.

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2019-01-25 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Rhianne Barreto, Charlie Plummer

Rating

rating icon 5.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow moving
  2. Ranked #1 for
    redoubtable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    overlapping narratives

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7 Herself (2020)

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

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2020-11-26 | Drama

Cast

Clare Dunne, Molly McCann

Rating

rating icon 6.792
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heavy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tenacious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    abusive

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8 The Last Bus (2021)

Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.

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2021-06-18 | Drama

Cast

Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    master of craft director
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unchallenging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    contrived

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9 Mayor Pete (2021)

Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana runs for President of the United States. With extraordinary access to the candidate, his husband Chasten and members of the campaign team, the film follows Buttigieg from before he officially announced his candidacy, through the campaign and his victory in the Iowa Caucus and his appointment to the Biden Administration as the first LGBTQ Cabinet member in history.

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2021-11-12 | Documentary

Cast

Pete Buttigieg, Chasten Buttigieg

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    insightful look
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lack of talent
  3. Ranked #2 for
    inside look

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10 Les Misérables (2019)

Inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris, Stéphane, a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, joins the local anti-crime squad. Working alongside his unscrupulous colleagues Chris and Gwada, Stéphane struggles to maintain order amidst the mounting tensions between local gangs. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the three officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control.

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2019-11-14 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti

Rating

rating icon 7.595
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    leaving wonders
  2. Ranked #1 for
    highly charging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    new kid on the block

Trailer

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