Top rated thoroughly impressive movies with a downbeat tone

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

1 The Dig (2019)

After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.

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2019-04-26 | Thriller

Cast

Moe Dunford, Francis Magee

Rating

rating icon 7.476
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    doomy and gloomy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    oppressive
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dumbfounded

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2 The Reckoning (2021)

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

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2021-02-05 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tepid plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    late night movie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    grim tale

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The Reckoning 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
    vast story
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sad and depressing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pessimistic view

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4 Sugar Daddy (2021)

When a struggling musician can't afford her rent, she signs up for a website where rich older men pay to date younger women. Her new money-making venture sends her down a dark rabbit hole that forces her to grow up fast, shaping her music, and how she sees the world.

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2021-04-09 | Drama

Cast

Kelly McCormack, Amanda Brugel

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    extremely pleasing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    truly gifted director
  3. Ranked #1 for
    leaving mark

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Sugar Daddy trailer
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5 The Head Hunter (2019)

On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

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2019-04-05 | Horror / Fantasy

Cast

Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman

Rating

rating icon 5.33
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cool
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flashy visual
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gloomy atmosphere

Trailer

The Head Hunter trailer
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6 The Lodge (2020)

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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2020-01-16 | Horror

Cast

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell

Rating

rating icon 6.119
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    mentally unstable
  2. Ranked #6 for
    spine-tingling
  3. Ranked #7 for
    messing with head

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The Lodge trailer
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7 Captive (2020)

A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.

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2020-10-30 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

William Kircher, Tori kostic

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    top grade
  2. Ranked #2 for
    real gem
  3. Ranked #2 for
    one of rare gems

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8 Emancipation (2022)

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / War

Cast

Will Smith, Ben Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    muted colors
  2. Ranked #1 for
    desaturated
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sepia tone

Trailer

Emancipation trailer
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9 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
    brooding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    darkest

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The Batman trailer
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10 Selling Isobel (2019)

Based on a true story ~ Isobel goes for a job interview, gets locked in and sex trafficked for 3 consecutive days.

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2019-10-26 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Frida Farrell, Gabriel Olds

Rating

rating icon 5.227
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    completely believable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    amateur hour
  3. Ranked #1 for
    totally believable acting

Trailer

Selling Isobel trailer
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