Top rated thought-provoking movies on The Roku Channel

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

1 Another Round (2020)

Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

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2020-09-24 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    binge worthy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mopey
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with marital problems

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2 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 7.66
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    idealistic man
  2. Ranked #1 for
    piety
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fundamental question

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3 Girl Next (2021)

A young woman is abducted by a strange group of human traffickers who use drug and trauma based mind control to turn women into "Sofia" dolls. Trapped in a waking nightmare she fights for a way to escape, to avoid becoming Girl Next.

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2021-06-18 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Rachel Alig, Larry Wade Carrell

Rating

rating icon 5.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sophisticated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    refined character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    semiotic topic

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4 House of Hummingbird (2019)

14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.

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2019-08-28 | Drama

Cast

Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk

Rating

rating icon 7.689
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    histrionic acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    buoyant
  3. Ranked #1 for
    graded A

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5 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    highly memorable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intellectually stimulating
  3. Ranked #1 for
    captivating directing

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6 Lawrence After Arabia (2020)

This film is the story of the last years of the life of T.E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - a scholar, writer, soldier and reluctant hero. Retiring to his cottage in Dorset he hopes to escape his past but is pulled into political intrigue. While he has powerful friends, with his uncompromising manner he has made dangerous enemies. As they plot against him he dies in a tragic motorcycle accident. However, with such enemies was his untimely death an assassination and cover up by the British Secret Service?

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2020-05-19 | Drama

Cast

Brian Cox, Hugh Fraser

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unintentional
  2. Ranked #1 for
    food for thought
  3. Ranked #2 for
    amateur production

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7 Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains & the Future of the Internet (2020)

Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet takes a deep dive into the crypto ecosystem and blockchain technology to discover the good, the bad and the ugly of this controversial industry, its major narratives, conflicts and the major players behind it. Can blockchain technology be used to create a new, fairer, decentralised and uncensored web3.0 where we can control our data and protect our online identities? Or will the potential be squandered as mega corporations once again compete for dominance in this new field. With his unrivalled and exclusive access, award-winning filmmaker Torsten Hoffman (Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It) takes us on a journey into the heart of this brave new world.

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2020-12-10 | Documentary

Cast

Torsten Hoffmann, Roger Ver

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    valuable insight
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reliable director
  3. Ranked #2 for
    bamboozled

Trailer

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8 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 7.233
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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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Official Secrets trailer
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9 Moon Rock for Monday (2021)

Set in Sydney, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, a young girl befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a moon rock that the girl believes will heal her.

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2021-05-06 | Drama

Cast

George Pullar, Ashlyn Louden-Gamble

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    touching nerves
  2. Ranked #1 for
    worth the price
  3. Ranked #2 for
    naturally talented actor

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10 The Birdcatcher (2019)

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.

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2019-03-08 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Arthur Hakalahti

Rating

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh idea
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unique spin
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wholly unbelievable

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