Top rated thought-provoking movies with a downbeat ending

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

1 Luce (2019)

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

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2019-08-02 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.376
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    layered
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pronounced actor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    multifaceted plot

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2 Archive (2020)

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

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2020-08-13 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Theo James, Stacy Martin

Rating

rating icon 6.277
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    double twist
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jealous character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unexpected ending

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3 The Platform (2019)

A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

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2019-11-08 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan

Rating

rating icon 6.988
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for the fearless
  2. Ranked #1 for
    study of human nature
  3. Ranked #1 for
    open-ending

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4 I Am Mother (2019)

A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

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2019-06-07 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Clara Rugaard, Rose Byrne

Rating

rating icon 6.697
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    too many unanswered questions
  2. Ranked #3 for
    super-intelligent
  3. Ranked #3 for
    lingering question

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5 Saint Maud (2020)

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

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2020-10-09 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle

Rating

rating icon 6.605
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    psychological character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bated breath
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fanaticism

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6 Discontinued (2022)

A depressed millennial discovers that the world she knows is just a simulated version of reality that is being shut down. Suddenly, she's the only one who wants to stick around.

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2022-04-01 | Science Fiction / Comedy

Cast

Ashley Hutchinson, Langston Fishburne

Rating

rating icon 5.868
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheerly pleasureable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly adequate
  3. Ranked #1 for
    philosophical theme

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7 Vengeance (2022)

A journalist and podcaster from New York City travels to West Texas in order to report on the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

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2022-07-29 | Comedy / Mystery

Cast

B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook

Rating

rating icon 6.625
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    insightful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fish out of water
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cultured

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8 Dual (2022)

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

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2022-03-18 | Science Fiction / Comedy

Cast

Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul

Rating

rating icon 5.99
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    clipped voice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    ridiculous premise
  3. Ranked #2 for
    monotone voice

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9 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
    highly charging
  2. Ranked #1 for
    leaving wonders
  3. Ranked #1 for
    new kid on the block

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10 Triangle of Sadness (2022)

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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2022-09-18 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    scathing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    top model
  3. Ranked #2 for
    hot potato

Trailer

Triangle of Sadness trailer
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