Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,814 votes
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Top Rated Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose highly rated favorites backed by a meaningful number of TMDB votes. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-07 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Monster's Ball
2001 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,105 votes
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blue Ruin
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,655 votes
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Call
2013 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,105 votes
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In the Valley of Elah
2007 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,110 votes
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chariots of Fire
1981 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,052 votes
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Good Son
1993 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,061 votes
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 6,073 votes
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Adjustment Bureau
2011 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 5,000 votes
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
eXistenZ
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,223 votes
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Craft
1996 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,091 votes
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Kid
2000 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,156 votes
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Con Air
1997 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 4,788 votes
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blood Red Sky
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,747 votes
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,675 votes
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Real Pain
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,461 votes
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Adam
2022 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 7,147 votes
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Terrifier 3
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,997 votes
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hit Man
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,696 votes
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Water Diviner
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,345 votes
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.