Best Desperate Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

Looking for the best desperate movies and TV series of the 2020s? These 14 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Chainsaw Man 2022 ★ 8.5

Summer Time Rendering 2022 ★ 8.1

NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun 2026 ★ 8.5

The Tinder Swindler 2022 ★ 7.0

The Drama 2026 ★ 6.9

A Jaula 2022 ★ 6.9

We Children from Bahnhof Zoo 2021 ★ 6.4

Leave the World Behind 2023 ★ 6.4

Play Dead 2025 ★ 6.1

Love Me Love Me 2026 ★ 6.0

I Am Greta 2020 ★ 5.9

The Mortuary Assistant 2026 ★ 5.4

Inside 2023 ★ 5.7

Row 19 2021 ★ 5.4