MetaCritic Top Films, a list by Orpheus

7.1

/576/

Trakt

67

/24/

64

/14/

3.6

/8669/

93

/69/

91

/15/

77

/17/

3.5

age 10+

After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.

80

55

7.4

/2075/

69

/38/

80

/9/

3.8

/24182/

100

/66/

85

/20/

A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

85

IMDb 72

7.5

/15412/

74

/459/

72

/266/

4.0

/153479/

98

/189/

92

/7/

91

/41/

4.0

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

75

6.6

/1408/

62

/33/

68

/10/

3.5

/7531/

95

/43/

80

/13/

3.5

Questioning the suspicious death of his mother, a university professor and his enigmatic gardener descend into a hypnotic maze of mirrors and memories. As family secrets surface and painful truths emerge, they spiral toward a devastating reckoning with the darkness lurking within us all.

79

7.4

/5092/

75

/187/

73

/94/

3.9

/50422/

98

/102/

84

/35/

77

/18/

3.0

age 15+

A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.

74

6.8

/2623/

65

/86/

66

/36/

3.5

/32580/

96

/102/

63

/23/

77

/29/

3.5

age 15+

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.

84

IMDb 21

7.5

/47384/

74

/1792/

73

/441/

4.1

/249348/

95

/223/

90

/17/

88

/42/

4.0

age 13+

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

69

7.1

/219/

30

/3/

3.5

/1358/

79

/29/

79

/10/

3.5

Lives intertwine around Green Lake as a girl learns to sail, a boy fights for first chair, two sisters operate a bed-and-breakfast, and a fisherman is after the catch of his life.

74

48

6.6

/714/

65

/18/

66

/12/

3.6

/5374/

98

/45/

81

/16/

16-year-old Lucia joins the Catholic school choir where she befriends senior Ana-Maria. During a choir retreat Lucia's attraction to a restoration worker creates tension with Ana-Maria and challenges her faith.

81

7.4

/8439/

74

/473/

71

/68/

3.8

/96584/

97

/131/

94

/53/

80

/25/

3.5

age 15+

Two young men meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship.

74

6.9

/3550/

Trakt

68

/262/

60

/34/

3.6

/16246/

95

/73/

84

/28/

75

/15/

3.0

age 15+

A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.

71

6.4

/3791/

61

/222/

68

/84/

3.5

/52548/

93

/102/

56

/23/

76

/25/

3.5

Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.

76

7.1

/637/

54

/27/

45

/4/

3.5

/2452/

93

/61/

92

/23/

86

/16/

4.0

age 15+

A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.

75

7.0

/1382/

64

/37/

67

/32/

3.4

/10759/

95

/55/

80

/19/

3.5

Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.

78

6.6

/5279/

68

/515/

70

/81/

3.2

/13264/

95

/79/

83

/229/

78

/13/

4.0

age 11+

When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

77

7.0

/1099/

60

/29/

64

/18/

3.7

/6018/

98

/62/

87

/21/

3.5

An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.

71

49

6.7

/809/

63

/27/

60

/21/

3.4

/5975/

92

/38/

80

/10/

A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.

80

6.7

/2297/

65

/91/

68

/41/

3.7

/20843/

99

/73/

87

/25/

4.0

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

74

6.5

/1248/

62

/31/

69

/18/

3.5

/7599/

95

/59/

86

/18/

3.0

Nina, an OB-GYN, faces accusations after a newborn's death. Her life undergoes scrutiny during investigation. She persists in her medical duties, determined to provide care others hesitate to offer, despite the risks.

68

5.7

/2720/

Trakt

57

/116/

61

/28/

3.5

/17993/

98

/81/

53

/37/

75

/19/

3.0

age 15+

In Mumbai, an arranged marriage spirals into darkness as the spineless husband watches his wife morph into a ruthless, feral force within their marital confines.

72

6.2

/684/

60

/48/

57

/7/

3.5

/5465/

98

/51/

82

/10/

3.0

Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact. Once their plan goes shockingly awry, the haunting consequences of their failure can't stay hidden for long.

82

7.6

/6032/

75

/372/

74

/337/

4.1

/81562/

100

/61/

83

/16/

3.5

As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane recounts his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers, but Souleymane is not ready.

76

6.5

/3743/

68

/371/

61

/79/

3.3

/10449/

94

/97/

95

/158/

75

/20/

3.5

age 15+

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

72

6.5

/2610/

63

/66/

66

/41/

3.4

/19140/

91

/64/

82

/17/

3.0

In 1917 Burma (now Myanmar), a British diplomat is set to marry his fiancée, but after a sudden panic, escapes to Singapore, sending her on what evolves into a chase across Asia.

72

6.8

/2017/

62

/131/

65

/21/

3.7

/26419/

100

/85/

64

/63/

84

/22/

2.5

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future.

80

6.9

/2909/

73

/104/

73

/37/

3.8

/26834/

95

/84/

73

/16/

84

/24/

4.0

Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.

88

8.1

/142205/

83

/2590/

79

/937/

4.3

/720960/

97

/205/

97

/182/

85

/43/

4.0

age 14+

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

79

6.9

/6607/

67

/232/

70

/293/

3.6

/32148/

93

/72/

93

/25/

85

/16/

3.5

In the last days of the Second World War, a deserting soldier disrupts a tranquil and isolated mountain community. For one family, his arrival brings excitement and romance, but tragedy lies in wait.

68

6.1

/40929/

60

/2428/

61

/652/

3.0

/252742/

88

/248/

52

/279/

77

/53/

3.5

age 15+

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

74

7.1

/3395/

68

/166/

70

/71/

3.6

/13534/

100

/59/

75

/16/

2.5

age 15+

A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.

72

63

6.7

/4211/

62

/198/

64

/142/

3.6

/37437/

94

/111/

65

/16/

83

/25/

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man's widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie's short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.

74

7.0

/3403/

68

/253/

69

/228/

3.7

/28565/

98

/46/

66

/4/

79

/14/

3.0

A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.

80

6.9

/23224/

67

/1134/

66

/307/

4.0

/216463/

92

/213/

75

/123/

91

/49/

4.0

age 14+

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

83

7.5

/18760/

74

/773/

75

/408/

4.0

/104872/

97

/160/

94

/24/

84

/30/

3.5

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

79

7.5

/18890/

73

/723/

75

/311/

3.9

/116151/

92

/110/

86

/40/

82

/22/

3.0

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

77

7.1

/255200/

69

/12554/

67

/3362/

3.7

/2408748/

85

/381/

73

/2959/

78

/59/

4.0

age 16+

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

74

7.0

/4717/

70

/152/

70

/78/

3.8

/40369/

72

/60/

76

/21/

75

/14/

3.5

In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

79

7.1

/13221/

70

/454/

68

/206/

3.9

/97599/

100

/158/

71

/62/

93

/35/

3.5

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.

64

5.8

/77449/

56

/3787/

57

/1073/

2.7

/832377/

76

/276/

48

/717/

79

/55/

3.5

age 17+

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

80

7.1

/3233/

69

/140/

71

/42/

3.8

/21958/

100

/61/

81

/10/

79

/13/

4.0

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.

86

7.6

/27838/

76

/1302/

74

/310/

4.3

/292958/

97

/215/

98

/77/

83

/43/

4.0

age 15+

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

78

6.7

/34358/

67

/1716/

66

/450/

3.5

/146681/

93

/122/

81

/92/

82

/28/

4.0

age 13+

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

78

6.7

/3817/

65

/284/

66

/55/

3.7

/23554/

98

/122/

72

/43/

87

/30/

4.0

age 15+

On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.

79

6.9

/1651/

70

/126/

64

/26/

3.8

/8998/

95

/77/

92

/52/

82

/17/

3.5

age 15+

A Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

81

7.4

/247100/

73

/13765/

71

/3110/

3.9

/1778755/

93

/336/

86

/1902/

79

/54/

4.0

age 13+

After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.

75

6.6

/1252/

61

/70/

68

/15/

3.5

/5618/

93

/56/

78

/11/

83

/11/

3.5

On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

83

7.6

/45326/

78

/5110/

79

/1882/

4.1

/316852/

97

/88/

94

/49/

75

/10/

3.5

age 13+

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

76

6.9

/227/

50

/11/

75

/2/

3.7

/1211/

97

/38/

81

/14/