Certified Fresh 2010-2019, a list by dave Miller

8.9

/23670/

84

/313/

84

/253/

4.5

/48526/

100

/56/

98

/90/

4.0

age 15+

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

89

8.0

/124712/

81

/4680/

81

/2832/

4.4

/994684/

97

/338/

92

/98/

95

/48/

4.0

age 15+

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

89

8.5

/13675/

84

/647/

82

/298/

4.4

/27125/

98

/102/

92

/48/

89

/19/

4.0

age 15+

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

89

8.3

/275430/

80

/3241/

78

/1897/

4.4

/175929/

99

/177/

92

/1634/

95

/41/

4.0

age 16+

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

88

7.9

/93951/

79

/3577/

78

/2214/

4.3

/280254/

99

/230/

91

/197/

93

/40/

4.0

age 16+

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

87

8.1

/14150/

78

/492/

75

/178/

4.0

/23070/

99

/134/

89

/37/

95

/24/

4.0

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

87

8.1

/28385/

81

/2668/

79

/678/

4.1

/43139/

99

/191/

90

/311/

88

/35/

4.0

age 5+

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

87

8.0

/10986/

79

/643/

77

/188/

4.3

/47926/

100

/130/

90

/117/

89

/28/

4.0

age 16+

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

87

8.2

/40433/

81

/2362/

77

/636/

4.1

/57021/

99

/155/

91

/438/

91

/27/

4.0

age 16+

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.

87

8.2

/43700/

79

/1548/

76

/737/

4.4

/91993/

96

/163/

85

/536/

92

/34/

4.0

age 14+

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.

86

8.3

/27950/

82

/1781/

80

/574/

4.2

/84419/

97

/256/

94

/735/

85

/41/

3.5

age 10+

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

86

7.8

/352432/

78

/12327/

80

/12548/

3.9

/2639263/

95

/365/

86

/1860/

94

/53/

4.0

age 16+

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

86

7.9

/3048/

78

/160/

71

/35/

3.9

/4265/

100

/44/

96

/19/

87

/12/

4.0

Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.

86

8.3

/14765/

79

/572/

78

/301/

4.3

/25569/

96

/140/

89

/87/

92

/29/

3.5

age 14+

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

86

8.2

/39059/

81

/2471/

78

/773/

4.3

/116290/

97

/105/

90

/240/

81

/29/

4.0

age 16+

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

86

8.2

/75800/

81

/2296/

78

/990/

4.1

/66859/

95

/133/

92

/1194/

79

/32/

4.0

age 14+

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

86

8.2

/82400/

78

/3319/

77

/1003/

3.9

/29303/

98

/147/

91

/2237/

88

/27/

4.0

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

86

8.1

/530099/

79

/18204/

78

/8583/

4.1

/567176/

97

/378/

93

/2949/

93

/45/

3.5

age 15+

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

86

8.1

/779328/

80

/18759/

79

/11744/

4.2

/657927/

95

/376/

90

/6135/

96

/57/

3.5

age 15+

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

85

8.0

/729302/

79

/14751/

77

/9112/

3.8

/449911/

94

/301/

92

/14862/

88

/41/

4.0

age 14+

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

85

7.8

/809951/

75

/26453/

73

/12829/

3.9

/2429599/

96

/335/

87

/19738/

95

/42/

4.0

age 15+

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

85

7.8

/14346/

77

/443/

76

/404/

4.2

/46248/

99

/144/

89

/56/

94

/23/

3.5

Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

85

7.9

/368185/

77

/11200/

77

/7258/

4.0

/1305256/

95

/408/

85

/35/

94

/53/

4.0

age 16+

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

85

7.8

/6184/

78

/318/

75

/148/

4.0

/11089/

98

/107/

86

/39/

87

/24/

4.0

age 8+

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.

85

8.3

/3266/

83

/185/

83

/55/

4.0

/2634/

96

/69/

90

/68/

80

/29/

3.5

age 13+

At the age of 34, former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years. Weeks later, Gleason found out his wife, Michel, was expecting their first child. A video journal that began as a gift for his unborn son expands to chronicle Steve’s determination to get his relationships in order, build a foundation to provide other ALS patients with purpose, and adapt to his declining physical condition—utilizing medical technologies that offer the means to live as fully as possible.

85

7.9

/24604/

79

/1229/

77

/502/

4.2

/63193/

99

/210/

83

/257/

95

/36/

3.5

age 13+

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

85

8.1

/598527/

79

/23913/

80

/10622/

4.1

/776149/

90

/408/

87

/2607/

88

/50/

4.0

age 17+

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

85

7.5

/75139/

76

/3579/

74

/1500/

4.1

/319477/

97

/350/

87

/477/

89

/47/

4.0

age 11+

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

85

8.2

/5205/

81

/197/

73

/64/

4.0

/2489/

96

/46/

94

/77/

79

/15/

4.0

age 15+

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.

85

8.4

/25090/

81

/704/

81

/655/

4.3

/31835/

94

/95/

90

/118/

83

/29/

3.5

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

85

8.2

/36093/

81

/1052/

78

/526/

3.8

/23537/

100

/30/

94

/824/

age 14+

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.

85

7.9

/109875/

77

/2063/

77

/1728/

4.2

/137277/

93

/219/

82

/1470/

95

/45/

4.0

age 16+

Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

85

8.3

/243819/

82

/5357/

81

/3107/

4.4

/494346/

91

/124/

92

/1356/

80

/42/

3.5

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

85

7.9

/183652/

76

/5143/

75

/2605/

4.0

/498950/

98

/202/

82

/1652/

94

/41/

4.0

age 16+

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

85

8.0

/59742/

79

/4110/

77

/1370/

4.0

/49024/

96

/143/

87

/511/

88

/38/

4.0

age 16+

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

85

7.4

/348594/

73

/16003/

73

/7366/

4.2

/1309491/

98

/402/

79

/2200/

99

/53/

4.0

age 15+

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

84

7.8

/7658/

81

/797/

78

/390/

4.0

/44409/

94

/304/

94

/5087/

89

/50/

A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student.

84

7.7

/661354/

76

/17055/

72

/8718/

3.7

/447911/

96

/360/

90

/10914/

86

/45/

4.0

age 16+

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

84

7.6

/8346/

79

/877/

80

/341/

4.4

/69801/

98

/55/

87

/468/

age 14+

This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

84

7.6

/16660/

76

/955/

75

/351/

4.0

/33900/

98

/133/

85

/127/

4.0

age 8+

A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

84

7.6

/144692/

75

/6074/

74

/2997/

4.1

/946456/

96

/318/

81

/958/

92

/44/

4.0

age 16+

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

84

7.6

/177189/

75

/5481/

76

/4046/

4.1

/451881/

96

/408/

72

/1120/

96

/50/

4.0

age 16+

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

84

7.7

/10628/

78

/376/

78

/334/

4.1

/35531/

94

/84/

89

/21/

81

/18/

4.0

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

84

8.0

/3010/

78

/135/

73

/67/

4.0

/5684/

97

/31/

90

/20/

87

/8/

3.5

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.

84

7.8

/2711/

78

/166/

75

/35/

3.9

/3466/

98

/117/

97

/50/

82

/25/

3.5

age 11+

In a moving portrait of resilience, Alex Holmes chronicles the unprecedented journey of 24-year-old Tracy Edwards and the first all-female sailing crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race.

84

8.4

/121885/

83

/2713/

81

/1897/

4.2

/117898/

90

/181/

93

/194/

75

/33/

3.5

age 16+

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

84

8.0

/20332/

78

/789/

79

/291/

4.0

/34735/

100

/128/

86

/106/

85

/27/