certifiedfresh, a list by thomas giblin

80

/587/

80

/105/

4.2

/852628/

93

/288/

82

/1291/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

In 1950s New York, table tennis player Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to Hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

76

IMDb 28

7.1

/1629/

68

/35/

76

/3/

3.5

/28525/

85

/143/

83

/67/

73

/37/

3.5

age 16+

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

74

7.5

/956/

76

/13/

73

/25/

3.7

/8180/

81

/52/

70

/19/

3.0

President Mariano De Santis' term is coming to an end. Disparagingly nicknamed 'Cemento armato' (reinforced concrete) for his intractable nature and overly careful approach to politics, he has grown lonely in the echoing halls of the presidential palace, mourning the loss of his wife and listening to hip-hop. Before returning to civilian life, De Santis must make a series of bold decisions – a pair of presidential pardons and a groundbreaking policy bill – that will cement his legacy.

74

7.3

/267/

60

/1/

70

/1/

3.5

/2357/

89

/44/

88

/31/

72

/8/

3.0

In a race against time, an ailing woman discovers her teenage son's violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family. Inspired by true events.

83

8.3

/483/

66

/20/

82

/5/

4.0

/10868/

95

/59/

95

/217/

78

/11/

3.5

age 13+

Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today. A live recording of the 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical, filmed at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

65

IMDb 96

6.4

/5173/

67

/490/

71

/49/

3.1

/15834/

76

/50/

76

/76/

54

/11/

2.0

age 15+

A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.

70

6.7

/3015/

67

/40/

68

/69/

3.2

/27745/

82

/100/

40

/27/

76

/30/

4.0

age 14+

Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin, and adult twins called back to their Paris apartment to address a family tragedy.

69

31

7.6

/24/

60

/1/

89

/100/

54

/22/

Four hectic days unfold as a family reunites after the death of the world’s most troublesome big brother.

75

IMDb 36

7.0

/29879/

71

/2082/

72

/303/

3.8

/390085/

77

/185/

90

/216/

58

/36/

3.5

age 13+

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

83

IMDb 19

7.5

/57090/

78

/2966/

75

/1047/

3.8

/876971/

91

/212/

96

/2276/

73

/39/

4.0

age 8+

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

73

7.3

/1679/

70

/48/

72

/29/

4.0

/27852/

88

/69/

66

/24/

86

/22/

2.0

In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making.

77

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.

70

IMDb 35

6.6

/30189/

64

/878/

60

/285/

3.3

/154455/

77

/228/

87

/23/

67

/51/

3.0

age 14+

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.

84

62

7.9

/980/

77

/160/

84

/18/

4.2

/16766/

88

/406/

95

/15133/

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead a one-time-only, two-hour special featuring electrifying performances alongside their Wicked: For Good co-stars for a night of reimagined musical arrangements, cast interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, exclusive surprises, and a sneak peek at Wicked: For Good.

80

IMDb 10

7.3

/77980/

75

/4383/

76

/1163/

3.5

/294608/

86

/267/

95

/2984/

71

/43/

4.0

age 14+

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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.

83

?

8.5

/37/

95

/105/

69

/32/

An unfinished love song connects two people in Tokyo and Bangkok. Sota is an overly serious researcher who was suddenly ordered to work in Tokyo. One day he returns from Tokyo to Bangkok and reunites with Kai whom he had feelings for when they were students. Kai is active as a photographer and also pursuing music when they reunite. This makes Sota a bit nervous. Kai, however, is surprised that Sota recalls the 'unfinished song' he once sang for him. The duo slowly grow closer once again, but each have a secret as to why they can't complete the song. Yet this unfinished song connecting the two of them begins to resonate with both once again!

75

23

6.6

/186/

70

/29/

75

/1/

3.5

/515/

89

/66/

80

/8/

Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli.

75

IMDb 9

7.5

/103279/

72

/5023/

73

/1137/

3.9

/1010167/

88

/320/

84

/389/

72

/61/

2.5

age 15+

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

65

32

6.1

/251/

46

/3/

60

/2/

3.2

/606/

80

/138/

84

/565/

Klára moves out from her husband. Her friend, Ági, helps her. They make a total of seven turns by car. Although they take the same route there and back every time, each round is different. “January 2” is a realist story about a separation from the wife’s perspective with all the challenges she faces following this tough decision.

63

5.8

/3586/

57

/220/

54

/83/

3.3

/30003/

89

/151/

55

/53/

70

/34/

2.5

age 15+

Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

78

IMDb 92

6.9

/19830/

71

/2518/

74

/450/

3.3

/38824/

95

/94/

87

/211/

76

/19/

3.5

age 16+

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, ‘the man who refuses to die’ dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.

68

6.3

/8289/

56

/326/

57

/98/

3.3

/105411/

90

/150/

50

/18/

80

/37/

3.5

age 14+

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

68

6.5

/29209/

67

/2961/

71

/393/

3.1

/120442/

78

/147/

80

/565/

61

/38/

2.5

age 15+

A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.

76

IMDb 85

6.7

/12444/

65

/638/

66

/100/

3.8

/102906/

91

/185/

79

/23/

77

/34/

3.5

age 15+

With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

65

IMDb 39

6.1

/28608/

58

/1070/

62

/287/

3.2

/296121/

74

/254/

46

/186/

72

/54/

3.5

age 16+

After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace struggles with loneliness, creative frustration, and unresolved emotional wounds. What begins as an attempt at renewal gradually turns into an intense psychological descent, placing strain on their relationship and exposing the fragile balance between love, identity, and motherhood.

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.

71

IMDb 70

6.4

/104151/

65

/6109/

63

/1022/

2.8

/244430/

75

/259/

77

/38/

75

/51/

4.0

age 14+

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

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.

65

49

6.2

/1264/

65

/37/

59

/62/

3.1

/14170/

77

/43/

66

/9/

Following the death of Paula, one of her long-time patients, psychiatrist Lilian Steiner becomes convinced that her supposed death by suicide is actually an unsolved murder.

65

6.3

/8423/

61

/505/

61

/124/

2.9

/23129/

71

/63/

65

/122/

66

/14/

3.0

age 15+

Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

87

8.6

/4912/

83

/67/

82

/123/

4.3

/28694/

95

/88/

84

/20/

4.0

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

86

IMDb 22

7.6

/22853/

75

/835/

78

/362/

4.2

/228999/

98

/172/

94

/26/

85

/39/

4.0

age 16+

Looking for a job? When a happy family man is dismissed after twenty-five years of loyal service at a paper company, he finds the perfect solution to land his next role: truly eliminate the competition.

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/266978/

74

/9643/

74

/2357/

4.2

/1758488/

94

/428/

85

/1999/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

66

6.4

/15922/

63

/766/

64

/208/

3.6

/95158/

78

/95/

66

/88/

65

/25/

2.5

age 15+

Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.

69

6.0

/1050/

48

/20/

57

/12/

3.2

/7401/

80

/60/

80

/17/

4.0

Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.

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.

65

41

6.3

/794/

69

/39/

61

/12/

3.7

/8410/

98

/43/

28

/48/

A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from evil incel aliens.

70

6.0

/2412/

63

/233/

67

/17/

3.2

/5983/

95

/41/

70

/44/

3.0

age 15+

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

64

6.2

/3997/

63

/230/

60

/43/

3.2

/26907/

77

/56/

71

/115/

70

/10/

2.0

age 15+

Connor and his long-time crush Olivia engage in a threesome with a sweet, alluring stranger named Jenny. This encounter sparks a relationship between Connor and Olivia, leading them to plan a life together. However, their romance faces challenges when Jenny reappears, thrusting all three into a difficult journey toward true accountability and adulthood.

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.

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.

80

60

7.2

/2318/

73

/42/

74

/27/

3.6

/19072/

96

/46/

90

/16/

Over the course of a century, as four girls from different time periods experience their youth on a German farm, their lives become intertwined until time seems to dissolve.

81

46

7.7

/15/

3.5

/218/

94

/302/

83

/397/

When his train stops at Draguignan station, Jean-Luc suddenly decides to get off and pay an impromptu visit to his father, who he hasn’t seen in over six years. An answer to "Adieu au langage" by Godard.

74

IMDb 80

6.9

/63261/

69

/3823/

69

/672/

3.4

/442830/

85

/254/

83

/541/

65

/47/

3.5

age 16+

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

77

6.8

/3857/

68

/208/

65

/26/

3.6

/48262/

95

/112/

85

/18/

78

/23/