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Kanopy
87
8.1
/214435/
78
/3483/
81
/3261/
4.3
/373390/
93
/73/
93
/3121/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.9
/29147/
77
/469/
77
/526/
4.2
/52254/
100
/29/
92
/490/
84
/10/

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.1
/123628/
79
/1690/
80
/1767/
4.3
/165103/
94
/49/
94
/1307/
88
/17/

Wild Strawberries (1957)
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.0
/112619/
77
/1686/
75
/1246/
4.1
/52096/
94
/176/
92
/7604/
92
/36/
cc age 16+

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
poster
85
8.0
/8184/
77
/141/
74
/122/
4.2
/7525/
94
/17/
87
/40/

The Emigrants (1971)
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.0
/29159/
77
/440/
78
/488/
4.2
/70207/
77
/26/
91
/413/

Winter Light (1963)
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/81060/
74
/1246/
75
/1126/
4.0
/87333/
92
/59/
90
/1335/
90
/12/
cc age 15+

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
poster
83
8.1
/494166/
78
/13139/
77
/8442/
4.0
/943137/
78
/178/
87
/18749/
83
/23/
cc age 16+

The Exorcist (1973)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.0
/33534/
76
/548/
78
/659/
4.2
/48035/
88
/25/
92
/633/

The Virgin Spring (1960)
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
poster
82
7.8
/175199/
78
/3946/
77
/2764/
4.0
/177639/
81
/37/
89
/2030/
74
/18/
cc age 10+

Awakenings (1990)
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
81
7.6
/616823/
76
/22024/
73
/9370/
3.8
/502215/
89
/262/
80
/16816/
80
/37/
cc age 15+

Minority Report (2002)
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
8.0
/16242/
75
/235/
75
/236/
4.2
/28551/
67
/27/
89
/158/

Shame (1968)
In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
poster
79
7.7
/12571/
72
/141/
73
/155/
3.9
/5636/
84
/25/
89
/108/

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.5
/24672/
73
/488/
73
/531/
4.0
/62210/
92
/26/
86
/382/

Hour of the Wolf (1968)
While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
poster
Disney Plus
79
7.7
/1018826/
77
/55320/
72
/20248/
3.2
/1735598/
93
/449/
84
/19152/
80
/55/
cc age 10+

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
poster
MGM Plus
78
8.2
/1619853/
81
/41645/
82
/25349/
4.2
/3034142/
69
/263/
77
/26145/
63
/37/
cc age 18+

Shutter Island (2010)
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
7.4
/25897/
74
/694/
71
/372/
3.5
/13783/
86
/7/
86
/253/

Citizen X (1995)
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
poster
MUBI
76
7.5
/24465/
72
/328/
73
/349/
3.9
/27463/
81
/16/
88
/323/
69
/15/

Europa (1991)
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
poster
MGM Plus
76
7.4
/69464/
73
/2067/
72
/1319/
3.7
/72557/
88
/56/
83
/759/
63
/11/
cc age 15+

Three Days of the Condor (1975)
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
poster
Kanopy
81
75
7.5
/11747/
73
/172/
74
/236/
3.8
/16386/
100
/14/
85
/141/
86
/8/

The Magician (1958)
A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
74
7.6
/11156/
76
/150/
74
/193/
4.0
/18260/
100
/17/
84
/122/

The Passion of Anna (1969)
A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.
poster
73
7.2
/522/
65
/7/
58
/14/
3.5
/243/
82
/17/
83
/2/

Private Confessions (1996)
Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written by Ingmar Bergman about his parents. Guilt-ridden wife Anna (Pernilla August) divulges an extramarital affair to a priest, her uncle Jacob (Max von Sydow). He presses her to confess her sins to her husband, Henrik. As the film moves back and forth in time, the notion of truth is tested. Tomas, the lover, and Henrik will find that Anna's confessions do not absolve anyone, and have the power to inflict more pain.
poster
73
6.8
/3525/
65
/54/
62
/68/
3.5
/4173/
100
/6/
77
/47/

Lumière & Company (1995)
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
6.8
/12358/
68
/225/
67
/228/
3.9
/15813/
89
/18/
89
/270/
63
/12/

Until the End of the World (1991)
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
7.7
/546/
63
/6/
56
/12/
3.5
/534/
64
/2/

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
poster
69
6.7
/1099/
57
/9/
52
/18/
3.3
/345/
80
/5/
88
/25/

Duet for One (1986)
When Stephanie, a famous violinist, contracts multiple sclerosis her life begins to fall apart. Her career ends, her husband leaves her for another woman and her favorite pupil leave the country. Unable to bear all this loss, Stephanie attempts suicide.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
68
6.8
/14155/
67
/256/
66
/195/
3.4
/4059/
73
/70/
82
/475/
59
/25/

Intacto (2001)
An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from which only one of them will emerge intact.
poster
68
6.5
/65637/
68
/2412/
62
/1062/
3.2
/54715/
83
/53/
69
/2534/
58
/13/
cc age 12+

Flash Gordon (1980)
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
poster
68
7.0
/119841/
73
/3844/
72
/2432/
3.5
/78309/
51
/67/
84
/9617/
44
/25/
cc age 13+

What Dreams May Come (1998)
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
poster
83
67
8.0
/5799/
76
/97/
75
/104/
4.2
/5189/
100
/9/
86
/17/

The New Land (1972)
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
poster
67
6.7
/35401/
69
/909/
68
/973/
3.3
/21606/
70
/10/
71
/553/
57
/10/
cc age 10+

Escape to Victory (1981)
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
6.6
/19998/
70
/679/
60
/211/
3.3
/15009/
75
/24/
81
/1404/
50
/6/
cc age 13+

Strange Brew (1983)
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
poster
66
6.9
/172494/
70
/5182/
68
/2707/
3.5
/102437/
67
/42/
74
/4259/
43
/10/
cc age 17+

Conan the Barbarian (1982)
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
poster
The CW
64
6.3
/19676/
64
/627/
60
/310/
3.1
/12227/
78
/32/
46
/300/
63
/10/

Dreamscape (1984)
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
poster
The Roku Channel
64
63
6.6
/23528/
70
/1930/
66
/677/
3.2
/13131/
72
/50/
55
/43/
55
/12/
cc age 13+

Kursk (2018)
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.
poster
Netflix
63
6.1
/77081/
66
/3166/
60
/1560/
2.7
/46876/
71
/55/
38
/1248/
68
/15/
cc age 14+

Never Say Never Again (1983)
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.
poster
62
6.7
/14972/
66
/204/
60
/144/
3.3
/3814/
39
/89/
67
/426/
44
/31/
cc age 15+

Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
poster
62
6.6
/238269/
70
/10961/
65
/4730/
3.2
/236700/
55
/44/
61
/9563/
56
/14/
cc age 10+

Ghostbusters II (1989)
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
poster
60
6.9
/107572/
72
/2852/
69
/2102/
3.1
/53425/
44
/187/
61
/3428/
46
/41/
cc age 14+

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
poster
77
59
7.7
/3720/
76
/65/
70
/71/
3.8
/1745/
81
/16/
87
/14/
77
/20/

The Best Intentions (1992)
In this film about Ingmar Bergman's parents, Henrik Bergman is studying for the priesthood and trying to make ends meet when he encounters the lovely, affluent Anna. Despite their social differences, Henrik and Anna fall in love, wed and move to the country. They lead a quiet life as Henrik works as a priest, but it isn't long before the simple people and plain surroundings make Anna long for a more lavish lifestyle, which causes marital stress.
poster
Criterion Channel
58
6.3
/2500/
62
/24/
58
/53/
3.2
/4384/
64
/25/
38
/10/

The Touch (1971)
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.1
/80118/
63
/2833/
60
/1492/
2.8
/19747/
70
/47/
49
/1649/
48
/15/
cc age 17+

Solomon Kane (2009)
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
poster
57
6.6
/294862/
67
/8315/
63
/4907/
2.8
/135410/
43
/249/
58
/11436/
53
/40/
cc age 14+

Robin Hood (2010)
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
poster
Fandor
66
55
6.5
/3815/
65
/101/
62
/111/
3.4
/4261/
79
/14/
59
/28/

Death Watch (1980)
In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.
poster
Kanopy
59
54
6.2
/8069/
62
/184/
60
/253/
3.2
/7303/
55
/11/
50
/125/

Sleepless (2001)
An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.
poster
69
53
7.2
/3079/
63
/50/
68
/95/
3.8
/3023/

Illustrious Corpses (1976)
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
poster
Hoopla
53
6.7
/2253/
67
/66/
62
/50/
3.3
/1700/
13
/8/
51
/14/

The Night Visitor (1971)
An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.
poster
63
52
6.5
/4068/
66
/73/
63
/50/
3.0
/1623/
70
/10/
54
/68/

Hawaii (1966)
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.


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