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Kanopy
87
8.1
/36487/
82
/765/
79
/654/
4.4
/62486/
90
/52/
93
/726/
84
/28/

Farewell My Concubine (1993)
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.5
/626/
76
/70/
75
/6/
4.0
/3215/
100
/43/
86
/6/
75
/13/

Mayor (2020)
David Osit’s thought-provoking documentary is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.6
/2388/
77
/141/
82
/56/
3.9
/36074/
100
/34/
88
/8/

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/67162/
74
/1373/
74
/1199/
4.1
/130331/
96
/56/
90
/1589/

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.9
/42350/
75
/925/
76
/847/
4.1
/79575/
77
/30/
92
/844/

Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
poster
Kanopy
86
83
8.2
/13910/
77
/291/
80
/291/
4.4
/37307/
100
/26/
92
/176/

Satantango (1994)
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.4
/48790/
71
/1190/
72
/1049/
3.8
/150706/
93
/71/
83
/988/
79
/19/

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.1
/5604/
71
/101/
68
/83/
4.0
/14877/
97
/68/
65
/159/
92
/17/

35 Shots of Rum (2009)
A widower and his daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her department at her university.
poster
79
7.5
/6233/
75
/143/
70
/125/
4.1
/24011/
100
/13/
81
/31/

Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Léa's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied whenever she meets him. Léa goes on holiday and Blanche, still smitten with the dashing Alexandre, begins to get to know Fabien.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/5986/
69
/124/
69
/100/
3.9
/13030/
97
/102/
69
/124/
90
/27/

This Is Not a Film (2011)
Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in Iran's 2009 election. In this film, which was shot secretly by Panahi's close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB stick concealed inside a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, Panahi documents his daily life under house arrest as he awaits a decision on his appeal.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/9460/
72
/326/
70
/235/
3.8
/33145/
90
/42/
75
/44/
77
/9/

Neighboring Sounds (2012)
An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.2
/55123/
72
/2234/
73
/1262/
4.0
/413395/
86
/43/
76
/414/
75
/10/

Possession (1981)
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/5708/
71
/131/
71
/118/
4.0
/19742/
82
/11/
84
/21/

The Aviator's Wife (1981)
A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
78
7.5
/5614/
76
/223/
71
/111/
3.9
/18822/
100
/41/
84
/124/
93
/9/

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
poster
MUBI
77
6.8
/5899/
65
/168/
59
/172/
4.0
/19668/
96
/84/
60
/26/
88
/17/

Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in which goddesses can sit casually with mortals, a nurse learns the reason why the patients will never be cured, and forms a telepathic bond with one of them.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.8
/13010/
74
/230/
73
/209/
3.9
/20288/
78
/27/
92
/300/
70
/17/

My Best Fiend (1999)
A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.0
/5373/
72
/142/
67
/146/
3.6
/10065/
98
/104/
69
/8/
78
/18/

3 Faces (2018)
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing encounters abound, but they soon discover that the local hospitality is rivaled by the desire to protect old traditions.
poster
The Roku Channel
76
7.0
/7416/
74
/718/
73
/472/
3.5
/18769/
94
/32/
71
/44/
72
/10/
7.4
/18572/
cc age 10+

Big Fish & Begonia (2016)
Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.8
/12227/
67
/236/
67
/180/
3.9
/37881/
85
/87/
74
/318/
78
/25/

Morvern Callar (2002)
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.4
/977/
70
/27/
77
/26/
3.8
/1904/
100
/23/
69
/11/
78
/10/

Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
The personal story of a woman struggling with an inherited illness, as told by Signe Baumane, the Latvian director-animator living in New York City. With humour and courage, the director sets out on a challenging journey to discover her family’s best-kept secret. Featuring five stories about the courageous women in Signe’s family and their battles with madness, visual metaphors, surreal images and director’s narration.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.0
/28094/
71
/911/
69
/604/
3.6
/16603/
88
/104/
78
/352/
66
/26/
cc age 16+

The Angels' Share (2012)
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.5
/586/
60
/27/
69
/20/
3.6
/5870/
100
/32/
79
/11/

In Our Day (2023)
Recently returned to South Korea, an actress in her forties is staying with her friend and her cat. Meanwhile, an aging poet in declining health lives alone after the death of his own cat. One day, each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who come equipped with questions about their careers and life itself.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.8
/3493/
67
/191/
67
/240/
3.6
/14092/
91
/69/
99
/8/
80
/20/

Other People's Children (2022)
Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a mother... which she isn’t. Not yet. Rachel is 40. The desire for a family of her own is growing stronger, and the clock is ticking. Is it too late?
poster
Kanopy
86
73
7.4
/4737/
68
/62/
69
/88/
4.0
/17414/
84
/19/
84
/82/

The Hole (1999)
In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.
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Kanopy
73
7.5
/13659/
78
/468/
74
/269/
4.2
/168871/
68
/40/
89
/511/
73
/18/

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.6
/6326/
65
/169/
60
/119/
3.7
/10483/
94
/71/
67
/19/
81
/15/

A White, White Day (2019)
In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.2
/4856/
69
/106/
58
/49/
3.5
/4336/
82
/22/
87
/234/
62
/20/

Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers, Ice Cold, Tone-Def & Tasty Taste performing as N.W.H.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.1
/55756/
70
/1817/
69
/915/
3.8
/211244/
72
/46/
76
/1588/
65
/9/

Black Christmas (1974)
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
poster
MUBI
70
7.1
/6021/
68
/224/
67
/197/
3.8
/35612/
77
/48/
73
/6/
69
/20/

Asako I & II (2018)
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
poster
Kanopy
75
70
6.9
/8938/
71
/209/
69
/230/
3.7
/50368/
95
/20/
73
/55/

La Chinoise (1967)
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
70
7.3
/13262/
71
/231/
71
/241/
3.7
/12983/
81
/58/
83
/237/
63
/10/

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.3
/1930/
64
/31/
59
/39/
3.6
/2919/
91
/11/
70
/2/
63
/8/

Winter Brothers (2017)
A brother odyssey set in a workers' environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers - their routines, habits and rituals - and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
poster
Kanopy
75
70
7.1
/7054/
71
/200/
68
/166/
4.0
/44782/
81
/48/
73
/125/
83
/16/

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
5.9
/726/
56
/25/
58
/14/
3.3
/2483/
100
/11/
44
/9/

A Bigger Splash (1973)
After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends.
poster
Hoopla
69
6.5
/14173/
62
/184/
63
/181/
3.5
/11286/
68
/56/
80
/623/
64
/20/

The Pillow Book (1995)
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
poster
Kanopy
80
68
7.4
/3117/
72
/83/
72
/82/
3.9
/6974/
100
/11/
86
/39/

Center Stage (1991)
Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
68
7.1
/7589/
67
/132/
68
/91/
3.7
/11404/
100
/14/
74
/119/
66
/9/

Whisky (2004)
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
poster
Kanopy
71
68
6.7
/10371/
67
/279/
67
/217/
3.6
/17951/
81
/16/
76
/166/

The Reflecting Skin (1990)
In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.
poster
66
6.6
/2059/
62
/24/
57
/30/
3.4
/2947/
73
/11/
65
/38/

Swoon (1992)
Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.5
/4338/
52
/79/
60
/67/
3.5
/5378/
67
/21/
62
/108/

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.0
/8328/
57
/237/
52
/215/
3.3
/19943/
87
/142/
33
/49/
79
/33/

Let the Sunshine In (2017)
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.
poster
Kanopy
66
5.9
/2803/
61
/126/
61
/135/
3.2
/9325/
85
/82/
51
/10/
75
/17/

Zombi Child (2019)
Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.7
/4179/
66
/198/
64
/121/
3.5
/12087/
90
/58/
53
/6/
73
/12/

Fire Will Come (2019)
When Amador Coro gets out of prison for having provoked a fire, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his elder mother, Benedicta, and three cows. Life goes on calmly, following the rhythm of the nature. Until the night when a fire devastates the region.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
66
6.9
/9003/
68
/326/
69
/273/
3.7
/20387/
66
/41/
65
/164/
65
/11/

Air Doll (2009)
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
poster
Fandor
70
65
7.2
/4807/
72
/179/
68
/79/
3.7
/11468/
76
/17/
76
/180/
58
/8/

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..
poster
Kanopy
70
63
7.2
/6894/
65
/120/
67
/147/
3.8
/11514/
75
/16/
71
/79/

Earth (1930)
The film tells about the creation of the first collective farm communes and class enmity. Vasyl, a member of the Komsomol, with the help of a local party organization, gets a tractor and plows private boundaries "on kulak fields." However, this enthusiasm will cost him dearly.
poster
62
7.4
/165/
52
/4/
65
/3/
3.5
/725/
92
/24/
59
/5/

The Black Sea (2024)
Khalid, a charismatic big dreamer from Brooklyn, with no follow-thru gets stuck in a small town on the Black Sea after chasing an opportunity for money that goes wrong. Being the only black guy in the town, he quickly becomes the center of the town’s attention. His New York City street bop is all he has to survive. In his pursuit to get home he finds connection in a way he never expected with a local woman. Together they make their small dreams big.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.1
/1052/
61
/71/
54
/40/
3.4
/5893/
80
/51/
58
/2/
70
/19/

Rodeo (2022)
Hot-tempered and fiercely independent gearhead Julia meets a crew of dirt riders who fly along at full speed and perform stunts. She sets about infiltrating their male-dominated world, until an accident jeopardizes her ability to fit in.


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