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Amazon Prime Video
87
8.5
/994534/
84
/15499/
83
/9791/
4.4
/1069688/
95
/186/
96
/10821/
85
/40/
cc age 15+

The Pianist (2002)
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
poster
86
8.1
/777067/
80
/18597/
79
/11713/
4.2
/640121/
95
/376/
90
/6135/
96
/57/
cc age 15+

12 Years a Slave (2013)
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.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/5259/
76
/99/
73
/132/
4.0
/5966/
100
/8/
85
/16/

The Confession (1970)
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.6
/7490/
77
/209/
73
/324/
3.9
/11675/
100
/8/
88
/127/
cc age 9+

My Father's Glory (1990)
Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.
poster
83
7.7
/109091/
77
/3011/
75
/1801/
4.3
/171505/
89
/83/
91
/2301/
73
/15/
cc age 13+

Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
poster
83
7.5
/308779/
76
/15913/
74
/7882/
4.0
/1053152/
96
/448/
83
/1728/
83
/56/
cc age 15+

BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/16646/
75
/570/
75
/362/
3.9
/25942/
98
/203/
88
/485/
87
/35/
cc age 15+

Life Itself (2014)
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
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MGM Plus
82
7.5
/9391/
72
/183/
70
/296/
3.6
/12324/
100
/27/
81
/103/
94
/15/

The Wild Child (1970)
In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.
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Criterion Channel
82
7.4
/9293/
74
/220/
70
/179/
3.9
/12804/
96
/23/
90
/163/
79
/18/

An Angel at My Table (1990)
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
poster
82
8.0
/56967/
80
/1147/
78
/881/
4.1
/30286/
80
/108/
92
/1971/
68
/27/

Departures (2008)
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
poster
80
7.3
/9285/
71
/192/
67
/165/
3.7
/7834/
91
/32/
84
/117/
86
/12/

King of the Hill (1993)
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
poster
80
7.2
/21003/
71
/427/
66
/341/
3.5
/15266/
92
/53/
78
/223/
93
/18/

Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
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The Roku Channel
80
7.2
/140525/
71
/2215/
69
/1383/
3.5
/81388/
93
/199/
80
/4689/
85
/34/
cc age 15+

An Education (2009)
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
poster
79
7.9
/52412/
77
/1137/
75
/617/
3.7
/31652/
93
/2467/

My Sassy Girl (2001)
A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
78
7.6
/106632/
76
/2097/
74
/1476/
3.7
/32681/
82
/113/
87
/1687/
74
/30/
cc age 16+

The Hurricane (1999)
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
poster
78
6.5
/628/
74
/13/
69
/11/
3.4
/9602/
93
/44/
78
/19/

The Chronology of Water (2025)
Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer.
poster
77
7.2
/123047/
71
/2617/
70
/1821/
3.7
/80006/
84
/56/
76
/1694/
75
/16/
cc age 17+

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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Criterion Channel
79
77
7.5
/18348/
74
/332/
72
/269/
3.8
/12800/
95
/22/
90
/362/
75
/12/
cc age 15+

Europa Europa (1990)
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
poster
77
7.5
/48277/
73
/955/
73
/662/
3.7
/11265/
93
/126/
88
/2441/
78
/23/
cc age 16+

The Counterfeiters (2007)
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
poster
Netflix
76
6.9
/20659/
68
/986/
68
/286/
3.7
/129807/
82
/158/
82
/36/
72
/43/
cc age 15+

The Outrun (2024)
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
poster
76
7.4
/317781/
77
/21961/
71
/7515/
3.5
/280144/
85
/346/
84
/2102/
74
/46/
cc age 12+

Sully (2016)
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.
poster
76
7.2
/5941/
71
/95/
69
/77/
3.6
/3904/
81
/26/
76
/96/
70
/10/
cc age 13+

Bound for Glory (1976)
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/3646/
75
/128/
72
/57/
3.5
/2680/
89
/38/
96
/30/
60
/13/

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.
poster
76
7.2
/31626/
72
/999/
73
/776/
3.6
/17676/
84
/129/
78
/207/
76
/34/
cc age 14+

Testament of Youth (2015)
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.
poster
75
7.7
/503643/
78
/16613/
78
/10896/
3.6
/604775/
81
/268/
84
/3079/
71
/47/
cc age 14+

The Theory of Everything (2014)
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.
poster
74
6.5
/627/
60
/43/
57
/8/
3.5
/2369/
98
/47/
87
/30/
73
/13/
cc age 15+

Fairyland (2025)
A father-daughter relationship evolves through an era of bohemian decadence in 1970s San Francisco to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
poster
YouTube TV
74
7.2
/91580/
72
/1813/
71
/1477/
3.4
/56557/
62
/90/
82
/2106/
69
/18/
cc age 13+

Out of Africa (1985)
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
poster
74
7.0
/2091/
58
/16/
68
/18/
3.5
/640/
84
/19/
80
/58/
68
/15/

The Terrorist (1998)
A young female terrorist goes on a suicide assassination mission, but her resolve to complete it is put to the test.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.6
/3908/
70
/200/
63
/56/
3.5
/7120/
95
/94/
68
/60/
75
/29/

Blaze (2018)
Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.
poster
74
6.8
/27852/
69
/1663/
67
/615/
3.6
/27705/
92
/64/
75
/92/
76
/17/

A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)
The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
74
7.5
/9323/
73
/194/
69
/141/
3.8
/3947/
100
/19/
84
/206/
cc age 13+

Never Cry Wolf (1983)
A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the wolf species.
poster
Hulu
74
7.1
/144865/
71
/5188/
70
/2609/
3.6
/100284/
88
/276/
75
/1861/
74
/47/
cc age 16+

Wild (2014)
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
poster
Kanopy
73
8.0
/144412/
78
/2722/
78
/2037/
4.0
/56462/
73
/33/
90
/1634/
58
/10/
cc age 15+

Papillon (1973)
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
poster
79
73
7.6
/8980/
74
/154/
71
/108/
3.7
/6231/
100
/10/
84
/157/
76
/8/

The Snake Pit (1948)
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
poster
73
7.0
/5166/
75
/104/
68
/74/
3.4
/2952/
73
/62/
86
/280/

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.1
/4186/
72
/204/
72
/504/
3.6
/10625/
64
/11/
85
/7/

Promise at Dawn (2017)
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
poster
73
7.0
/30844/
71
/924/
70
/627/
3.5
/14746/
84
/19/
75
/583/
cc age 14+

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
7.0
/46923/
69
/1275/
66
/812/
3.5
/30944/
94
/106/
71
/954/
cc age 16+

Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
poster
72
6.5
/51024/
64
/2355/
68
/1000/
3.5
/1048760/
84
/304/
64
/216/
79
/59/
cc age 14+

Priscilla (2023)
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
poster
Netflix
72
7.1
/44022/
72
/1675/
70
/507/
3.3
/118803/
86
/166/
86
/197/
63
/36/
cc age 14+

NYAD (2023)
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
poster
72
7.4
/12097/
72
/261/
72
/223/
3.7
/7146/
85
/13/
81
/211/

84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
poster
Netflix
71
6.9
/45798/
72
/2403/
70
/1455/
3.3
/101893/
80
/266/
74
/300/
69
/48/
cc age 15+

Boy Erased (2018)
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
poster
78
71
7.5
/9552/
75
/166/
73
/175/
3.7
/5097/
86
/14/
86
/127/

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
poster
Kanopy
71
7.2
/4685/
72
/45/
68
/70/
3.6
/2066/
77
/61/
83
/218/
65
/22/

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.
poster
71
6.7
/20893/
67
/463/
66
/280/
3.6
/24728/
83
/87/
67
/302/
71
/18/
cc age 16+

Postcards from the Edge (1990)
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
7.4
/121869/
75
/3914/
75
/2757/
4.0
/1283956/
68
/265/
79
/492/
62
/45/
cc age 17+

Beautiful Boy (2018)
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
70
7.2
/7417/
74
/206/
67
/127/
3.4
/2970/
88
/17/
86
/284/
cc age 6+

Born Free (1966)
At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.
poster
70
7.4
/15175/
73
/305/
70
/224/
3.5
/5839/
73
/26/
87
/394/
59
/15/
cc age 12+

Cry Freedom (1987)
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.


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