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Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/56514/
79
/1077/
79
/1039/
4.3
/164883/
100
/30/
91
/543/
82
/14/

Mirror (1975)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
poster
86
84
8.3
/3689/
84
/460/
84
/161/
4.4
/37703/
100
/6/
78
/41/

Lemonade (2016)
The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/14543/
77
/340/
75
/320/
4.2
/33989/
100
/72/
86
/6642/
87
/24/

Poetry (2010)
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.3
/94017/
71
/3206/
71
/1992/
3.9
/212004/
96
/264/
72
/459/
90
/42/
cc age 16+

Paterson (2016)
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.
poster
Hulu
79
8.1
/624477/
82
/16055/
83
/12080/
4.3
/2700335/
85
/66/
92
/13615/
79
/15/
cc age 13+

Dead Poets Society (1989)
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.5
/145875/
73
/2394/
72
/1818/
3.9
/121096/
79
/195/
84
/4492/
80
/40/
cc age 15+

The Hours (2002)
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
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
7.2
/3431/
69
/29/
72
/32/
3.6
/1160/
77
/31/
89
/100/

Three Seasons (1999)
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
poster
74
6.3
/575/
62
/29/
64
/23/
3.5
/2419/
80
/69/
87
/38/
70
/20/
cc age 15+

Summertime (2021)
Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
73
7.9
/11969/
77
/161/
73
/120/
3.8
/6306/
83
/12/
91
/551/

Wit (2001)
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
7.4
/17492/
75
/415/
72
/278/
3.4
/13478/
80
/550/

Persuasion (2007)
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
poster
Hulu
72
7.3
/92516/
75
/1981/
71
/1159/
3.5
/30838/
74
/127/
79
/2685/
62
/27/
cc age 14+

Finding Forrester (2000)
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
poster
Netflix
72
6.7
/18676/
67
/879/
65
/369/
3.5
/40597/
90
/102/
68
/100/
75
/27/
cc age 16+

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.6
/4591/
72
/55/
65
/41/
3.4
/624/
71
/59/
82
/247/
67
/19/

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.8
/41977/
67
/1412/
66
/629/
3.4
/27544/
88
/117/
67
/2254/
69
/24/
cc age 17+

World's Greatest Dad (2009)
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
poster
Kanopy
82
71
7.3
/3117/
77
/107/
70
/76/
4.2
/15108/
100
/5/
87
/147/

Blue (1993)
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
poster
Netflix
70
6.5
/107460/
64
/4357/
65
/2094/
3.5
/483455/
82
/272/
50
/681/
78
/46/
cc age 15+

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
poster
Hoopla
70
6.6
/3804/
65
/79/
62
/53/
3.2
/1960/
81
/89/
65
/102/
76
/31/

Blue Car (2003)
Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and encourages her to enter a national poetry contest. As tension at home escalates and Meg struggles to find a way to get to the poetry finals in Florida, Auster's role in her life becomes increasingly complex.
poster
Hulu
69
7.0
/215430/
73
/7701/
68
/3260/
3.6
/251993/
59
/154/
79
/21465/
56
/36/
cc age 12+

A Knight's Tale (2001)
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
poster
67
6.9
/40003/
71
/750/
68
/527/
3.8
/82339/
64
/50/
80
/2093/
65
/25/
cc age 16+

Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
67
7.2
/105840/
72
/2239/
71
/1535/
3.4
/88000/
57
/63/
79
/3281/
62
/19/
cc age 16+

The Doors (1991)
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
66
7.0
/5598/
69
/107/
62
/93/
3.5
/7789/
100
/7/
72
/56/

Lured (1947)
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
poster
76
66
7.3
/4332/
69
/86/
72
/105/
3.7
/5265/
95
/195/

The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
65
7.5
/5147/
75
/105/
73
/140/
3.7
/1696/
67
/6/
89
/134/

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.6
/13635/
66
/314/
64
/188/
3.2
/9704/
64
/107/
58
/585/
63
/24/

Howl (2010)
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
poster
77
63
7.7
/3549/
72
/46/
77
/46/
3.8
/21437/
85
/130/

What's Up with Cinta? (2002)
A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.
poster
Kanopy
63
6.7
/6853/
68
/270/
63
/143/
3.3
/5851/
63
/90/
70
/7/
58
/24/
cc age 13+

Hope Gap (2019)
Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.
poster
73
61
7.3
/3923/
75
/114/
73
/121/
3.9
/17009/
60
/5/
81
/30/

Entranced Earth (1967)
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.
poster
Kanopy
67
61
6.3
/5381/
64
/142/
59
/88/
3.5
/13023/
80
/25/
67
/100/
67
/18/

Poison (1991)
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
poster
70
60
6.8
/3260/
64
/34/
67
/38/
3.9
/4740/
68
/57/
72
/92/
77
/19/

Notre Musique (2004)
A three-chapter (Hell, Purgatory and Paradise) meditation on the city of Sarajevo in the wake of the Bosnian war, on Palestine and Israel, and on war itself.
poster
58
6.0
/11884/
62
/298/
57
/180/
3.3
/6084/
41
/17/
71
/369/

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.
poster
72
57
7.0
/1716/
58
/22/
68
/62/
3.7
/3332/
77
/197/
86
/46741/

The Starfish (1928)
The romantic relationship between a man and a woman.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
5.3
/7390/
54
/144/
52
/116/
2.8
/4713/
59
/58/
22
/124/
57
/18/

The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.
poster
Kanopy
55
6.1
/19187/
63
/697/
60
/382/
2.9
/25550/
53
/34/
38
/138/
61
/19/
cc age 17+

Adult World (2014)
Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.
poster
69
48
7.0
/2763/
71
/47/
68
/29/
3.6
/4035/
69
/30/

Come Live with Me (1941)
Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.
poster
64
46
6.7
/3152/
65
/144/
68
/666/
3.5
/6766/
50
/6/

Leopardi (2014)
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
poster
46
5.4
/109024/
55
/3168/
52
/1940/
2.7
/50960/
34
/217/
24
/2216/
48
/42/
cc age 17+

The Counselor (2013)
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
poster
69
42
7.0
/3094/
71
/32/
64
/23/
3.3
/685/
76
/97/

Teenage Dirtbag (2009)
A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they create a bond, but tragically a bond that cannot withstand her social pressures or his brutal home life.
poster
70
42
7.4
/1472/
72
/45/
78
/33/
3.8
/1582/
71
/7/
51
/5/

Papusza (2013)
The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
40
6.7
/635/
62
/32/
66
/18/
3.5
/717/
92
/25/
85
/9/
82
/6/
cc age 7+

Window Horses (2017)
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all who tell her stories that force her to confront her past; the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of Poetry itself. It’s about building bridges between cultural and generational divides. It’s about being curious. Staying open. And finding your own voice through the magic of poetry. Rosie goes on an unwitting journey of forgiveness, reconciliation, and perhaps above all, understanding, through learning about her father’s past, her own cultural identity, and her responsibility to it.
poster
47
40
5.7
/4353/
54
/107/
53
/57/
3.0
/1745/
22
/23/
42
/93/
41
/8/

Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001)
At the Blue Iguana, L.A.'s most notorious strip club, the lives of five exotic dancers converge, clash and ultimately bond over the course of one week.
poster
47
39
5.4
/4069/
60
/424/
58
/365/
2.6
/2214/
14
/7/
47
/4/

Muse (2017)
Samuel Salomon, a literature professor, has been off work for almost a year after the tragic death of his girlfriend. Samuel has been suffering from a recurring nightmare in which a woman is brutally murdered in a strange ritual. Suddenly, the same woman who appears every night in his dreams is found dead in exactly the same circumstances. Samuel sneaks into the crime scene and there he meets Rachel who has also dreamed about the murder. Together, they will do whatever they can to discover the identity of the mystery woman, entering a terrifying world controlled by the figures who have inspired artists throughout time: the Muses.
poster
63
38
6.3
/867/
58
/19/
60
/27/
3.4
/1646/
67
/50/

Pull My Daisy (1959)
Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
poster
70
38
7.7
/1225/
56
/9/
58
/18/
3.8
/1363/
89
/32/

Umrao Jaan (1981)
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
78
38
7.5
/422/
63
/20/
52
/11/
3.8
/713/
100
/7/
86
/3/
94
/6/

First Cousin Once Removed (2012)
Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer's.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
37
5.7
/2223/
56
/32/
62
/28/
3.0
/434/
84
/74/

Fall (1997)
For Michael Shiver, life as an easy-going cab driver in New York suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel Sarah Easton and falls head over heels in love. But Sarah has more than just passion on her mind; she also has a husband and a glamorous lifestyle that she can't seem to leave behind. Torn between her feelings for Michael and the security of her marriage, Sarah is forced to make a realistic decision about the sacrifices that must be made to be truly and totally in love.
poster
67
37
5.5
/133/
40
/4/
59
/11/
3.2
/412/
94
/303/
94
/5080/

Investigation on The Night That Won't Forget (2012)
Erwin Romulo, the late Alexis Tioseco’s best friend, recalls the events after the critic and his girlfriend Nika Bohinc’s untimely death in their home in Quezon City. Diaz makes use of one long take to allow Romulo an uninterrupted narration of the events. The pain of recalling is palpable.
poster
Starz
56
37
5.5
/1231/
67
/157/
56
/94/
2.8
/1035/
44
/9/
63
/13/
54
/4/

Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.


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