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8.6
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84
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84
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4.6
/399556/
100
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97
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98
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cc age 13+

Seven Samurai (1954)
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
86
8.0
/112625/
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.
85
8.0
/60111/
78
/887/
79
/918/
4.4
/90103/
96
/46/
93
/674/

Andrei Rublev (1966)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
85
8.0
/33697/
79
/619/
80
/958/
4.2
/70091/
100
/46/
92
/278/

Rome, Open City (1945)
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
85
7.7
/11649/
79
/265/
74
/199/
4.0
/28376/
100
/13/
89
/128/

The Official Story (1985)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
84
7.9
/16364/
79
/487/
78
/334/
4.4
/103049/
79
/72/
90
/267/
84
/15/

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
82
7.6
/39681/
76
/924/
74
/631/
3.8
/27407/
97
/39/
89
/960/
86
/10/
cc age 12+

The Odd Couple (1968)
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
82
7.9
/22538/
76
/537/
77
/437/
4.2
/57279/
91
/46/
89
/336/

Kwaidan (1965)
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
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82
7.8
/8967/
73
/224/
73
/138/
3.9
/11096/
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/78/
90
/341/
83
/27/

Bus 174 (2002)
Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to shoot all the passengers. Transmitted live on all Brazilian TV networks, this shocking and tragic-ending event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the scariest examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.
81
7.6
/291644/
75
/9591/
75
/3213/
4.1
/1143659/
96
/377/
75
/309/
87
/62/
cc age 15+

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
80
7.4
/324167/
74
/26959/
72
/9542/
3.8
/659186/
94
/362/
84
/2795/
82
/50/
cc age 13+

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
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80
7.4
/10499/
71
/197/
70
/171/
3.8
/11101/
93
/28/
81
/122/
80
/16/

Prince of the City (1981)
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
79
7.5
/30823/
72
/489/
70
/394/
3.9
/42949/
87
/39/
87
/456/
86
/16/

The Last Detail (1973)
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
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78
7.6
/12898/
75
/244/
72
/222/
3.9
/16755/
100
/33/
86
/139/
87
/18/

Odd Man Out (1947)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
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7.6
/29663/
75
/514/
71
/448/
3.6
/10101/
87
/94/
88
/929/
76
/30/

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.
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77
7.8
/11791/
74
/209/
75
/308/
3.9
/15677/
97
/32/
90
/146/

Le Corbeau (1943)
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
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77
7.4
/325693/
75
/12621/
75
/9999/
3.9
/1604580/
85
/200/
77
/24317/
83
/35/
cc age 10+

Corpse Bride (2005)
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
76
7.2
/7507/
66
/138/
66
/107/
3.6
/4086/
94
/18/
80
/157/

Proof (1991)
Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.
76
7.3
/52077/
69
/1309/
69
/996/
3.9
/53585/
96
/182/
77
/412/
89
/38/

Two Days, One Night (2014)
Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.
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7.6
/252639/
73
/4653/
73
/3315/
3.8
/106313/
80
/177/
86
/6176/
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/41/
cc age 16+

21 Grams (2003)
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
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7.1
/11401/
76
/530/
73
/388/
3.5
/7740/
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/11/
90
/450/
66
/11/
cc age 17+

American Me (1992)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
74
7.5
/242979/
75
/6779/
74
/3546/
3.9
/363487/
88
/151/
81
/8243/
73
/37/
cc age 15+

Erin Brockovich (2000)
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
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6.8
/7263/
67
/69/
63
/88/
3.5
/2839/
89
/100/
75
/197/
76
/28/

Kandahar (2001)
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
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6.9
/20119/
74
/779/
72
/386/
3.7
/29414/
71
/38/
89
/1639/
62
/24/
cc age 16+

Set It Off (1996)
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.
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73
6.8
/5597/
65
/56/
63
/101/
3.4
/2345/
88
/96/
69
/144/
79
/30/
cc age 15+

Look at Me (2004)
Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem and her narcissistic father, Étienne, a literary star with scant interest in his daughter's life. Lolita finds little comfort in the attentions of her vocal coach, suspecting the woman is using her to meet her influential father. Étienne's second wife proves to be Lolita's only trustworthy ally in her private battle to find a sense of worth.
73
7.1
/14841/
69
/307/
68
/190/
3.3
/6132/
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/126/
75
/505/
71
/32/
cc age 11+

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
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73
7.7
/143967/
76
/5204/
75
/2703/
3.9
/272924/
81
/210/
86
/1010/
74
/40/
cc age 14+

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
72
6.4
/6645/
65
/320/
60
/189/
3.5
/10164/
92
/177/
48
/115/
78
/31/
cc age 12+

A Quiet Passion (2016)
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
72
7.3
/134376/
77
/9282/
75
/3158/
3.5
/272770/
82
/155/
83
/920/
57
/28/
cc age 13+

Instant Family (2018)
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
72
7.4
/266285/
74
/8266/
74
/5619/
3.7
/506147/
69
/128/
79
/10200/
57
/17/
cc age 17+

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula travels to Victorian London, where he becomes obsessed with Mina Murray—the fiancée of his solicitor, Jonathan Harker—believing her to be the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
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7.6
/422145/
76
/13161/
75
/11455/
3.2
/703445/
81
/224/
85
/4465/
69
/45/
cc age 14+

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
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6.8
/4301/
64
/43/
59
/43/
3.4
/905/
94
/17/
63
/25/

The Waterdance (1992)
Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to deal with his new found handicap and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time as he is.
poster
71
7.2
/72048/
71
/1166/
69
/818/
3.7
/48644/
71
/163/
81
/11301/
70
/33/
cc age 15+

The Science of Sleep (2006)
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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7.2
/12375/
71
/223/
69
/176/
3.5
/11991/
100
/11/
75
/241/
cc age 14+

Death of a Salesman (1985)
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
69
6.7
/104072/
68
/4483/
69
/2714/
3.7
/521966/
65
/336/
72
/465/
64
/56/
cc age 17+

Suspiria (2018)
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
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69
6.8
/2959/
64
/32/
64
/37/
3.5
/1954/
72
/71/
68
/25/
74
/28/

The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determined to maintain her stiff upper lip and pampered life despite the upheaval, Grace continues her friendship with the Duke of Orléans while risking her life and liberty to protect a fugitive.
poster
75
68
7.3
/9054/
73
/164/
69
/206/
3.7
/4760/
80
/5/
82
/123/

The Ax (2005)
Bruno is a former paper mill worker who has been unemployed for three years. Concluding that there is too much competition in his line of work, he decides to eliminate his competition permanently.
68
7.1
/767/
60
/20/
60
/14/
3.5
/300/
75
/7/
6.3
/430/

The Boat Is Full (1981)
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?
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66
6.8
/18910/
67
/280/
65
/202/
3.7
/16375/
54
/91/
67
/537/
50
/31/

Storytelling (2001)
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
66
6.3
/89777/
61
/2376/
58
/1330/
3.2
/66005/
80
/195/
49
/2996/
71
/42/
cc age 17+

Young Adult (2011)
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
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70
64
7.1
/9516/
69
/118/
65
/129/
3.5
/4197/
74
/54/
79
/280/
67
/21/

Time to Leave (2005)
Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
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75
63
7.6
/4144/
72
/92/
67
/68/
3.8
/2094/
84
/72/

God on Trial (2008)
In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
62
6.6
/15716/
67
/796/
68
/275/
3.1
/38962/
54
/78/
81
/50/
52
/10/
cc age 15+

Four Good Days (2021)
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
75
61
7.3
/3644/
72
/46/
69
/54/
4.0
/8221/
82
/11/
76
/33/

Tea and Sympathy (1956)
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.
60
6.3
/15398/
64
/225/
60
/282/
3.2
/6061/
76
/29/
52
/254/
46
/18/

The Crossing Guard (1995)
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
58
7.6
/33347/
80
/3152/
74
/506/
3.4
/9353/
25
/32/
81
/444/
37
/12/
cc age 13+

Mr. Church (2016)
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
poster
56
6.3
/2518/
55
/34/
57
/49/
3.2
/638/
47
/20/

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
71
54
7.2
/2859/
64
/46/
65
/56/
3.7
/3179/
82
/30/

Young Törless (1966)
At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil's acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.


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