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92
8.9
/23705/
84
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84
/254/
4.5
/48739/
100
/56/
98
/90/
cc age 15+

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
poster
91
8.2
/33420/
83
/675/
80
/259/
4.6
/105173/
100
/105/
100
/64/
93
/24/

No Other Land (2024)
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
poster
Kanopy
90
8.3
/100968/
82
/1727/
83
/1284/
4.5
/178105/
98
/57/
96
/1465/
92
/20/
cc age 11+

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
poster
89
8.4
/27472/
82
/465/
81
/593/
4.3
/17582/
94
/62/
98
/603/
89
/28/

The Best of Youth (2003)
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
poster
89
8.5
/13689/
84
/652/
82
/298/
4.4
/27299/
98
/102/
92
/48/
89
/19/
cc age 15+

For Sama (2019)
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.5
/283357/
82
/4511/
82
/3970/
4.3
/255991/
98
/113/
95
/1797/
96
/4/
cc age 6+

Modern Times (1936)
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
poster
Kanopy
88
8.1
/30367/
79
/526/
79
/721/
4.3
/46189/
98
/41/
93
/453/
92
/9/

Umberto D. (1952)
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
88
8.2
/191116/
80
/2690/
81
/2588/
4.3
/254338/
99
/67/
94
/2156/
cc age 12+

Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
poster
87
8.0
/104627/
79
/2457/
78
/2080/
4.2
/213062/
96
/163/
92
/7559/
90
/31/
cc age 15+

Persepolis (2007)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.1
/33621/
78
/555/
78
/600/
4.3
/48088/
94
/51/
93
/387/
86
/19/

Z (1969)
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.2
/8859/
79
/206/
78
/89/
3.9
/2441/
96
/97/
94
/1228/
89
/28/

No End in Sight (2007)
Chronological look at the fiasco in Iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 - and the backgrounds of those making decisions - immediately following the overthrow of Saddam: no occupation plan, an inadequate team to run the country, insufficient troops to keep order, and three edicts from the White House announced by Bremmer when he took over.
poster
Netflix
87
8.2
/39106/
81
/2484/
79
/773/
4.3
/117244/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
poster
87
8.1
/260059/
80
/7626/
80
/4379/
4.4
/877635/
95
/80/
92
/1039/
82
/18/
cc age 16+

Memories of Murder (2003)
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
poster
Netflix
86
8.0
/26770/
82
/1037/
81
/736/
4.2
/74035/
100
/5/
93
/76/

Silenced (2011)
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.9
/64661/
75
/1205/
76
/1261/
4.0
/114732/
100
/51/
86
/1131/
97
/22/

Battleship Potemkin (1925)
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.0
/5270/
82
/149/
76
/135/
4.3
/30238/
96
/72/
88
/96/
86
/19/

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
poster
86
8.2
/75897/
81
/2314/
78
/993/
4.1
/68403/
95
/133/
92
/1195/
79
/32/
cc age 14+

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
poster
Kanopy
85
8.1
/222214/
82
/5094/
80
/4411/
4.5
/925212/
96
/73/
95
/2372/
cc age 16+

La Haine (1995)
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
8.1
/14172/
78
/496/
75
/179/
4.0
/23152/
89
95
/24/

Collective (2019)
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
7.9
/24641/
79
/1229/
77
/503/
4.2
/63505/
99
/210/
83
/257/
95
/36/
cc age 13+

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/11642/
79
/265/
75
/198/
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.
poster
Netflix
84
7.7
/139513/
75
/3035/
74
/1677/
4.2
/420519/
90
/195/
88
/4337/
89
/36/
cc age 18+

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
poster
Netflix
84
7.8
/201032/
78
/4356/
77
/1520/
4.2
/321597/
96
/104/
94
/180/
83
/17/
cc age 16+

RRR (2022)
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
8.3
/27989/
82
/1788/
79
/575/
4.2
/84810/
94
85
/41/
cc age 10+

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
poster
Netflix
84
7.6
/177408/
75
/5501/
76
/4057/
4.1
/454832/
96
/408/
72
/1120/
96
/50/
cc age 16+

Roma (2018)
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
poster
84
8.2
/2739/
81
/77/
77
/53/
4.0
/2552/
98
/45/
92
/123/
81
/23/

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace.
poster
84
8.1
/34285/
80
/478/
76
/420/
4.2
/25373/
100
/7/
96
/259/

Time of the Gypsies (1988)
In this luminous tale set in the former Yugoslavia, Perhan, an engaging young Romany with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime that threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
poster
Apple TV
83
8.0
/838/
76
/53/
82
/17/
4.1
/4082/
82
/10/

Deaf President Now! (2025)
Discover the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard about. During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world's only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead a revolution—and change the course of history.
poster
Hulu
83
7.5
/18992/
74
/781/
75
/418/
4.0
/105993/
97
/160/
94
/24/
84
/30/

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
7.8
/284748/
82
/25435/
80
/10243/
3.9
/619090/
93
/323/
93
/2737/
74
/47/
cc age 10+

Hidden Figures (2016)
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
poster
83
7.5
/310701/
76
/16099/
74
/7933/
4.0
/1086767/
96
/448/
83
/1723/
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
83
8.1
/201205/
80
/3109/
78
/1894/
4.2
/106215/
94
/50/
95
/1867/
84
/16/
cc age 16+

In the Name of the Father (1993)
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/64661/
78
/2558/
76
/1383/
4.2
/133341/
93
/155/
89
/688/
79
/36/
cc age 13+

Pride (2014)
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
poster
83
8.0
/246436/
76
/3588/
76
/2449/
3.7
/76887/
89
/112/
92
/2460/
79
/16/
cc age 12+

Gandhi (1982)
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.5
/98735/
75
/3419/
73
/2287/
3.8
/106788/
99
/310/
86
/2324/
79
/52/
cc age 13+

Selma (2014)
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
poster
82
7.8
/135656/
75
/3501/
74
/2234/
4.0
/184633/
92
/61/
90
/8033/
71
/14/
cc age 16+

Dawn of the Dead (1978)
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.6
/56497/
75
/1017/
75
/870/
4.1
/123546/
86
/36/
91
/958/
86
/10/

The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.1
/2830/
77
/87/
70
/42/
4.0
/1775/
94
/53/
91
/314/
83
/15/

Lake of Fire (2006)
An unflinching look at the how the battle over abortion rights has played out in the United States over the last 15 years.
poster
82
7.2
/55449/
73
/2653/
71
/770/
3.5
/248470/
94
/372/
94
/1444/
84
/55/
cc age 11+

In the Heights (2021)
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
poster
Kanopy
82
8.2
/12004/
81
/243/
78
/240/
4.4
/40688/
100
/5/
62
/5/
91
/20/

I Am Cuba (1964)
Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.
poster
MUBI
82
7.6
/4515/
78
/196/
68
/78/
4.0
/7309/
98
/80/
83
/160/
86
/23/
cc age 16+

How to Survive a Plague (2012)
A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.
poster
Kanopy
82
8.0
/9558/
78
/324/
76
/159/
3.9
/6878/
100
/70/
89
/140/
84
/21/
cc age 16+

The Square (2013)
The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarak’s fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.4
/14383/
74
/636/
72
/257/
3.7
/14313/
99
/126/
82
/459/
83
/25/
cc age 11+

20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
poster
Netflix
82
8.3
/21380/
82
/988/
79
/308/
4.0
/15535/
89
/28/
92
/91/
79
/12/
cc age 16+

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement.
poster
fuboTV
82
7.4
/17591/
75
/827/
77
/1371/
4.0
/58606/
99
/138/
84
/54/
84
/26/

BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.
poster
82
7.7
/79195/
73
/1503/
74
/899/
4.0
/112385/
84
/51/
89
/2813/
81
/30/

Happiness (1998)
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
poster
HBO Max
82
7.9
/39498/
79
/1544/
77
/903/
3.8
/27034/
94
/49/
88
/380/
cc age 17+

The Normal Heart (2014)
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/118510/
75
/2734/
75
/1855/
3.9
/84242/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.


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