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Kanopy
90
8.3
/100177/
82
/1668/
83
/1260/
4.5
/169556/
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
Kanopy
90
8.1
/76222/
81
/1411/
82
/1162/
4.4
/133439/
100
/52/
93
/871/
100
/19/

Tokyo Story (1953)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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Netflix
90
8.5
/371467/
85
/9733/
84
/6220/
4.5
/970516/
100
/50/
95
/5486/
94
/16/
8.5
/443809/
cc age 15+

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.6
/857997/
85
/13573/
84
/7895/
4.6
/959916/
91
/163/
97
/15603/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
poster
Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/115590/
78
/1642/
79
/1499/
4.3
/168895/
100
/62/
94
/1327/
100
/11/

Three Colors: Red (1994)
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.
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Fandor
89
8.2
/21093/
80
/445/
80
/449/
4.3
/57652/
100
/25/
92
/256/
93
/18/

Late Spring (1949)
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.2
/190076/
80
/2621/
82
/2555/
4.3
/245661/
99
/67/
94
/2155/
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
89
8.3
/336296/
80
/5272/
79
/3271/
4.4
/300541/
93
/132/
93
/5601/
100
/8/
cc age 13+

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.2
/300850/
80
/4812/
80
/3721/
4.3
/330608/
95
/74/
94
/5921/
98
/19/
cc age 11+

Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunity comes in the form of joining an all-girl band as they prepare to leave on a tour. The two disguise themselves as women and struggle to keep their identities secret as the gangsters close in.
poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.2
/14595/
80
/530/
83
/364/
4.5
/68776/
100
/26/
94
/99/
91
/6/

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
poster
88
8.1
/38950/
78
/704/
78
/609/
4.3
/42109/
92
/53/
95
/536/
97
/13/

Rififi (1955)
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
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FXNow
88
8.4
/764027/
86
/43996/
83
/16648/
4.4
/3800457/
97
/399/
93
/6174/
87
/50/
cc age 9+

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
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Kanopy
88
8.0
/133021/
79
/2232/
80
/2249/
4.3
/248873/
99
/72/
94
/2056/
cc age 13+

The 400 Blows (1959)
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
poster
87
8.0
/104200/
79
/2427/
78
/2055/
4.2
/202302/
96
/163/
92
/7558/
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.
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Disney Plus
87
8.1
/917572/
79
/36895/
78
/17966/
4.2
/3037255/
96
/251/
87
/79175/
96
/37/
cc age 6+

Ratatouille (2007)
Remy, a resident of Paris, has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris' finest restaurants, Remy finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream. He forms an unusual alliance with the restaurants rookie employee, and together they work through challenges stemming from Head Chef Skinner, Remy’s colony, and renowned food critic Anton Ego, who strikes fear in the hearts of chefs all throughout France.
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AMC
87
8.5
/1421320/
85
/46488/
83
/21132/
4.2
/2268862/
93
/115/
95
/40104/
88
/27/
cc age 10+

Back to the Future (1985)
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
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Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3514/
81
/163/
74
/64/
4.4
/17109/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
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MGM Plus
87
8.5
/312368/
84
/4767/
84
/4659/
4.5
/417211/
90
/84/
96
/5148/
80
/21/
cc age 14+

Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.4
/376931/
86
/18502/
84
/12144/
4.2
/1264055/
98
/118/
95
/1176/
81
/26/
8.8
/2041412/
cc age 12+

Your Name. (2016)
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.1
/421023/
82
/16394/
80
/8483/
4.2
/1661214/
94
/63/
94
/7769/
87
/16/
8.2
/739900/
cc age 5+

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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MGM Plus
87
8.2
/1332555/
82
/37200/
81
/19536/
4.2
/3889762/
94
/160/
89
/19800/
90
/30/
cc age 10+

The Truman Show (1998)
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
poster
Hulu
86
7.9
/95334/
79
/3884/
78
/1683/
4.3
/685551/
96
/186/
93
/34/
80
/38/
cc age 12+

Perfect Days (2023)
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
poster
MGM Plus
86
8.1
/104807/
78
/1726/
79
/1351/
4.2
/95434/
92
/63/
92
/1077/
cc age 7+

The General (1926)
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
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Kanopy
86
8.0
/41437/
77
/658/
76
/578/
4.1
/23702/
100
/51/
93
/729/
cc age 13+

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
86
8.1
/460737/
77
/11658/
76
/5910/
3.9
/808486/
98
/170/
89
/32043/
92
/30/
cc age 6+

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
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MGM Plus
86
8.1
/382147/
78
/5617/
80
/4073/
4.2
/262779/
86
/129/
91
/5763/
90
/18/
cc age 17+

The Deer Hunter (1978)
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
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Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/38063/
78
/666/
75
/700/
4.2
/49189/
97
/36/
93
/731/
88
/18/
cc age 12+

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
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Kanopy
86
8.3
/701277/
83
/17389/
82
/9383/
4.4
/1294224/
82
/160/
94
/11741/
78
/33/
cc age 17+

Oldboy (2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
7.8
/349624/
78
/12180/
81
/12505/
3.9
/2489637/
95
/365/
86
/1871/
94
/53/
cc age 16+

Call Me by Your Name (2017)
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
poster
86
8.0
/13995/
75
/287/
78
/336/
4.1
/11866/
100
/20/
92
/223/

Forbidden Games (1952)
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
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Kanopy
86
8.2
/25243/
79
/388/
80
/635/
4.3
/37427/
91
/33/
94
/189/
84
/7/

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
poster
86
7.8
/74424/
74
/1361/
75
/1098/
4.0
/75459/
100
/54/
89
/1216/
94
/15/

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
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Disney Plus
86
8.0
/106840/
78
/1999/
77
/1705/
4.2
/144763/
95
/112/
91
/1576/
86
/32/
cc age 13+

The Straight Story (1999)
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
poster
86
8.2
/132133/
84
/6763/
83
/4278/
4.2
/686507/
95
/37/
94
/396/
78
/10/
8.9
/1753476/
cc age 13+

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.2
/395562/
80
/7187/
78
/4121/
4.1
/145745/
90
/137/
94
/5141/
82
/35/
cc age 17+

Downfall (2004)
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
poster
86
8.1
/948813/
80
/28707/
80
/15565/
4.2
/2632775/
92
/314/
87
/5588/
88
/48/
cc age 16+

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
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Kanopy
85
7.6
/46453/
74
/768/
75
/1026/
3.9
/83325/
94
/51/
89
/1072/
97
/18/

Jules and Jim (1962)
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
poster
Kanopy
85
8.2
/273971/
80
/4796/
79
/2717/
4.2
/134048/
94
/53/
95
/4759/
86
/16/
cc age 8+

The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.5
/8213/
76
/236/
74
/184/
4.1
/26100/
100
/24/
83
/101/
92
/8/

Maborosi (1995)
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
poster
85
8.0
/22043/
80
/299/
77
/232/
4.2
/18005/
87
/71/
93
/687/
85
/31/

Turtles Can Fly (2005)
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
poster
85
8.3
/21950/
82
/465/
80
/350/
4.2
/21920/
87
/23/
96
/404/

To Live (1994)
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/34258/
77
/596/
76
/582/
4.3
/84197/
88
/43/
90
/293/
85
/21/

The Sacrifice (1986)
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/26540/
77
/1244/
76
/374/
4.2
/64026/
100
/15/
91
/389/
92
/5/

Threads (1984)
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
poster
85
8.3
/227612/
81
/2435/
79
/1260/
4.0
/87738/
93
/14/
96
/2312/
cc age 13+

Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
poster
85
8.1
/253705/
81
/11172/
80
/5953/
4.3
/593622/
96
/144/
90
/5882/
85
/29/
cc age 6+

The Iron Giant (1999)
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
poster
Netflix
85
7.9
/379079/
75
/10155/
75
/5377/
3.8
/585634/
97
/332/
80
/5049/
100
/50/
cc age 15+

Boyhood (2014)
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.7
/9495/
75
/188/
72
/269/
3.9
/11239/
100
/26/
86
/105/
85
/8/

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
poster
84
7.7
/13479/
76
/223/
75
/275/
4.1
/24877/
95
/39/
85
/190/

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.


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