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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
Amazon Prime Video
84
IMDb 60
7.9
/839684/
80
/40040/
78
/13298/
4.0
/3425167/
97
/472/
92
/12386/
82
/52/
cc age 13+

Knives Out (2019)
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
poster
Hulu
83
7.6
/186065/
75
/7901/
75
/3029/
4.1
/1354026/
96
/286/
91
/63/
86
/44/
cc age 14+

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
poster
82
7.7
/598506/
79
/30609/
77
/7479/
4.3
/3484843/
93
/407/
79
/5791/
81
/55/
cc age 15+

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
poster
Kanopy
83
82
7.9
/26008/
78
/457/
79
/716/
4.3
/65176/
84
/31/
91
/240/

La Notte (1961)
A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
8.0
/136710/
79
/2686/
78
/1777/
4.0
/97501/
94
/68/
95
/4494/
75
/19/

Infernal Affairs (2002)
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
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MGM Plus
81
7.5
/42605/
74
/1137/
74
/725/
4.2
/142027/
95
/57/
87
/679/
87
/17/

The Long Goodbye (1973)
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
poster
81
7.9
/693166/
77
/19546/
74
/13502/
3.7
/857711/
86
/253/
84
/9219/
79
/44/
cc age 12+

Life of Pi (2012)
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
poster
80
7.9
/52162/
76
/856/
76
/671/
4.0
/26881/
89
/28/
90
/700/
49
/30/

Sleuth (1972)
A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.6
/328851/
75
/7825/
74
/4801/
4.1
/871819/
81
/218/
89
/14400/
76
/34/
cc age 17+

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
poster
80
7.4
/35287/
73
/861/
72
/496/
3.8
/20218/
88
/42/
81
/448/
81
/16/
cc age 13+

The China Syndrome (1979)
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
poster
80
7.5
/32635/
72
/551/
70
/479/
3.9
/28322/
93
/43/
87
/556/
84
/30/
cc age 17+

Husbands and Wives (1992)
When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.6
/134393/
75
/2669/
74
/1797/
4.1
/161118/
90
/67/
89
/2632/
69
/19/
cc age 17+

Barton Fink (1991)
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
poster
80
7.8
/257845/
78
/7747/
77
/4976/
4.0
/512263/
91
/78/
90
/6652/
75
/23/
cc age 17+

Misery (1990)
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
poster
80
79
7.4
/28286/
72
/420/
72
/526/
4.0
/38983/
88
/77/
84
/510/
90
/20/

The Passenger (1975)
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
poster
79
7.8
/3738/
77
/90/
66
/51/
3.8
/2499/
84
/50/
89
/132/
77
/25/

Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)
Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed between ample vintage footage of Bukowski’s poetry readings are interviews with the poet’s fans including such legendary figures such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Fante (wife of John), Bono, and Harry Dean Stanton. Filmed in grainy black and white by Bukowski’s friend, Taylor Hackford, due to lack of funding, the old films edited into this movie paint Bukowski’s life of boozing and brawling romantically, securing Bukowski’s legendary status.
poster
78
7.5
/115081/
74
/5382/
72
/1217/
3.7
/520180/
93
/295/
95
/483/
81
/54/
cc age 15+

American Fiction (2023)
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/68526/
70
/1008/
68
/631/
3.6
/31987/
81
/123/
83
/1552/
74
/36/
cc age 16+

Wonder Boys (2000)
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
poster
79
77
7.7
/17527/
75
/327/
73
/274/
4.0
/19526/
80
/49/
85
/247/
86
/17/

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.2
/16937/
71
/391/
70
/297/
3.6
/18372/
95
/42/
77
/303/

Insomnia (1997)
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
poster
Hoopla
77
7.4
/39606/
73
/621/
72
/511/
3.8
/18064/
89
/35/
89
/437/
70
/15/

Smoke (1995)
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
7.2
/34227/
70
/1193/
70
/597/
3.8
/58230/
92
/160/
82
/383/
82
/35/
cc age 16+

The End of the Tour (2015)
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
poster
77
7.7
/108093/
75
/1807/
74
/1375/
3.9
/75261/
83
/159/
92
/4665/
75
/37/
cc age 16+

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
poster
77
7.2
/336556/
71
/7988/
69
/5055/
3.5
/312280/
92
/203/
77
/3961/
78
/37/
cc age 18+

Insomnia (2002)
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
poster
Hulu
76
6.8
/6151/
66
/219/
61
/192/
3.8
/32793/
95
/138/
57
/22/
91
/37/

Saint Omer (2022)
A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/10720/
69
/342/
67
/219/
3.7
/51603/
91
/126/
74
/14/
82
/28/

Afire (2023)
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
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Kanopy
76
7.1
/39648/
69
/618/
69
/456/
3.4
/49673/
92
/163/
79
/1300/
73
/38/
cc age 13+

Shattered Glass (2003)
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.
poster
Netflix
76
6.6
/17409/
67
/699/
62
/328/
3.5
/57300/
91
/247/
86
/7/
85
/46/
cc age 13+

Passing (2021)
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
poster
76
7.3
/49141/
73
/982/
72
/1146/
3.7
/50560/
94
/31/
83
/697/
71
/29/
cc age 13+

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.8
/11979/
67
/227/
66
/177/
3.9
/34583/
85
/87/
74
/318/
78
/25/

Morvern Callar (2002)
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.
poster
75
7.4
/247022/
75
/7070/
71
/2876/
3.7
/173193/
86
/184/
87
/10398/
73
/37/
cc age 18+

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/4719/
68
/279/
65
/149/
3.4
/21315/
96
/45/
79
/27/
72
/10/
cc age 16+

Princess Cyd (2017)
High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.
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Kanopy
80
75
7.7
/15902/
74
/223/
70
/169/
3.8
/15180/
94
/64/
87
/507/
cc age 13+

The Women (1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
poster
Hoopla
75
6.9
/7288/
67
/138/
68
/88/
3.5
/7486/
88
/42/
75
/6004/
76
/17/

Mother (1996)
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
poster
Hoopla
75
7.1
/27028/
69
/335/
66
/289/
3.6
/11762/
74
/100/
83
/800/
85
/26/

Before Night Falls (2000)
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.0
/30324/
70
/792/
68
/672/
3.7
/79908/
83
/29/
78
/542/
83
/11/

Tenebre (1982)
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
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Kanopy
75
7.5
/243431/
75
/6387/
72
/2428/
3.6
/163676/
73
/176/
85
/29389/
67
/35/
cc age 13+

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
poster
74
7.2
/4172/
68
/50/
65
/65/
3.8
/3289/
81
/58/
86
/109/
72
/21/

The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
poster
Netflix
74
7.3
/49992/
72
/807/
72
/1015/
3.7
/38499/
73
/37/
82
/709/
62
/19/

Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
poster
74
7.2
/44724/
72
/1713/
70
/1099/
3.5
/42898/
85
/234/
77
/311/
77
/36/
cc age 15+

The Wife (2018)
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.9
/3411/
59
/46/
66
/35/
3.4
/708/
89
/96/
70
/416/
78
/33/

Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for her thesis on his work, her interest forces him to address the issues that he has avoided all these years, and stirs in him feelings he has long forgotten, much to his daughter's consternation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/8755/
71
/319/
70
/173/
3.6
/10211/
94
/72/
84
/443/
61
/15/

Best Worst Movie (2009)
A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.
poster
79
74
7.5
/14195/
73
/399/
73
/271/
3.7
/17025/
100
/13/
85
/23/

The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!
poster
Kanopy
74
6.7
/32306/
65
/993/
66
/784/
3.7
/47610/
91
/176/
65
/348/
80
/42/
cc age 16+

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
poster
74
7.4
/334221/
72
/16409/
74
/8097/
3.7
/603918/
74
/302/
74
/1501/
67
/45/
cc age 17+

Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
poster
Netflix
73
7.4
/69947/
74
/3160/
74
/1914/
3.5
/55819/
71
/7/
76
/56/
cc age 16+

Mirage (2018)
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
poster
Netflix
73
6.7
/22283/
71
/1296/
68
/530/
3.5
/14537/
87
/147/
63
/144/
75
/32/
cc age 15+

A Private War (2018)
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
poster
Hoopla
73
6.6
/2307/
69
/69/
64
/43/
3.5
/1825/
95
/44/
80
/50/
69
/12/

Man from Reno (2014)
A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.


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