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Kanopy
87
7.8
/28698/
76
/876/
77
/623/
4.2
/96230/
98
/55/
89
/577/
99
/19/

PlayTime (1967)
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
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.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
8.8
/2758879/
86
/83357/
84
/38333/
4.2
/3440553/
87
/363/
91
/41631/
74
/42/
cc age 14+

Inception (2010)
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/18878/
81
/1000/
80
/763/
4.2
/126052/
98
/91/
90
/83/
82
/26/

The Second Mother (2015)
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.
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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.
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Kanopy
82
8.4
/39555/
81
/1416/
80
/656/
4.2
/35726/
75
/77/
87
/439/
65
/24/

Samsara (2011)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.0
/29093/
79
/1563/
78
/720/
4.0
/60211/
97
/117/
89
/338/
79
/31/

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.3
/110984/
70
/4416/
70
/1433/
3.9
/700614/
93
/336/
80
/513/
90
/57/
cc age 17+

The Brutalist (2024)
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
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Kanopy
81
7.2
/23301/
74
/1175/
71
/437/
4.0
/133465/
96
/134/
80
/171/
89
/27/
cc age 13+

Columbus (2017)
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
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Kanopy
81
7.2
/11831/
71
/202/
70
/253/
3.8
/16150/
97
/32/
85
/233/

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.2
/22716/
70
/490/
72
/491/
3.8
/35681/
89
/108/
80
/869/
87
/32/

Russian Ark (2002)
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
poster
79
7.7
/51561/
75
/1301/
75
/980/
4.1
/142686/
84
/25/
88
/1359/
76
/11/

The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
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
The Roku Channel
79
7.7
/3584/
76
/55/
73
/61/
3.8
/1394/
89
/19/
91
/135/

The King of Masks (1995)
Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
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Kanopy
79
7.3
/2352/
75
/140/
74
/80/
3.6
/2237/
100
/14/
85
/48/

Urbanized (2011)
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
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Criterion Channel
80
78
7.6
/15897/
75
/331/
73
/309/
4.1
/79327/
94
/17/
83
/162/

The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
7.4
/3427/
70
/50/
67
/31/
3.7
/1809/
93
/91/
83
/184/
81
/29/

My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003)
World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.7
/1755/
76
/58/
74
/28/
3.6
/987/
82
/45/
92
/166/
77
/18/

The Rape of Europa (2007)
World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities, property, culture and heritage were all stolen. The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
7.6
/223477/
75
/7212/
73
/3045/
3.7
/121718/
78
/91/
85
/7202/
66
/23/
cc age 16+

Dark City (1998)
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
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Kanopy
77
7.1
/67630/
67
/1603/
69
/1142/
3.8
/119806/
93
/84/
76
/1356/
95
/27/
cc age 15+

Don't Look Now (1973)
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
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Kanopy
76
7.2
/652/
75
/42/
69
/24/
3.5
/775/
91
/23/
74
/6/

M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity (2018)
A portrait of the visionary Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), according to his own words, taken from his diary, his correspondence and the texts of his lectures.
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Kanopy
76
7.4
/5352/
74
/267/
71
/116/
3.7
/5469/
94
/32/
70
/15/
81
/14/

Under the Sun (2015)
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.
poster
75
6.8
/17974/
67
/290/
66
/354/
3.7
/22211/
76
/33/
74
/405/

Satyricon (1969)
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
7.4
/45719/
73
/1078/
72
/977/
3.8
/58822/
68
/19/
90
/1535/
67
/22/

Man Bites Dog (1992)
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
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Kanopy
74
7.5
/17038/
78
/501/
75
/308/
4.1
/62704/
67
/9/
83
/111/
60
/4/

Sidewalls (2011)
Martin is a neurotic web designer taking baby steps out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. Mariana is an artist fresh out of a a long relationship. They are perfect for each other, live on the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. Can the movement of a modern city of three million people bring them together?
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Kanopy
82
73
7.8
/3073/
76
/116/
76
/59/
4.1
/11271/
96
/45/
84
/42/
86
/19/

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
poster
Netflix
73
7.0
/223802/
72
/5288/
65
/1849/
3.4
/172396/
82
/203/
74
/15188/
70
/34/
cc age 17+

I Love You, Man (2009)
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
poster
76
72
8.2
/6116/
77
/273/
70
/111/
3.9
/5945/

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea (2020)
A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.
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Kanopy
71
6.5
/1183/
65
/40/
57
/27/
3.6
/1942/
88
/26/
50
/10/
74
/9/

La Sapienza (2014)
The story is one of an architect that has lost his inspiration and goes looking for those motivations that pushed him as a youngster to take up the profession. Inspiring him was the baroque movement and all of its artifices: the Guarini in Turin and the Borromini in Rome. The film’s central story ends up being the love story that develops between architecture, artistic inspiration and feelings.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/9903/
70
/235/
73
/500/
3.9
/25187/
67
/18/
85
/109/
68
/22/

Dear Diary (1993)
Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.
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Kanopy
71
6.7
/14889/
70
/755/
69
/413/
3.5
/11515/
94
/35/
70
/175/
68
/13/

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.
poster
FXNow
70
6.4
/76092/
65
/4032/
65
/1251/
3.3
/184690/
88
/209/
69
/188/
68
/36/
cc age 15+

The Night House (2021)
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.7
/5918/
67
/121/
62
/146/
3.6
/10690/
83
/54/
61
/60/
80
/21/

Goodbye First Love (2011)
A 15-year-old discovers the joys and heartaches of first love with an older teen, but in the ensuing years, cannot seem to move past their breakup.
poster
69
6.8
/60837/
67
/1264/
67
/1084/
3.5
/33221/
77
/44/
64
/677/
66
/16/

Frantic (1988)
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
poster
Kanopy
77
69
7.6
/5087/
75
/116/
75
/124/
3.7
/8067/
86
/7/
81
/41/

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
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Kanopy
69
6.6
/3109/
69
/73/
66
/79/
3.5
/3587/
87
/77/
48
/15/
71
/25/

Francofonia (2015)
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
poster
71
68
6.8
/13142/
65
/221/
65
/345/
3.3
/5968/
85
/110/
84
/9941/
68
/21/

Paris (2008)
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
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Kanopy
67
6.8
/7820/
66
/113/
66
/143/
3.2
/6371/
82
/17/
77
/64/

Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
poster
75
66
7.7
/5127/
71
/90/
70
/84/
3.8
/4022/
75
/8/
85
/40/

Man of Marble (1977)
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
66
7.2
/3151/
72
/88/
71
/52/
3.6
/2142/
84
/63/
80
/438/
79
/16/

Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.
poster
74
65
6.8
/4588/
70
/330/
69
/146/
3.5
/3813/
93
/14/
77
/15/

The Propaganda Game (2015)
North Korea. The last communist country in the world. Unknown, hermetic and fascinating. Formerly known as “The Hermit Kingdom” for its attempts to remain isolated, North Korea is one of the largest sources of instability as regards world peace. It also has the most militarized border in the world, and the flow of impartial information, both going in and out, is practically non-existent. As the recent Sony-leaks has shown, it is the perfect setting for a propaganda war.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
6.2
/2536/
67
/170/
68
/65/
3.1
/4651/
75
/36/
47
/16/
58
/13/
cc age 15+

The House of Tomorrow (2019)
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.
poster
71
64
6.9
/6614/
67
/83/
68
/124/
3.8
/6297/
85
/13/
80
/113/
56
/10/

The Belly of an Architect (1987)
The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.
poster
64
6.8
/163820/
70
/4477/
70
/2887/
3.2
/99638/
35
/155/
73
/22562/
52
/34/
cc age 12+

The Lake House (2006)
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
poster
Hulu
63
6.8
/103474/
68
/4767/
71
/2942/
3.6
/339871/
59
/138/
65
/267/
42
/29/
cc age 18+

The House That Jack Built (2018)
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
poster
Kanopy
70
63
6.7
/4940/
67
/259/
64
/129/
3.7
/15229/
100
/29/
39
/9/
80
/11/

Last and First Men (2020)
As the end approaches inexorably, the last humans, living millions of years into the future, send a message to the humanity of the present that is both a plea for help and a warning, but also an epic tale of evolution, decline and hope.
poster
Kanopy
67
62
6.7
/5585/
62
/129/
63
/79/
3.3
/3093/
79
/33/
67
/111/
68
/16/

Come Undone (2000)
Story of two gorgeous, young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and threatens to destroy both their lives. Shy 18-year-old Mathieu is on summer vacation in the south of France. He spends his days lazily sunning himself at the beach, until he spies the handsome Cédric and falls in love.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.8
/2327/
72
/424/
59
/136/
3.4
/2888/
55
/49/
64
/47/
51
/19/
cc age 9+

A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.


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