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89
8.4
/26990/
82
/448/
80
/582/
4.3
/16728/
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
87
8.3
/961655/
80
/32621/
80
/11039/
4.2
/3631578/
93
/513/
91
/6024/
90
/69/
cc age 15+

Oppenheimer (2023)
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
poster
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.8
/15716/
74
/331/
77
/344/
4.2
/41090/
96
/23/
87
/155/

My Night at Maud's (1969)
The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.
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
Amazon Prime Video
84
8.3
/1179567/
83
/27119/
81
/13298/
4.4
/2520005/
97
/90/
94
/15805/
71
/28/
cc age 15+

Good Will Hunting (1997)
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
7.8
/282490/
82
/25259/
80
/10184/
3.9
/589221/
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
7.6
/499536/
76
/13175/
73
/5527/
3.9
/707692/
94
/273/
86
/7843/
87
/42/
cc age 12+

Moneyball (2011)
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
poster
Starz
83
7.7
/332018/
79
/11952/
75
/5687/
3.8
/248912/
94
/149/
87
/9088/
78
/22/
cc age 12+

Apollo 13 (1995)
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
8.2
/1040120/
81
/21261/
78
/10734/
3.9
/544188/
74
/214/
93
/20844/
72
/33/
cc age 14+

A Beautiful Mind (2001)
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.
poster
Netflix
82
8.0
/988630/
81
/58695/
77
/20634/
3.8
/1497991/
91
/385/
91
/7133/
80
/46/
cc age 12+

The Martian (2015)
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
poster
Starz
81
8.2
/990562/
80
/38786/
79
/21338/
3.8
/3035148/
93
/432/
97
/15978/
71
/60/
cc age 11+

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
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
81
8.0
/866740/
80
/34928/
79
/17672/
3.8
/1012966/
90
/285/
91
/4685/
71
/49/
cc age 13+

The Imitation Game (2014)
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
poster
80
7.8
/109498/
78
/2800/
77
/1358/
3.8
/128475/
90
/72/
88
/3009/
71
/23/
cc age 10+

October Sky (1999)
Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However, in October 1957 everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, goes into orbit. When Homer sees the Soviet satellite streak overhead, he becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With the help of his friends, and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town, and especially Homer's father, thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.
poster
FXNow
80
7.5
/645386/
76
/34003/
73
/14921/
3.6
/1775166/
96
/387/
83
/5931/
82
/55/
cc age 14+

A Quiet Place (2018)
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.6
/6051/
76
/176/
72
/292/
3.9
/8463/
73
/11/
87
/97/

My Mother's Castle (1990)
To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.5
/30785/
73
/463/
71
/383/
3.7
/11281/
81
/132/
88
/744/
70
/34/

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.
poster
Disney Plus
79
7.5
/361929/
76
/26535/
75
/13374/
3.4
/1294124/
93
/384/
84
/3602/
80
/51/
cc age 8+

Incredibles 2 (2018)
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
poster
79
7.7
/9739/
74
/146/
74
/185/
3.9
/5238/
96
/46/
90
/269/
73
/22/

Not One Less (1999)
Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.4
/9921/
72
/172/
69
/136/
3.9
/6081/
69
/52/
91
/311/

Antonia's Line (1995)
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
poster
78
7.3
/43460/
74
/2423/
73
/592/
3.7
/201525/
80
/290/
88
/358/
67
/42/
cc age 14+

The Life of Chuck (2025)
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
poster
Netflix
78
7.1
/57966/
70
/1385/
66
/690/
3.5
/45269/
92
/60/
76
/1274/
82
/17/
cc age 13+

Parenthood (1989)
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
poster
78
7.0
/156715/
69
/3533/
67
/2246/
3.9
/205056/
89
/221/
68
/4998/
88
/38/
cc age 17+

A Serious Man (2009)
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
poster
Disney Plus
77
IMDb 95
7.5
/553819/
75
/24983/
76
/13130/
3.6
/1985308/
76
/453/
92
/10881/
67
/68/
cc age 13+

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
poster
77
7.3
/191449/
72
/4329/
71
/2385/
3.7
/143788/
88
/58/
85
/6592/
72
/23/
cc age 16+

Pi (1998)
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
poster
FXNow
77
7.5
/768610/
75
/27667/
72
/15883/
3.9
/1858841/
93
/274/
82
/59410/
83
/41/
cc age 11+

Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
poster
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.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
7.4
/33552/
77
/2093/
75
/994/
3.8
/57773/
81
/26/
87
/571/
63
/12/
8.0
/304362/
cc age 13+

Summer Wars (2009)
Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.
poster
75
7.1
/11214/
72
/566/
69
/237/
3.6
/7000/
90
/10/
76
/157/

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
poster
75
7.3
/213385/
72
/11689/
70
/5488/
3.7
/300432/
87
/464/
68
/1986/
84
/56/
cc age 12+

First Man (2018)
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
poster
75
7.6
/21663/
76
/525/
74
/333/
3.6
/15400/
90
/29/
88
/769/
55
/8/
cc age 13+

To Sir, with Love (1967)
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
poster
Hoopla
75
7.3
/23524/
75
/694/
76
/419/
3.5
/26775/
89
/63/
79
/718/
77
/11/
cc age 13+

Stand and Deliver (1988)
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.1
/157779/
71
/5189/
69
/1980/
3.6
/107972/
87
/166/
74
/2021/
76
/38/
cc age 16+

Margin Call (2011)
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
poster
75
7.6
/251869/
73
/4569/
73
/3275/
3.7
/101606/
80
/177/
86
/6177/
70
/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.
poster
75
7.0
/191156/
75
/9598/
72
/4661/
3.8
/881704/
92
/25/
73
/10655/
72
/21/
cc age 9+

Matilda (1996)
Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.
poster
75
7.6
/155854/
79
/13681/
80
/5802/
3.7
/309137/
73
/181/
85
/645/
60
/33/
cc age 12+

Gifted (2017)
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
poster
Hulu
74
7.5
/202719/
77
/10740/
77
/3345/
3.6
/422948/
70
/211/
97
/3362/
51
/36/
cc age 13+

A Man Called Otto (2022)
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
7.5
/308444/
77
/10761/
74
/4782/
3.8
/191418/
69
/67/
79
/6483/
62
/23/
cc age 10+

Contact (1997)
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
poster
MGM Plus
73
IMDb 62
6.5
/7250/
70
/907/
71
/149/
3.4
/13903/
87
/71/
91
/35/
74
/12/
cc age 15+

She Rides Shotgun (2025)
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.7
/44158/
74
/589/
73
/380/
3.8
/16147/
68
/37/
87
/542/
61
/15/

Evil (2003)
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
poster
Netflix
73
7.1
/475717/
75
/15909/
72
/9227/
3.8
/2560715/
84
/220/
66
/1243725/
66
/39/
cc age 13+

Mean Girls (2004)
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
poster
81
73
7.7
/6651/
74
/135/
72
/89/
3.9
/5541/
100
/15/
85
/67/

The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
poster
Hoopla
73
7.1
/11634/
71
/172/
70
/185/
3.9
/11993/
88
/16/
88
/156/

Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
7.2
/91314/
74
/4552/
71
/1535/
3.5
/127155/
88
/161/
83
/1099/
72
/37/
cc age 17+

Dope (2015)
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
poster
Netflix
71
7.3
/650825/
72
/30895/
72
/10639/
3.4
/1519176/
70
/380/
76
/2373/
69
/50/
cc age 14+

Tenet (2020)
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.6
/5679/
68
/167/
62
/91/
3.8
/34485/
81
/21/
69
/207/
cc age 15+

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
poster
71
7.1
/67076/
74
/2675/
69
/1002/
3.6
/43610/
80
/61/
80
/1333/
65
/20/
cc age 13+

Sneakers (1992)
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.


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