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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
Kanopy
88
7.9
/25767/
80
/959/
78
/404/
4.3
/130129/
100
/58/
93
/724/
87
/18/

Tampopo (1985)
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
poster
88
8.1
/37364/
79
/698/
79
/768/
4.3
/46663/
97
/30/
94
/1033/

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
poster
86
8.5
/5519/
80
/447/
79
/167/
4.1
/4532/
100
/6/
93
/56/

Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
A concert film that the former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter made on various tour dates between 2010 and 2013, when he was playing his former group's 1980 double-album in its entirety.
poster
86
7.9
/156210/
76
/3973/
74
/1536/
3.9
/185739/
98
/175/
92
/7939/
92
/30/
cc age 14+

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
7.8
/3832/
76
/123/
72
/47/
4.0
/5623/
100
/25/
90
/116/
88
/16/

4 Little Girls (1997)
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
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
8.1
/254041/
81
/11214/
80
/5953/
4.3
/596287/
96
/144/
90
/5880/
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
fuboTV
85
8.3
/1267350/
80
/22275/
80
/12665/
4.0
/1073465/
87
/192/
93
/28997/
84
/34/
cc age 17+

American Beauty (1999)
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
poster
84
7.9
/2033/
74
/33/
71
/27/
3.7
/1311/
100
/14/
92
/61/

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
poster
84
8.1
/2870/
74
/136/
76
/55/
4.0
/3397/
94
/17/
90
/62/

35 Up (1991)
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.6
/7490/
77
/209/
73
/324/
3.9
/11675/
100
/8/
88
/127/
cc age 9+

My Father's Glory (1990)
Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/117316/
76
/2054/
76
/1816/
4.2
/229861/
96
/57/
93
/1913/
87
/11/

Three Colors: Blue (1993)
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.5
/10325/
68
/150/
72
/277/
4.2
/18639/
100
/28/
82
/161/

La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.
poster
83
7.4
/6307/
73
/119/
71
/102/
3.8
/6177/
100
/25/
89
/95/

'Round Midnight (1986)
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
poster
83
7.7
/40939/
77
/1736/
74
/957/
4.1
/90625/
100
/21/
88
/446/
cc age 7+

A Grand Day Out (1990)
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
poster
Disney Plus
83
7.9
/297052/
79
/11108/
78
/5847/
4.3
/2323945/
93
/246/
85
/7709/
83
/34/
cc age 7+

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.9
/27342/
76
/897/
76
/398/
4.1
/43111/
100
/19/
90
/558/
79
/12/

The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
8.2
/44056/
80
/1178/
79
/744/
4.3
/81646/
91
/23/
91
/1147/

Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
poster
Hoopla
83
8.0
/38380/
80
/1678/
77
/470/
4.0
/34532/
97
/100/
93
/5430/
83
/23/
cc age 11+

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.
poster
83
7.7
/409301/
77
/26251/
74
/8216/
3.8
/1173757/
96
/259/
87
/11157/
83
/43/
cc age 6+

The Lego Movie (2014)
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
poster
Hulu
82
7.1
/4253/
71
/243/
73
/107/
3.7
/11804/
94
/48/
100
/4/
74
/13/

The Monk and the Gun (2023)
An American travels to Bhutan searching for a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.2
/4952/
72
/153/
68
/120/
3.9
/19477/
99
/110/
79
/9/
93
/29/

No Bears (2022)
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based on a real-life couple seeking passports to Europe being shot in Turkey, but both his stay and the production run into trouble.
poster
82
7.5
/15885/
75
/518/
72
/225/
3.8
/10536/
88
/40/
91
/402/
81
/28/

Fresh (1994)
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
poster
82
7.9
/455/
79
/11/
82
/10/
3.8
/571/
93
/2/

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985. The film includes songs from her 1984 album 1984’s “Mister Heartbreak” and selections from her 1983 “United States” show, along with eclectic, experimental visuals blending film, animation, dance and electronics.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.9
/38842/
76
/792/
74
/462/
4.0
/20955/
93
/45/
95
/1698/
77
/20/
cc age 17+

Once Were Warriors (1994)
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.7
/266112/
76
/5114/
76
/4140/
3.8
/356091/
90
/51/
89
/12833/
73
/20/
cc age 14+

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
82
8.0
/115409/
82
/5929/
83
/2994/
4.4
/997642/
84
/57/
89
/1220/
67
/17/
8.5
/426577/
cc age 16+

Perfect Blue (1998)
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.5
/3465/
72
/61/
71
/66/
3.8
/2890/
100
/11/
85
/67/

The Blue Kite (1994)
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
poster
82
7.3
/21355/
74
/301/
68
/293/
3.7
/6932/
100
/28/
89
/661/
cc age 10+

Shadowlands (1993)
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
poster
Crunchyroll
82
8.0
/221937/
81
/10613/
79
/4571/
4.3
/724827/
91
/55/
90
/8615/
68
/22/
8.1
/549630/
cc age 16+

Akira (1988)
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.4
/7005/
72
/310/
70
/304/
3.8
/19759/
98
/61/
94
/15/
83
/15/

Full Time (2022)
Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.6
/28395/
72
/837/
71
/351/
3.6
/20087/
97
/152/
89
/679/
90
/39/
cc age 17+

Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
poster
Hoopla
81
7.3
/24568/
72
/561/
69
/254/
3.9
/32797/
96
/57/
84
/505/
80
/23/
cc age 16+

Big Night (1996)
Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.
poster
81
7.4
/7612/
73
/131/
71
/132/
3.7
/5127/
90
/10/
89
/308/

Léolo (1992)
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
poster
81
8.1
/1448/
80
/46/
77
/23/
3.7
/584/
97
/30/
84
/88/
cc age 9+

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)
Using previously unreleased archival material in addition to contemporary interviews, this Academy Award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the first fully-rounded portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world's most famous victim of the Holocaust.
poster
81
7.6
/3057/
72
/42/
76
/90/
3.9
/1713/
86
/7/
85
/21/

The Stolen Children (1992)
Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.
poster
81
7.1
/5857/
72
/210/
77
/160/
4.0
/37186/
100
/6/
77
/30/
72
/4/

On the Silver Globe (1989)
A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.
poster
81
7.6
/9535/
74
/146/
71
/169/
3.8
/7599/
100
/24/
88
/149/
79
/18/

Ju Dou (1990)
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.5
/17006/
74
/351/
71
/234/
4.0
/14813/
96
/82/
83
/339/
84
/22/

Revanche (2008)
Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt, grief, and the desire for redemption.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/46576/
75
/1220/
77
/1549/
3.9
/118966/
94
/31/
85
/882/
89
/7/

Deep Red (1975)
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
poster
81
8.2
/8190/
81
/592/
78
/158/
3.9
/2429/
87
/50/

The Art of Flight (2011)
Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.8
/241587/
78
/10693/
74
/3808/
3.8
/542076/
90
/61/
87
/35009/
67
/10/
cc age 8+

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
poster
Hulu
81
8.0
/875781/
77
/21885/
77
/15158/
4.2
/2595802/
85
/320/
84
/19892/
79
/42/
cc age 17+

Black Swan (2010)
The story of a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life is completely consumed with dance. Nina lives with her retired ballerina mother who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When the artistic director decides to replace the prima ballerina for the opening production of their new season, Nina is his first choice.
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
7.5
/323/
81
/9/
80
/5/
3.7
/363/
100
/29/

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991)
The filmed version of the one-woman stage show written by Jane Wagner and starring Lily Tomlin, which won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. The film stays true to the original stage performance. For her efforts on film and stage, Tomlin received a Tony Award, and Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture in the American Comedy Awards.
poster
80
7.6
/16802/
76
/301/
74
/359/
4.2
/47315/
86
/22/
88
/249/

The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
8.4
/6757/
80
/570/
79
/132/
4.0
/4044/

George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008)
It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture.


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