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89
8.3
/274605/
80
/3184/
78
/1881/
4.4
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99
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92
/1633/
95
/41/
cc age 16+

A Separation (2011)
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
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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85
8.3
/241315/
82
/5251/
81
/3079/
4.4
/477007/
91
/124/
92
/1356/
80
/42/

Incendies (2010)
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
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Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/16512/
74
/545/
73
/239/
4.1
/53917/
94
/36/
85
/748/
83
/16/
cc age 13+

Grey Gardens (1976)
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
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Kanopy
80
7.2
/12961/
71
/411/
70
/341/
3.8
/29098/
93
/111/
76
/43/
85
/26/

Beanpole (2019)
1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
poster
80
7.5
/22149/
73
/538/
72
/503/
3.8
/24640/
99
/122/
88
/298/
81
/26/
cc age 9+

Wadjda (2013)
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
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Hulu
79
7.6
/939360/
73
/30316/
74
/14326/
3.8
/2713013/
86
/581/
70
/6406/
84
/62/
cc age 17+

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/7109/
70
/110/
68
/122/
3.9
/8309/
85
/27/
69
/317/
79
/14/

Silent Light (2007)
Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.
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Netflix
77
6.8
/32102/
67
/1455/
65
/703/
3.5
/47082/
99
/92/
71
/209/
83
/25/

Under the Shadow (2016)
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
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The Roku Channel
79
76
8.2
/18686/
75
/285/
73
/189/
3.9
/5033/
75
/8/
93
/122/

Lion Of The Desert (1981)
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
6.6
/1193/
64
/82/
61
/21/
3.6
/3048/
98
/42/
83
/7/
81
/11/
cc age 13+

Aisha (2022)
Aisha lives at a centre for asylum-seekers in Ireland in a state of ongoing uncertainty. Having fled Nigeria after a violent gang murdered members of her family, she is desperately trying to find some degree of permanency, where she and her mother can be reunited and live without fear. As she navigates the complex legal system to seek settlement in Ireland, she sparks an unlikely friendship with Conor, a new guard at the centre. A former prisoner, Conor’s life experience and calming presence resonate with Aisha, allowing for a tentative romance to begin. But the bond between the pair comes under strain as the threat of deportation looms ever larger.
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Kanopy
75
7.4
/13868/
77
/643/
74
/586/
3.9
/27315/
84
/58/
85
/47/
60
/16/

Sweet Bean (2015)
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
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Netflix
74
7.2
/1509/
71
/82/
60
/12/
3.6
/6116/
96
/28/
81
/29/
71
/9/
cc age 10+

Frybread Face and Me (2023)
Two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother's ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family's past and themselves.
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75
73
7.1
/15158/
70
/268/
68
/239/
3.8
/15255/
93
/81/
81
/1050/
70
/26/

Caramel (2007)
In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.
poster
72
7.0
/5020/
66
/39/
66
/115/
3.7
/1837/
77
/83/
86
/104/
65
/26/

Respiro (2002)
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.
poster
71
6.7
/4076/
63
/94/
64
/68/
3.5
/1922/
89
/73/
69
/94/
79
/23/

Fill the Void (2012)
Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of the Mendelman family. She is about to be married off to a promising young man of the same age and background. It is a dream come true, and Shira feels prepared and excited. On Purim, her twenty-eight-year-old sister, Esther, dies while giving birth to her first child, Mordechay. The pain and grief that overwhelm the family postpone Shira's promised match. Everything changes when a match is proposed to Yochay-Esther's late husband-to a widow from Belgium. Yochay feels it's too early, although he realizes that sooner or later he must seriously consider getting married again. When the girls' mother finds out that Yochay may marry the widow and move to Belgium with her only grandchild, she proposes a match between Shira and the widower. Shira will have to choose between her heart's wish and her family duty. She will find out that the void which she must choose exists only within her heart.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
71
7.4
/11789/
71
/247/
68
/148/
3.6
/9523/
88
/32/
79
/558/
cc age 13+

Grey Gardens (2009)
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
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Kanopy
71
7.0
/30976/
72
/713/
71
/1031/
3.6
/53355/
74
/73/
71
/302/
70
/21/

Heartbeats (2010)
Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.
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MGM Plus
73
70
7.1
/12779/
72
/291/
69
/266/
3.5
/5482/
81
/16/
75
/135/

The Horse Soldiers (1959)
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
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Kanopy
76
69
7.4
/6792/
71
/113/
69
/108/
3.7
/10650/
86
/21/
86
/126/

A Taste of Honey (1961)
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
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Kanopy
76
69
7.3
/7068/
74
/90/
70
/112/
3.6
/3096/
91
/68/
83
/288/
74
/16/

Lemon Tree (2008)
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?
poster
69
6.9
/19658/
67
/303/
64
/231/
3.3
/5207/
70
/145/
67
/915/
76
/34/
cc age 16+

The Last Station (2009)
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
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76
68
7.9
/4989/
77
/207/
73
/81/
3.9
/7782/

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007)
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
6.8
/52518/
67
/1547/
64
/824/
3.1
/11236/
78
/174/
65
/1773/
69
/35/
cc age 14+

Fair Game (2010)
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
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Disney Plus
68
7.1
/42824/
72
/1903/
70
/1002/
3.5
/35161/
66
/35/
74
/3384/
59
/11/
cc age 7+

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
poster
74
66
7.1
/3849/
65
/58/
65
/77/
3.6
/5040/
86
/14/
77
/50/
84
/5/

Medea (1989)
Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.
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Disney Plus
65
7.2
/137670/
73
/4987/
70
/2076/
3.4
/92170/
52
/63/
80
/8866/
47
/12/
cc age 9+

Willow (1988)
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
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Hulu
64
5.4
/445/
57
/36/
49
/5/
3.0
/1522/
75
/52/
80
/45/
66
/12/
cc age 16+

Dandelion (2024)
It follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.8
/68671/
69
/1465/
64
/925/
3.1
/21310/
68
/148/
64
/1545/
58
/35/
cc age 13+

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
poster
63
6.2
/39046/
61
/819/
61
/628/
3.4
/26328/
49
/137/
49
/542/
60
/30/

Femme Fatale (2002)
A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.
poster
77
61
7.5
/3405/
68
/48/
64
/47/
3.6
/1033/
100
/7/
86
/111/
cc age 15+

Longford (2006)
A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.
poster
67
60
6.1
/5012/
61
/102/
61
/125/
3.2
/7792/
92
/12/
68
/93/

Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid.
poster
66
60
6.6
/7004/
65
/132/
59
/82/
3.4
/2184/
80
/80/
62
/319/
67
/26/

Cairo Time (2009)
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
60
7.2
/4336/
72
/116/
66
/187/
3.6
/2315/
70
/10/
67
/39/

The Source (2011)
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favours as long as the men refuse to install a water pipe.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
60
7.6
/7422/
74
/320/
73
/144/
3.6
/3065/
94
/6/

Hatred (2016)
Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great love will be put to the test when her father decides to marry her to a wealthy widower Skiba. Right after wedding she is left alone because her husband is drafted to the Polish army for the war with Germany. Meanwhile, tensions grow due to Jews, Poles, and Ukrainians living side by side.
poster
fuboTV
59
6.4
/156954/
68
/5049/
67
/3119/
3.2
/109698/
38
/50/
64
/4067/
39
/20/
cc age 14+

The Bodyguard (1992)
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
poster
68
58
6.6
/3424/
67
/66/
63
/66/
3.4
/2957/
67
/6/
79
/62/

That Night (1992)
A coming-of-age story about an eleven-year-old girl who idolizes her troubled sixteen-year-old neighbor.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.7
/30908/
68
/644/
64
/294/
3.1
/8725/
42
/53/
60
/485/
45
/21/
cc age 16+

Happythankyoumoreplease (2011)
Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends — Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.
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Kanopy
55
5.8
/7155/
62
/394/
56
/153/
2.8
/7984/
45
/73/
36
/29/
57
/25/
cc age 16+

The Wedding Guest (2019)
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Jay and his hostage end up on the run across the border and through the railway stations, back alleys, and black markets of New Delhi.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
55
7.2
/1433/
71
/69/
73
/33/
3.8
/2338/
71
/7/
76
/57/

The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)
Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.
poster
55
6.2
/3392/
58
/149/
60
/85/
3.2
/502/
54
/24/
42
/39/
56
/11/
cc age 16+

Decoding Annie Parker (2014)
The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.
poster
Kanopy
75
53
7.3
/2198/
67
/37/
65
/20/
3.5
/797/
94
/63/
87
/189/
70
/25/

Ushpizin (2004)
In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and childless, are broke and praying for a miracle...
poster
Netflix
53
5.7
/28473/
62
/2542/
59
/697/
2.6
/12194/
35
/34/
36
/99/
51
/8/
cc age 16+

Close (2019)
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
poster
61
51
6.3
/3499/
65
/63/
65
/53/
3.2
/3437/
50
/10/
59
/56/

Fanatic (1965)
A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!
poster
Kanopy
74
48
7.2
/1029/
64
/34/
63
/22/
3.5
/377/
100
/62/
77
/127/
78
/17/

Afghan Star (2008)
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.
poster
56
42
5.6
/5918/
58
/60/
58
/54/
2.6
/1610/

122 (2019)
During a bloody night, a young man and his lover are struggling, not to get to the hospital, but to escape and survive.
poster
65
41
6.6
/1054/
58
/9/
64
/30/
3.7
/2087/
61
/120/

Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressful workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.
poster
Kanopy
65
40
6.6
/1501/
69
/21/
56
/31/
3.4
/542/
76
/34/
65
/25/
58
/10/

Free Men (2011)
In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic leader played a pivotal role in supporting the resistance and rescuing Jews.


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