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Kanopy
87
8.2
/43816/
79
/1559/
76
/741/
4.4
/93306/
96
/163/
85
/536/
92
/34/
cc age 14+

The Act of Killing (2012)
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
poster
MGM Plus
87
8.5
/314539/
84
/4805/
84
/4705/
4.5
/442246/
90
/84/
96
/5148/
80
/21/
cc age 14+

Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
poster
MGM Plus
86
8.1
/384176/
78
/5751/
79
/4121/
4.2
/273494/
86
/129/
91
/5764/
90
/18/
cc age 17+

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
7.9
/24648/
79
/1229/
77
/503/
4.2
/63505/
99
/210/
83
/257/
95
/36/
cc age 13+

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/46813/
75
/1968/
75
/995/
4.0
/121759/
93
/30/
88
/877/
78
/9/
cc age 14+

Police Story (1985)
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
poster
81
8.2
/843844/
82
/18993/
81
/11197/
4.2
/970313/
90
/87/
94
/18515/
78
/20/
cc age 17+

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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Kanopy
81
7.3
/28186/
71
/1074/
73
/623/
3.9
/44398/
97
/150/
82
/137/
80
/34/
cc age 14+

Lucky (2017)
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.8
/130457/
75
/2214/
75
/1546/
4.2
/197470/
89
/114/
88
/2306/
79
/16/
cc age 17+

Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
poster
80
7.4
/10496/
71
/197/
70
/171/
3.8
/11101/
93
/28/
81
/122/
80
/16/

Prince of the City (1981)
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.7
/353535/
77
/6865/
75
/4741/
3.8
/264236/
88
/57/
89
/5867/
77
/21/
cc age 17+

Donnie Brasco (1997)
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
poster
MUBI
79
7.3
/125112/
72
/6174/
70
/2076/
3.8
/271528/
94
/254/
79
/721/
88
/43/
cc age 15+

The Death of Stalin (2017)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
poster
78
7.0
/20580/
70
/988/
68
/441/
3.9
/51227/
97
/88/
91
/98/
79
/17/

Thunder Road (2018)
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
poster
78
7.5
/234851/
75
/4860/
71
/2340/
3.6
/106780/
86
/183/
87
/13171/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
poster
Netflix
78
7.6
/90026/
78
/5594/
74
/1785/
3.9
/90520/
87
/163/
91
/579/
72
/35/
cc age 13+

Only the Brave (2017)
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
77
7.4
/21779/
72
/363/
71
/432/
3.8
/38393/
90
/30/
88
/381/

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
poster
76
7.2
/7439/
70
/136/
66
/89/
3.7
/3653/
86
/28/
78
/115/
68
/22/
cc age 13+

Avalon (1990)
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
poster
Netflix
76
6.8
/15228/
72
/991/
68
/407/
3.5
/12562/
95
/135/
76
/155/
77
/36/
cc age 15+

The Mustang (2019)
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
6.9
/66467/
70
/1600/
71
/1204/
3.9
/240323/
81
/62/
80
/1720/
77
/18/
cc age 17+

My Own Private Idaho (1991)
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
poster
75
7.1
/14344/
72
/796/
76
/1403/
3.6
/24349/
86
/106/
73
/24/
64
/22/
cc age 16+

The Traitor (2019)
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
poster
75
6.8
/44912/
70
/1648/
66
/655/
3.7
/93956/
93
/54/
78
/1521/
82
/21/
cc age 17+

Repo Man (1984)
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
poster
MGM Plus
74
6.9
/96616/
69
/2725/
64
/1174/
3.5
/66092/
89
/57/
70
/1408/
81
/22/
cc age 17+

Get Shorty (1995)
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
poster
74
73
7.0
/11509/
71
/349/
66
/290/
3.7
/20368/
94
/17/
73
/222/

White Dog (1982)
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
poster
72
6.8
/67241/
70
/1931/
64
/838/
3.4
/38237/
87
/45/
65
/1848/
70
/25/
cc age 14+

City Slickers (1991)
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
poster
Disney Plus
72
6.8
/125631/
71
/3409/
70
/1961/
3.6
/253249/
81
/62/
79
/5811/
67
/20/
cc age 11+

While You Were Sleeping (1995)
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
poster
fuboTV
72
6.8
/19135/
68
/459/
63
/308/
3.4
/10128/
91
/22/
75
/412/
58
/22/

Thunderheart (1992)
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.5
/133087/
74
/4425/
73
/2631/
3.8
/285200/
89
/65/
85
/4212/
55
/15/
cc age 16+

An American Werewolf in London (1981)
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
poster
71
6.7
/24453/
62
/290/
62
/312/
3.4
/14584/
81
/197/
59
/2105/
75
/38/
cc age 13+

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
poster
71
6.6
/118642/
64
/3812/
65
/2656/
3.6
/244554/
73
/252/
53
/1364/
81
/43/
cc age 18+

Inherent Vice (2014)
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
7.0
/7741/
70
/161/
61
/71/
3.4
/3109/
72
/25/
76
/160/
cc age 13+

Murphy's Romance (1985)
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.
poster
69
6.8
/2553/
53
/13/
61
/22/
3.5
/453/
80
/25/
72
/23/
66
/23/

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.
poster
69
6.6
/141492/
67
/4810/
64
/2701/
3.1
/87800/
80
/130/
65
/7462/
77
/30/
cc age 14+

Shanghai Noon (2000)
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
poster
69
6.5
/14116/
66
/381/
62
/217/
3.3
/8871/
73
/77/
59
/184/
67
/11/
cc age 17+

Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
69
7.0
/6830/
68
/237/
67
/174/
3.5
/4407/
93
/15/
78
/39/

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.
poster
68
6.7
/15737/
68
/356/
63
/227/
3.4
/8685/
71
/52/
77
/602/
60
/15/

Gangster No. 1 (2000)
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
poster
fuboTV
68
7.0
/15907/
75
/753/
68
/232/
3.9
/26205/
53
/43/
93
/880/
49
/16/
cc age 17+

Paid in Full (2002)
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
poster
67
6.8
/2968/
72
/39/
59
/40/
3.4
/1744/
62
/13/
79
/60/

The Ritz (1976)
To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, the place turns out to be a gay bathhouse.
poster
67
6.5
/17993/
64
/417/
60
/243/
2.8
/16058/
83
/121/
65
/701/
72
/36/
cc age 15+

Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.8
/127571/
71
/4279/
66
/1764/
3.3
/67034/
72
/103/
72
/1521/
64
/23/
cc age 16+

Patriot Games (1992)
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.7
/32731/
69
/608/
65
/546/
3.2
/10467/
68
/25/
64
/694/
62
/20/

The Man Without a Face (1993)
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
poster
Hoopla
68
66
6.4
/9987/
70
/285/
61
/147/
3.1
/12916/
86
/29/
67
/335/
69
/8/
cc age 9+

Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.4
/15342/
67
/872/
60
/279/
3.1
/13170/
80
/145/
68
/326/
67
/33/
cc age 14+

Chappaquiddick (2018)
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
poster
Hoopla
66
6.9
/26350/
71
/788/
66
/312/
3.6
/23327/
47
/34/
78
/761/
cc age 17+

Dead Presidents (1995)
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
poster
MGM Plus
66
6.4
/46259/
67
/1028/
64
/730/
3.3
/31870/
74
/57/
52
/812/
70
/18/
cc age 13+

In & Out (1997)
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
poster
66
6.7
/92899/
70
/2828/
66
/1527/
3.3
/44022/
72
/65/
75
/2959/
39
/12/
cc age 15+

Backdraft (1991)
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
poster
Hoopla
65
6.3
/6968/
60
/270/
59
/176/
3.3
/8582/
83
/112/
52
/20/
76
/28/

The Whistlers (2019)
A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral whistling language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.6
/9752/
66
/170/
60
/108/
3.2
/3131/
72
/36/
71
/281/
71
/22/

A Walk on the Moon (1999)
The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.
poster
64
6.6
/104919/
70
/3990/
65
/1500/
3.1
/92613/
60
/40/
69
/3741/
46
/8/
cc age 15+

Weird Science (1985)
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.2
/35763/
64
/1016/
63
/743/
3.0
/23750/
82
/17/
54
/1415/

Rogue (2007)
When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.


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