1. Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker & the FSA Photographers
A short television documentary detailing Roy Stryker and his group of photographers who created a portfolio of iconic images of the Great Depression.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. Stage Beauty
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
It has an average vote of 6.666 on TMDB.
3. Goodbye World
When a mysterious cyber-attack cripples civilization, a group of old college friends and lovers retreat to a remote country cabin, where they must cope with an uncertain future while navigating the minefield of their shared past.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
4. Sunset Song
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
5. The Death of Louis XIV (La Mort de Louis XIV)
August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
6. The Challenger
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
7. The Next Best Thing
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
8. Cezanne and I (Cézanne et moi)
They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
9. Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
10. The Sense of an Ending
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
11. Santa Claus (Le père Noël)
One night, a burglar in a Santa Claus costume is surprised by Victor, a young boy who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Victor then follows him, and they embark on an unexpected adventure that will change their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
12. Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (Jacky au royaume des filles)
In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.
It has an average vote of 5.534 on TMDB.
13. The White Crow
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
14. The Big Chill
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
It has an average vote of 6.87 on TMDB.
15. Squared Love (Miłość do kwadratu)
A celebrity journalist and renowned womanizer starts to rethink his life choices after he falls for a mysterious model who leads a double life.
It has an average vote of 6.082 on TMDB.
16. Spooks: The Greater Good
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
It has an average vote of 6.014 on TMDB.
17. The East
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
18. A Walk in the Woods
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
It has an average vote of 6.086 on TMDB.
19. Hysteria
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
It has an average vote of 6.669 on TMDB.
20. The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.
It has an average vote of 6.604 on TMDB.
