1. Stephen, the King (István, a király)
István, a király is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi and János Bródy , based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
2. A Buenos Aires Ghost (Fantasma de Buenos Aires)
A comedy about the relationship between a modern, shy, young man and the spirit of a violent knife-killer murdered in 1920. They make a pledge: the latter will tell the former what exists beyond death if he allows him to inhabit his body for a whole day. Thus, the ghost will go around an unrecognizable twenty first century Buenos Aires to uncover the causes of his own death.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
3. Penitentiary Angel (女儿谷)
This is a story about seven female prisoners each with different backgrounds, living within the one prison. At the beginning of the story, a new inmate Ding Qing Er arrives with tears streaming down her face, but told that it's too late to cry. The story continues to slowly reveal the lives of the female prisoners, and each of their struggles to have ended up where they are today. There's the mother who's husband keeps giving false promises of taking her and her child to America; the prostitute who was raped; the lesbian who was given up and betrayed by the Red Army; among others, and there's also Qing Er, who is in jail for theft after stealing costly medicine from the hospital for her dying husband. Through the lead of each other and also the kind hearted guards, they learn to form an unbreakable bond, and a way of dignity.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. 7 Days in Heaven (父後七日)
"Seven Days in Heaven" covers the 7 days of the Taoist morning ritual after the death of Lin Guo Yuan . The movie examines the effects of his death on his children, nephew, and sister-in-law ...
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. I Wish I Knew (海上传奇)
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
6. Monga (艋舺)
Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their rising power.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Cock and Bull (追凶者也)
When a murder occurs in a small town in Southeast China, a local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion. When the police target him to take the fall, he’s forced to try and exonerate himself, uncovering a number of disturbing facts, most much bigger than the initial crime.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
8. Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (봉이 김선달)
In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. Assembly (集结号)
Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
10. 1911 (辛亥革命)
China's first President Sun Yat-Sen and military commander Huang Xing lead the revolutionary Wuchang Uprising in a bid to put an end to the reign of the Qing Dynasty.
It has an average vote of 5.652 on TMDB.
11. Il Mare (시월애)
In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house--and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
12. The Rabbi's Cat (Le Chat du rabbin)
The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi's teenage daughter.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Paper Man
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.
It has an average vote of 6.283 on TMDB.
14. Contracted: Phase II
Picking up directly where the previous film left off, the story follows Riley, one of the last people to come in contact with Samantha, as he scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak before the highly contagious disease not only consumes his body, but the world as we know it.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
15. First Squad: The Moment of Truth (Первый отряд)
Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
16. After the Sunset
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
17. Temple Grandin
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
18. Animal Kingdom
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
It has an average vote of 6.782 on TMDB.
19. Lesson Plan (Plan lekcji)
After a teacher dies, his best friend — a former cop — takes a job at the school where he worked to confront the gang he thinks was responsible.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
20. Umberto D. (Umberto D.)
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.
It has an average vote of 7.864 on TMDB.