1. Tough Enough (Knallhart)
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
2. Marnie
Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.
It has an average vote of 7.147 on TMDB.
3. The King of Comedy
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
It has an average vote of 7.788 on TMDB.
4. Zatoichi (座頭市)
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
It has an average vote of 7.231 on TMDB.
5. La diosa impura (La diosa impura)
After a series of doublecrosses involving stolen diamonds, a gangster's babe in Argentina flees to Mexico; she's kept by a druggy, decadent painter and then falls in love with his brother.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
6. Blackmail
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
It has an average vote of 6.539 on TMDB.
7. Dogville
When a beautiful young Grace arrives in the isolated township of Dogville, the small community agrees to hide her from a gang of ruthless gangsters, and, in return, Grace agrees to do odd jobs for the townspeople.
It has an average vote of 7.778 on TMDB.
8. The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
It has an average vote of 8.033 on TMDB.
9. Wild Things
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
It has an average vote of 6.367 on TMDB.
10. Annaluise & Anton (Pünktchen und Anton)
Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon, young Pünktchen lives in a great house. Her mother, who always travels through the world more for public relation reasons than for the social tasks she pretends to fulfill, is never available to her as a mother. Anton, son of a single and sick mother in financial trouble, does his best to help her out of it by working late. Pünktchen decides to help her only friend and starts singing in public places. Trouble arises when Anton can't resist stealing a golden lighter and Pünktchen's secret life is discovered by her parents. Two troubled families finally can see the need for actions to be taken.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
11. Lev farligt (Lev farligt)
Iben Holt, a rich bohemian, lives in an occupied country. On his way home from a party he hears an explosion and sees flames rising from a factory. At home awaits another surprise.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. History Is Made at Night
An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.
It has an average vote of 6.56 on TMDB.
13. All the King's Men
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
It has an average vote of 5.76 on TMDB.
14. The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
15. Jury of One (Verdict)
A desperate woman, whose son is on trial for murder, blackmails the judge and kidnaps his wife.
It has an average vote of 6.75 on TMDB.
16. Secret Weapons
Soviet High School girls are sent to the U.S. where they are taught to become secret agents and use sex to find information.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. The Heist
An armored-car guard must convince the authorities he is innocent after he is forced to rob his own company.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
18. The Strip Tease Murder Case
Joan and her boyfriend Johnny are both singers at a nightclub. Mobster Vince arrives, causing trouble and jealousy with Johnny. When Vince is later found murdered, Johnny becomes the prime suspect.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
19. See How They Come
A young woman working for a private detective on a case becomes involved with blackmail, loan sharking, conspiracy and suburban mate swapping.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
20. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who recieves a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
It has an average vote of 6.166 on TMDB.
