1. The Tree House (Nhà Cây)
In 2045, a filmmaker lands on Mars and tries to make a film. “Home… Far away from home”, he recalls faces of people, thus a collection of moving images emerge.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
2. News from a Personal War (Notícias de Uma Guerra Particular)
Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
3. Laughter in Paradise
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
4. Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of the Fright) (Fuego en Castilla (Tactilvisión del páramo del espanto))
A short, experimental documentary featuring sculptures by Alonso de Berruguete and Juan de Juni. Shot within the Valladolid National Museum, the film is an excercise in what Val de Omar called "Tactile vision".
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. The Telescope of Time (A Luneta do Tempo)
Musical drama that uses popular myths of Brazilian culture to narrate a story full of meetings and misunderstandings, betrayals and loves, crimes and punishments. Against the backdrop of the Pernambuco backlands – its people and its culture, the cordel, the bandits, the cinema and the circus – the film is a universal drama, laden with unique poetry, where reality and the dreamworld mingle.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
6. The Little Mermaid (Русалочка)
Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
7. Giants vs. Yanks
The gang, after a premature end to their baseball game, find themselves quarantined in an elegant home, which they proceed to destroy.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
8. Hans Christian Andersen
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
It has an average vote of 6.262 on TMDB.
9. Ernest & Celestine's Winter (Ernest et Célestine en hiver)
Ernest is a big bear from Charabie. He likes playing music and eating marmalade. He lives with Celestine, a little orphan mouse, and they share his house. Our two friends never get bored! When the first snowflakes start to fall they need to prepare for Ernest’s hibernation: they must take care of Bibi, their wild goose, who will fly away before the big winter, prepare cakes for Ernest and go to the mice’s ball to celebrate the first day of winter.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Red Psalm (Még kér a nép)
Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
11. With Six You Get Eggroll
Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter, begin dating and eventually decide to get married. But they're not prepared for the hostile reactions from their children, who are not very excited about the new union between the two families.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
12. Like Someone in Love (Like Someone in Love)
An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances of their encounter.
It has an average vote of 6.887 on TMDB.
13. Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre)
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
14. Anne of the Thousand Days
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
It has an average vote of 7.026 on TMDB.
15. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
16. Nocturna
An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
17. My Happy Family (ჩემი ბედნიერი ოჯახი)
In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins.
It has an average vote of 7.211 on TMDB.
18. Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (Belle et Sébastien, l'aventure continue)
September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian is convinced that Angelina is still alive. Along with his faithful dog Belle, Sebastian embarks on the most dangerous adventure of his life.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
19. The Confession (La Confession)
Under the German occupation, in a small French town, the arrival of a new priest arouses the interest of all women... Barny, a young communist and atheist woman, can not however be more indifferent. Driven by curiosity, the young skeptic went to the church in order to challenge this.
It has an average vote of 6.424 on TMDB.
20. The Earrings of Madame de... (Madame de…)
In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
It has an average vote of 7.596 on TMDB.
