1. Joy House (Les Félins)
A small-time con man on the run from the gangster-husband of his girlfriend hides out in a strange, brooding mansion run by two mysterious women, where he finds himself trapped in deception between the two women.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
2. Sunday in Peking (Dimanche à Pekin)
Director Chris Marker begins by recounting his childhood dream of visiting the city of Peking - a city he was once only able to admire in books. The viewer is taken on a journey through this city, as if experiencing it from the mind and through the eyes of Marker. His thoughts and observations about the traditions, history, and banalities of everyday life in Peking are woven together in elegant fashion.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
3. Spartacus (Спартак)
A 1975 recording of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Yuri Grigorovich's production of "Spartacus".
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. Journey to Mars (Viaje a Marte)
Journey to Mars is an animated stop motion short film. This independent production, which was made in Argentina, is the result of two years hard work. Since then, it has won 50 awards in different festivals around the world, competing in many cases against real action productions. The short tells the story of Antonio, a boy from the 60s, who is a great fan of science fiction tv serials and space trips. In view of the child's passion, his grandfather decides to take him to Mars in his tow truck.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
5. Whirlpool of Fate (La Fille de l'eau)
Jean Renoir's directional debut and first silent film stars his wife, Catherine Hessling, as a young girl who manages to turn her tragic family life into one of joy and happiness.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. M (M)
Menahem Lang, an actor with an extraordinary singing voice, returns to Bnei Brak, the city in Israel where he grew up and a center of ultra-orthodox Judaism. Now in his 30s, Lang left the city at 20, following years of rape and sexual abuse by elder, devout family men in the community. Yet, Lang was far from being an isolated case: his conversations with other abused young men document a cycle of sexual predators and tormented lives.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
7. Spider-Man
(Spiderman)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
8. A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament)
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
It has an average vote of 7.468 on TMDB.
10. Daybreak (Le jour se lève)
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events the led him to the killing.
It has an average vote of 7.595 on TMDB.
11. Sea Fog (해무)
A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
It has an average vote of 6.898 on TMDB.
12. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (人間の條件 完結篇)
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.
It has an average vote of 8.334 on TMDB.
13. Place publique (Place publique)
Revolves around Castro, who was once a very famous TV host, but as he grows old, his popularity is dwindling.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
14. The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert)
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
15. Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le pianiste)
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.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
16. The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
This biblical drama from the Catholic Marxist director focuses on the teachings of Jesus, including the parables that reflect their revolutionary nature. As Jesus travels along the coast of the Sea of Galilee, he gradually gathers more followers, leading him into direct conflict with the authorities.
It has an average vote of 7.433 on TMDB.
17. The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (Largo Winch)
After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
18. Vampyr (Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey)
A student of the occult encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris.
It has an average vote of 7.312 on TMDB.
19. The Lost Weekend
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
20. Scarlet Street
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
