1. Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me (Lama Azavtani)
Muhammad, a rejected boy from the fringe of society, floats through the streets of a filthy city, exposed and desolated, until he meets Gurevich; a lone rover who rides his motorcycle into the bowels of the city, through the shadows of the back alleys, sharpening the knives of butcher shops and gourmet restaurants. Stubborn and tenacious, the boy forces his way under the man's wing. Within this hypnotic urban hell, what starts as an unstable and hesitant apprenticeship evolves into a struggle for self-control.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
2. The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (ふがいない僕は空を見た)
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself and his senile grandmother — whose intersecting lives yield both sorrow and a fragile, yet enduring, hope for a brighter future.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato (DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato)
(DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato)
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
4. Aurélie Laflamme's Diary (Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme)
Aurelie Laflamme feels alone in the world, especially since her father's death five years ago. What if her father had been an alien who left Earth to return to his own planet? In that case, Aurelie would be an alien too. That would explain many things such as why she feels different from others, especially her mother, why she can't string two words together without making a mistake, and why boys really get on her nerves. Through the pages of her diary, Aurelie confides her joys and sorrows, successes and failures, love and friendships, and tries to find her place.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
5. The Salt of Tears (Le Sel des larmes)
Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
6. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (千里走单骑)
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.
It has an average vote of 7.167 on TMDB.
7. Paul Sanchez Is Back! (Paul Sanchez est revenu !)
The reappearance of notorious criminal Paul Sanchez becomes an obsession for a young police officer who will do anything to catch him.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
8. Beginning of the Great Revival (建党伟业)
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
9. Golden Slumber (ゴールデンスランバー)
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.
It has an average vote of 7.205 on TMDB.
10. A Moment of Innocence (نون و گلدون)
A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
11. The Ladies Get Their Say (Due partite)
Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, the daughters meet at a funeral for one of the mothers. Like their mothers, they discuss their hopes, dreams and fears.
It has an average vote of 7.169 on TMDB.
12. The Road Home (我的父亲母亲)
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
13. Beached Tuna (Tonno spiaggiato)
Francesco, a young man who wants to be a comedian, insults his girlfriend to make his public laugh; she will break up with and so he will think of a crazy plan to win her back.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
14. The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio)
Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a puppet to keep him company.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
15. Life After Beth
Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...
It has an average vote of 5.465 on TMDB.
16. The Lover (L'Amant)
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. My Name Is Nobody (Il mio nome è Nessuno)
Jack Beauregard, an ageing gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe. But a young gunfighter, known as "Nobody", who idolizes Beauregard, wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.
It has an average vote of 7.253 on TMDB.
18. Maps to the Stars
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
It has an average vote of 6.183 on TMDB.
19. The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann)
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
20. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.
It has an average vote of 6.279 on TMDB.