1. Fruit of Paradise (Ovoce stromů rajských jíme)
An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of the loss of innocence.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. Rose (Rose)
Rose, 78-year-old, has just lost her beloved husband. When her grief gives way to a powerful impulse to live her life, making her realize that she can still redefine herself as a woman, the whole balance of the family is upset.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
3. Diamond Island (Diamond Island)
Bora, an 18-year-old, leaves his village to work on the construction sites of Diamond Island, a project for an ultra-modern paradise for the rich and a symbol of tomorrow’s Cambodia. He befriends his fellow workers and finds his elder brother, the charismatic Solei, who went missing five years earlier. Solei introduces him into an exciting world, that of an urban and wealthy youth, its girls, nights and illusions.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
4. Dance, Girl, Dance
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
It has an average vote of 6.362 on TMDB.
5. The Green Years (Os Verdes Anos)
Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
6. Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course)
When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
7. Derrida
Documentary about French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
8. Frozen Stories (Opowiesci z chlodni)
Two supermarket workers under the pressure of the boss have to mobilize themselves. They have only two days to find a goal in life. They decide to participate in the TV program "The unhappiest person of the month".
It has an average vote of 9.2 on TMDB.
9. Footprints On The Moon
1969 documentary film covering the flight of Apollo 11 from vehicle rollout to splashdown and recovery.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
10. The Phenix City Story
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
11. Four Real Friends (四大天王)
When a case of gold is stolen in transit, the surviving member of an escort party, Sung tries to recover it. He initially turns to Master Wu who unfortunately develops a drinking problem after he gets out of prison for accidentally killing someone. He has felt guilty ever since. Wu's friend Hung decides to help Sung and enlists a conman, Sau Pau.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
12. David Holzman's Diary
A young filmmaker decides to make a movie about his day-to-day activities in an attempt to understand himself and get his life back in order. A precursor to reality television and vlogs.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
13. Sofia and the Stubborn Man (Sofía y el terco)
An old lady lives in a quiet village in the Andes and has never seen the sea. For many years her husband has promised to take her to the Caribbean Sea, but the plans are always thwarted for different reasons.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
14. Austerity Measures
A color-separation portrait of the Exarchia neighborhood of Athens, Greece, made during the Anti-Austerity protests in late 2011. In a place thick with stray cats and scooters, cops and Molotovs, ancient myths and new ruins; where fists are raised like so many columns in the Parthenon, this is a film of surfaces - of grafitti'd marble streets and wheat-pasted city walls - hand-processed in red, green, and blue.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
15. Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del subdesarrollo)
In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
16. The Last Days of Humanity (Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità)
The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits. Characters, situations and places pitch camp in the life of a humanity that is at once the viewer and the thing viewed. But what are the last days of this humanity? Have they already passed? Are they now or still to come?
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
17. Alice (Něco z Alenky)
A quiet young English girl named Alice finds herself in an alternate version of her own reality after chasing a white rabbit. She becomes surrounded by living inanimate objects and stuffed dead animals, and must find a way out of this nightmare- no matter how twisted or odd that way must be. A memorably bizarre screen version of Lewis Carroll’s novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’.
It has an average vote of 7.447 on TMDB.
18. Within Our Gates
Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.
It has an average vote of 5.888 on TMDB.
19. Tetro
Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
20. Céline and Julie Go Boating (Céline et Julie vont en bateau)
A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives pre-empted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality. An undisputed classic of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette’s Celine and Julie Go Boating is a delightful movie about the spiritual journey of a pair of young women, told with a playful approach to the cinematic form. A masterpiece of cinematic creativity, Rivette, the same mind behind 1969’s L’amour fou, effortlessly draws the viewer into the whimsical world of the titular protagonists.
It has an average vote of 6.713 on TMDB.