1. Pushing Hands (推手)
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
It has an average vote of 7.243 on TMDB.
2. A Dog Barking at the Moon (再见 南屏晚钟)
Coming back to her broken family, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu and her French husband, Benjamin, finds herself trapped between her cult brainwashed mother, Li Jiumei, and her secretly homosexual father, Huang Tao.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. National Theatre Live: Vanya
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
4. By Fire
Anya is a wide-eyed uncorrupted understudy who has to replace the actress she idealises in the role of Medea, as she navigates within a morally distorted theatre company.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
5. Lakshya (लक्ष्य)
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
It has an average vote of 6.594 on TMDB.
6. Columbus
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
It has an average vote of 7.094 on TMDB.
7. Não Sei Bem Se Meu Nome É Eveline (Não Sei Bem Se Meu Nome É Eveline)
A young actress lives with her alcoholic father. One night, she goes to the theatre for a rehearsal of a melodrama play.
8. Le visiteur (Le visiteur)
(Le visiteur)
9. Hairspray
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
It has an average vote of 6.787 on TMDB.
10. Forever Young
Sophia struggles with overthinking her life as a poor, nihilistic drifter. Exiled to a life of solitude, she has the chance to change it all upon meeting Liza one night - will she let her in or is she destined to burn it all?
11. Teach Me How to Cry
Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with an acting coach who promises to transform his performance.
12. Don't Look at Me That Way (Schau mich nicht so an)
Hedi is the new neighbor of Iva, who raises her daughter Sofia by herself. The two women start a relationship and Iva is desperately in love with Hedi. Suddenly Iva's father appears. Hedi feels strongly attracted to him. It seems that only one world exists for Hedi. Her own.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
13. Kokuhaku (Kokuhaku)
During an interview, Tadashi, a young Spanish-Japanese actor who plays female characters in a theatrical practice similar to kabuki, will return to the past to relive his most intimate memories.
14. Last Full Show (Last Full Show)
A high school student learns the meaning of love at an underground Manila movie theatre.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
15. Mio padre amore mio (Mio padre amore mio)
Fede is a theater actress who, while putting on clown make-up for a show, thinks back to her relationship with her father: a relationship of tenderness, desire and hatred.
16. Omero non piange mai (Omero non piange mai)
Andrea Pennacchi questions whether it is still possible to restore the Homeric poems in all their power and tries in his own way, starting with the literal text and then enriching the narrative with reflections, memories, insights and fantasies.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
17. Les Trois masques (Les Trois masques)
(Les Trois masques)
18. 4L (4 latas)
To find Joseba, a dying friend, and see him reunite with his daughter Ely, two old friends, Jean Pierre and Tocho, embark with her on a road trip through the Sahara desert, from Spain to Mali.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
19. Billy the Kid
Michael Morpurgo's heart warming story of a champion Chelsea footballer set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
20. Life Itself
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
It has an average vote of 7.219 on TMDB.