1. To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
It has an average vote of 7.998 on TMDB.
2. City of God (Cidade de Deus)
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
It has an average vote of 8.428 on TMDB.
3. The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
It has an average vote of 7.585 on TMDB.
4. Popular Music (Populärmusik från Vittula)
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.
It has an average vote of 6.373 on TMDB.
5. Sissi (Sissi)
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
6. Sissi: The Young Empress (Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin)
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin)
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. Pi
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
It has an average vote of 7.12 on TMDB.
9. The Green Mile
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
It has an average vote of 8.506 on TMDB.
10. Cabaret
Filmed live from the 1993 revival, Sam Mendes' directorial debut takes place at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. Jane Horrocks stars as cabaret girl Sally Bowles, Adam Godley as the bicurious Cliff, and Alan Cumming as the eccentric Emcee. Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally and the impish Emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside, a notorious political party grows into a brutal force.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
11. Plaza Catedral (Plaza Catedral)
Alicia is a 42-year-old-woman whose grief has caused her estrangement from society. Her world is turned upside down when 14-year-old Chief, a young boy who looks after people’s cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
12. Salvation Army (L'Armée du Salut)
Abdellah is a young gay man navigating the sexual, racial and political climate of Morocco. Growing up in a large family in a working-class neighborhood, Abdellah is caught between a distant father, an authoritarian mother, an older brother whom he adores and a handful of predatory older men, in a society that denies his homosexuality.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
13. Woman Coming Out of the Sea (Mujer saliendo del mar)
Valparaíso, Chile, 1933. Years of psychiatric treatment and a seemingly happy marriage will not take away Elisa's memory of that youthful love. So, when some years later, Rebecca becomes a beautiful feminist, Elisa's fragile world will collapse in front of her eyes.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
14. Far More
Sean McAllister is a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
15. Take Me for a Ride (Llévame Contigo)
Starting her senior year in high school, Sara doesn't have many friends and is caught between an overbearing mother, and a more understanding father. With uneasiness at school and tension in the household, Sara escapes to smoke in a little alley alone – that is – until Andrea, a new classmate, arrives. A close friendship develops to all that can see, but behind closed doors, an intimate relationship unfolds, which, when discovered, throws everything into disarray.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
16. This Is the Year
A nebbish high school senior and his best friends embarks on a road trip to attend the greatest music festival of the year in a last-ditch effort to win over the girl of his dreams.
It has an average vote of 6.917 on TMDB.
17. The Face Reader (관상)
An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.
It has an average vote of 6.946 on TMDB.
18. Sunset Rock
A coming-of-age film about celebrity worship, love and disillusionment set in the Los Angeles YouTube community.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
19. ‘Merica (‘Merica)
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20. Open Seas (Niemand in de Stad)
A coming of age story of three young friends during their student years in Amsterdam.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
