1. Black God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol)
Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.
It has an average vote of 7.132 on TMDB.
2. Chelsea Girls
Lacking a formal narrative, Warhol's mammoth film follows various residents of the Chelsea Hotel in 1966 New York City. The film was intended to be screened via dual projector set-up.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
3. Mommy, I'm Scared (Korkuyorum Anne)
In an apartment building where neighbors, friends, and family are living in close quarters, three male protagonists encounter three phases of manhood in Turkish society. Directors Reha Erdem's light touch and slyly amusing style do not miss the opportunity to illuminate some serious points in a strictly patriarchal society.
It has an average vote of 6.839 on TMDB.
4. Baronesa (Baronesa)
The everyday life of a Belo Horizonte lower class neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
5. Denying Brazil (A Negação do Brasil)
A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
6. The Knack... and How to Get It
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
7. The Lion Has Seven Heads (Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças)
A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to engineer the appointment of an African bourgeois to a puppet government presidency; and a revolutionary group marches in exile.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
8. Barravento (Barravento)
In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
9. Pixote (Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
10. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫)
Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
11. Good Manners (As Boas Maneiras)
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
12. The Nightshifter (Morto Não Fala)
Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.
It has an average vote of 6.981 on TMDB.
13. Metropolis (メトロポリス)
Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima , from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.
It has an average vote of 7.111 on TMDB.
14. Baraka
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
It has an average vote of 8.224 on TMDB.
15. Biutiful (Biutiful)
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
It has an average vote of 7.253 on TMDB.
16. Mirror (Зеркало)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
It has an average vote of 7.98 on TMDB.
17. Bacurau (Bacurau)
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
It has an average vote of 7.681 on TMDB.
18. The Kid
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
It has an average vote of 8.181 on TMDB.
19. The King of Comedy
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
20. Beau Is Afraid
A man goes on a journey to visit his mother.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
