1. Strandgut (Strandgut)
The oppressing life of a father and his son with a tragic ending and what can happen if a dream suddenly comes true.
2. CAI - BER (CAI - BER)
In a post-revolution Cairo, after numerous failed attempts to escape the status quo of her generation’s depression, Nour, 29, secretly arranges to flee her homeland. Hours before her departure, she embarks on a journey of struggle with a patriarchal society and a fight within to keep her hidden secret.
3. New Year
A young woman mourning the loss of a loved one battles to escape her existential nightmare.
4. Mori
A man on the brink of death, has a conversation with a stranger. The pair philosophize about the meaning of a life well lived.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
5. Our Love Story (연애담)
A fine arts student meets an attractive bartender, and the two women begin an intimate relationship.
It has an average vote of 5.897 on TMDB.
6. Feral
A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Flora (Flora)
A metacinematic reflection on the nature of representation and the ongoing drug war in Mexico, Nicolás Pereda’s Flora revisits locations and scenes from the mainstream 2010 narco-comedy El Infierno, exploring the paradoxes of depicting narco-trafficking on film—its tendency both to romanticize and to obscure. To screen is both to project and to conceal.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
It has an average vote of 7.425 on TMDB.
9. Pump Up the Volume
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
It has an average vote of 7.055 on TMDB.
10. Based on a True Story
A struggling screenwriter falls victim to an unscrupulous talent & literary agent while trying to break into the entertainment industry.
11. The Kite Runner
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
It has an average vote of 7.326 on TMDB.
12. The Lovely Bones
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
It has an average vote of 7.073 on TMDB.
13. In the Name of the Father
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
It has an average vote of 7.901 on TMDB.
14. Tout Va Bien (Tout va bien)
A strike at a French sausage factory contributes to the estrangement of a married filmmaker and his reporter wife.
It has an average vote of 6.64 on TMDB.
15. Om Shanti Om (ओम शांति ओम)
Reincarnated 30 years after being killed in a suspicious on-set fire, a small-time actor is determined to punish the person who ignited the blaze.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
16. Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
17. Khadak (Khadak)
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad is confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
18. 1st of May: All Belongs to You (1. Mai – Helden bei der Arbeit)
An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, where, in the district of Kreuzberg, emotions come to the boil every year.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
19. Yo, Diablo
Joey works as a waiter for a hedonistic community of summer holiday makers in a small Mediterranean paradise. It is unclear if their exaggerated behaviors are due to the fact that the summer is coming to an end or if its just the last of their summers.
20. Little Bird
A young woman seeks to expand her limited horizons, set against a backdrop of wartime London.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
