1. Street Mobster (現代やくざ 人斬り与太)
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
2. If You Were Young: Rage (君が若者なら)
If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plane - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. 1
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
It has an average vote of 6.573 on TMDB.
4. Paranormal Activity 2
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
It has an average vote of 5.758 on TMDB.
5. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
It has an average vote of 5.306 on TMDB.
6. Desire (Q)
In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.
It has an average vote of 6.262 on TMDB.
7. Doctor Zhivago
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
It has an average vote of 7.544 on TMDB.
8. 1
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
9. Derailed
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
It has an average vote of 6.353 on TMDB.
10. Sadako vs. Kayako (貞子vs伽椰子)
A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki
It has an average vote of 5.518 on TMDB.
11. Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
12. Election 2 (黑社會以和為貴)
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
It has an average vote of 7.357 on TMDB.
13. Sex Drive
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
It has an average vote of 6.365 on TMDB.
14. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
It has an average vote of 5.954 on TMDB.
15. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.
It has an average vote of 6.256 on TMDB.
16. Drug War (毒戰)
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
It has an average vote of 6.876 on TMDB.
17. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q)
Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
It has an average vote of 7.245 on TMDB.
18. A Most Violent Year
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
It has an average vote of 6.609 on TMDB.
19. Latter Days
Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
20. Hellraiser: Bloodline
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.
It has an average vote of 5.268 on TMDB.
