1. Balloon (དབུགས་ལྒང་།)
On the Tibetan grasslands, Darje and Drolkar live a serene and ordinary life with their three sons and the grandfather. A condom sparks a series of embarrassment and dilemma, breaking the harmony of the family. What matters more in the circle of life and death, soul or reality?
It has an average vote of 7.077 on TMDB.
2. My Name Is Thomas (Il mio nome è Thomas)
The story of a man who sets out on his motorcycle from Italy on a trip to the Spanish desert to find himself there. But the encounter with the young Maryam changes the plans of the adventure sustainable.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
3. The Crossing (过春天)
Studying in Hong Kong but living in Shenzhen, Peipei has spent 16 years in her life travelling between these two cities. To realize the dream of seeing snow in Japan with her bestie, Peipei joins a smuggling gang and uses her student identity to smuggle iPhones from Hong Kong to Mainland. Her family life and friendships begin to fall apart. The daily life of Peipei starts to get out of control.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
4. Captain Abu Raed
Abu Raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it. One day, he finds an old discarded pilot's hat, and discovers a calling: a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he's an airline captain and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales, a friendship forms, and Abu Raed is soon faced with the grim realities of the children's home life. Thus he takes it upon himself to make a difference in their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
5. Pedro Paramo (Pedro Páramo)
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Animals with the Tollkeeper
While looking for paradise, a cab driver suddenly falls in love.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
7. Mountain Miracle (Amelie rennt)
A girl struggling with asthma is taken to a clinic in South Tyrol to be cured. After some time she decides to get out of this hell and soon she'll meet a new friend. Together they try to reach the peak of a mountain where, according to an old custom, she can be healed.
It has an average vote of 6.386 on TMDB.
8. All Our Desires (Toutes nos envies)
Claire and Stéphane are two Lyon-based judges who could hardly be more different. She is young and enthusiastic, committed to helping those unfortunates who find themselves in debt. He is older, wiser, but disillusioned with his work and his life. Under Claire’s influence, Stéphane discovers a new lease of life and at last finds a cause that is worth fighting for...
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
9. Airbag (Airbag)
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends femme fatale Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
10. The Message (风声)
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
It has an average vote of 7.446 on TMDB.
11. Animal Behaviour
Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist. The group includes Lorraine, a leech who suffers from separation anxiety; Cheryl, a praying mantis who can’t seem to keep a man; Todd, a pig with an eating disorder; Jeffrey, a bird with guilt issues; and Linda, an obsessive-compulsive cat.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
12. And Yet We Were All Blind (Toi non plus tu n'as rien vu)
Who has never heard of pregnancy denial? This condition, often caused by miscellaneous circumstances, escapes our understanding and even science. How can the mind of a pregnant woman hide a child growing in her body?
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
13. The Butterfly (Le Papillon)
An old man who has one interest in life, collecting butterflies, has his life changed by an eight year old girl.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
14. 3 Women
Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
15. Comme t'y es belle ! (Comme t'y es belle !)
Isa, Alice, Léa and Nina, linked by their Sephardic families as much as by their friendship, share their lives between love affairs, a beauty institute under fiscal control, children to raise, an undocumented Moroccan nanny to marry, repeated diets, family and religious holidays to honor, but before being beautiful, their biggest challenge is to be themselves.
It has an average vote of 5.994 on TMDB.
16. Capri-Revolution (Capri-Revolution)
In 1914, with Italy on the cusp of joining World War I, a group of foreign artists establishes a commune on the rural island of Capri, catching the attention of young Lucia, a local illiterate shepherdess who soon falls under their spell.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
17. Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'ombre)
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
18. French Twist (Gazon maudit)
After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
19. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (夢と狂気の王国)
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
20. Güeros (Güeros)
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
