1. The Master (宗师)
In 19th-century China, during the corrupt Qing Dynasty, the people are suffering at the hands of greedy landlords, crooked officials, and unwelcome invaders. To bring his people together, Chen Xiang opens a martial arts school combining teaching techniques from both the North and the South. When Chen refuses to join the armies of the Qing Prince, the prince seeks revenge on Chen's school and family. To survive, Chen must rise up and fight to free his students and protect his home.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
2. Gaza
GAZA brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict.</p><p> Throughout its entire history the Gaza Strip has been witness to conflict and upheaval. From ancient times this tiny coastal territory, located at a crossroads between continents, has been a pawn whose fate rested in the hands of powerful neighbours.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
3. Shanghai Triad (摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥)
Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
It has an average vote of 6.762 on TMDB.
4. Lumière and Company (Lumière et Compagnie)
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, no synchronized sound was permitted, and no more than three takes.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
5. The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде)
The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Gloomy Sunday (Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday)
Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody triggers off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans goes and falls in love with Ilona as well.
It has an average vote of 7.818 on TMDB.
7. Still Life (三峡好人)
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
It has an average vote of 7.175 on TMDB.
8. The Road Home (我的父亲母亲)
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. The Wind Will Carry Us (باد ما را خواهد برد)
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
It has an average vote of 7.102 on TMDB.
10. East Is East
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
It has an average vote of 6.546 on TMDB.
11. Under the Hawthorn Tree (山楂树之恋)
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
12. You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年，我們一起追的女孩)
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.
It has an average vote of 7.368 on TMDB.
13. One Missed Call (着信アリ)
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.223 on TMDB.
14. Hunting & Gathering (Ensemble, c'est tout)
When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
15. Ovosodo (Ovosodo)
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
It has an average vote of 7.177 on TMDB.
16. Joint Security Area (공동경비구역 JSA)
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
It has an average vote of 7.843 on TMDB.
17. The Purple Rose of Cairo
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
It has an average vote of 7.386 on TMDB.
18. Bandidas
Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Ice Princess
With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
20. Freaks Out (Freaks Out)
Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies.
It has an average vote of 7.29 on TMDB.
