1. Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu)
Aydın, a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey navigates conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
It has an average vote of 7.599 on TMDB.
2. Innocence (Masumiyet)
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten year sentence. Because of unexpected problems at his sister’s house, he finds himself in a cheap hotel where he meets a man, a woman, and a child who will change his life in unexpected ways…
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
3. Toll Booth (Gişe Memuru)
Quiet and introverted toll booth clerk Kenan's life, a humdrum routine between the Tavsancik toll booth plaza and his home, will change the day the new operations chief comes to inspect Tavsancik.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
4. Despair
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
5. A Wonderful Night in Split (Ta divna splitska noć)
The film is set over the course of a New Year's Eve night in the Croatian port city of Split, where it follows three parallel plots. The first plot line features a small-time drug dealer Nike and a young widow Marija ; the second plot line deals with a drug addict called Maja who decides to have sex with an US Navy sailor called Franky in exchange for some heroin; the third one shows a young couple, Luka and Andela who spend the night desperately looking for a place to celebrate the New Year by having their first sexual experience. The plots are connected through Dino Dvornik's concert, where all of them pass through at some point, and through the omnipresent fireworks that dot the night sky over the course of the film.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
6. Black Caesar
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
It has an average vote of 5.853 on TMDB.
7. All Around Us (ぐるりのこと。)
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
8. Propaganda (Propaganda)
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
9. Distant (Uzak)
Uzak/Distant chronicles the numbing loneliness, longing, and isolation in the lives of two men who are consumed by their own problems. Istanbul photographer Mahmut reluctantly receives his relative Yusuf, but the mingling of their lives does little to alleviate their detachment.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
10. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul)
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
11. Whisper If I Forget (Unutursam Fısılda)
An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
12. Snowtown
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
13. Brother in Love (Aykut Enişte)
A robbery leaves a proprietor penniless before his wedding, but becoming a son-in-law to a second family might be the financial solution he needs.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
14. Alone (Issız Adam)
Alper is a renowned chef in his 30s at his own luxury restaurant. He lives an isolated life and spends his nights with one-night stands and paid intercourses. One day, his life changes utterly when his path crosses with Ada and gets enamored by her casual and modest outlook at life. As they start to get romantically involved, Alper must also overcome his chronic feeling of desolateness.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
15. Pardon (Pardon)
Based on a true event, Pardon tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization. Ibrahim's fear of uniforms makes him runaway whenever he sees one. Because of this, police mistakes him with a terrorist and takes him and his friend Muzo into custody. Fooled by the police during the interrogation they name another friend, Aydin, in hope of saving themselves. As they all end up in prison, they remember the families and lovers they left behind.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
16. Still Walking (歩いても 歩いても)
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.
It has an average vote of 7.726 on TMDB.
17. Getaway Plan (Plan de fuga)
A thief expert with blowtorch is hired by a group of the Russian mob for a bank assault.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
18. Love Likes Coincidences (Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever)
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
19. Le Havre (Le Havre)
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
It has an average vote of 6.997 on TMDB.
