1. Dahufa (大护法)
A warrior named Dahufa goes to save his prince from a dystopian village. He finds the dystopian village ruled by a fake god and his guards. In order to save the prince, Dahufa has to defeat the god and his men, and disclose the whole conspiracy.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
2. The Story of Qiu Ju (秋菊打官司)
When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
It has an average vote of 7.309 on TMDB.
3. Ju Dou (菊豆)
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
It has an average vote of 7.259 on TMDB.
4. Oh! Sabella (La nonna Sabella)
Raffaele, a Neapolitan student, get the news that his beloved grandmother Sabella is dying. He immediately goes to Pollena to be beside her.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
5. We're All Christs (Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami)
Adaś Miauczyński, a Polish intelectual, has severe alcohol problems which affect his relationship with his son Sylwek.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
6. Piggy
London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
7. Homevideo (Homevideo)
Shy, sensitive high school outsider Jakob Moormann is miserably lacking immaterial support at home, where his strict father, uniformed cop Claas, and selfish mother are too busy breaking up to be there for him. Jakob focuses on class dream-girl Hannah, without much luck. His secret recording of himself masturbating gets into class bullies Henry and Erik's hands through the mother's thoughtlessness. The rascals blackmail Jakob and post the video on the Internet. After a raging lecture phase, dad stands up for Jakob, but his life is already wrecked more than anyone realizes.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
8. Thank You, Life (Merci la vie)
Camille, a naïve schoolgirl, meets an intriguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit. Camille follows her new friend through the discovery of sex and the darker side of life. As the film progresses, Camille discovers AIDS and the fear that she may have picked up the disease in her early encounters.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
9. Lost and Love (失孤)
After his young son goes missing, Lei begins a 14-year quest to find him.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
10. Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru Kana (風と木の詩 SANCTUS－聖なるかな－)
Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute , Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his family due to his heritage. Upon being sent to his new school, he rooms with Gilbert Cocteau, a gorgeous loner of a boy who sells his body for reasons unknown. Serge's attempts to reach out to Gilbert fail spectacularly, and yet there is something in both of them that attracts them to each other.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
11. Red Shadow (RED SHADOW 赤影)
The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trained to work in shadows, gather information and defeat the enemy to build a world of peace. Akakage, Aokage, and Asuka are rookie ninjas under the tutelage of Shirokage. Their life is a series of perilous missions that entail intrigue, deception and intimidation.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
12. Smouldering Fires
A successful businesswoman falls in love with one of her much younger factory workers. She doesn't know that he is in love with her younger sister.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
13. Woman Demon Human (人·鬼·情)
The fictional life and career of a famous actress in Chinese opera, a woman who goes against tradition by specializing in playing male roles, especially that of Zhang Kui, a benevolent ghost who appears in several Chinese operas. Although the actress's career brings wealth and fame, it is attained only through considerable struggle against an anti-female system and an unhappy personal life.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
14. The Postman (البوسطجي)
Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
15. Pool Sweeper (Barrefondo)
In the midst of an inclement summer, Tavo works as a pool in a country town in the Buenos Aires suburbs, forming a silent part of a landscape and a community that keeps him at bay for class reasons.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Yellow Earth (黄土地)
During WWII, a member of Mao Zedong's communist army is sent to a rural area of China to collect the region's folk songs for propagandistic purposes.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
17. To Live (活着)
Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
It has an average vote of 8.042 on TMDB.
18. Achilles and the Tortoise (アキレスと亀)
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. 1945 (1945)
An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
20. Sweet Bird of Youth
Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
