1. Chungking Express (重慶森林)
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
It has an average vote of 7.989 on TMDB.
2. Rashomon (羅生門)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
It has an average vote of 8.091 on TMDB.
3. La Dolce Vita (La dolce vita)
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
4. The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人)
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
It has an average vote of 7.951 on TMDB.
5. A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
It has an average vote of 8.307 on TMDB.
6. American Graffiti
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
It has an average vote of 7.028 on TMDB.
7. The Tenant
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
It has an average vote of 7.646 on TMDB.
8. A Woman Is a Woman (Une Femme est une femme)
Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.
It has an average vote of 7.357 on TMDB.
9. Rear Window
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
It has an average vote of 8.353 on TMDB.
10. Box
A group of friends try to defeat an evil king, and meet some quirky characters along the way.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
11. The Family Friend (L'amico di famiglia)
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
12. Super Crazy (Re loca)
A 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
It has an average vote of 6.774 on TMDB.
13. Strike (Стачка)
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
It has an average vote of 7.29 on TMDB.
14. East of Main Street: Asians Aloud
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.
It has an average vote of 6.162 on TMDB.
15. Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
16. The Gold Rush
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
It has an average vote of 8.002 on TMDB.
17. Biutiful (Biutiful)
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
18. Manhattan
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
It has an average vote of 7.737 on TMDB.
19. It Must Be Heaven
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. Opening Night
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
It has an average vote of 7.561 on TMDB.