1. Donnie Darko
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
It has an average vote of 7.78 on TMDB.
2. Garden State
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
It has an average vote of 7.084 on TMDB.
3. Short Sharp Shock (Kurz und schmerzlos)
Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.
It has an average vote of 6.697 on TMDB.
4. Tough Enough (Knallhart)
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. My Own Private Idaho
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Drugstore Cowboy
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
It has an average vote of 7.098 on TMDB.
7. 7 Virgins (7 vírgenes)
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
It has an average vote of 5.883 on TMDB.
8. Monster
An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
It has an average vote of 7.223 on TMDB.
9. Killing Zoe
Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.
It has an average vote of 6.229 on TMDB.
10. Ed Wood
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
11. Naked Bodies (Γυμνά Σώματα)
Two friends, a boy and a girl, at the age of 16, decide to deal with the taboo of being naked.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
12. Just Before Losing Everything (Avant que de tout perdre)
Julien is 10 years old. He pretends to go to school but then hides out under a bridge, his backpack filled with clothes. A few kilometers away, 15-year-old Joséphine does the same and waits for the bus.
It has an average vote of 7.162 on TMDB.
13. Dirty World (Porco mondo)
Senator Alberici tries to approach the secretariat of his party with a campaign against immorality. In reality the politician is a pervert with homosexual tendencies that he expresses with men and women.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
14. Unspoken
Two high-school, lesbian girlfriends deal with the intrusion of two teenage boys, jealousy, betrayal and drugs.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
15. The White Sound (Das weisse Rauschen)
Lukas, a young schizophrenic man, has to deal with a new town, a new relationship, and the paranoia in his head.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
16. Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta)
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the leader of the Resistance is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
17. The Million Dollar Hotel
A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.
It has an average vote of 5.905 on TMDB.
18. Eyes Wide Shut
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
It has an average vote of 7.479 on TMDB.
19. Transamerica
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
It has an average vote of 7.044 on TMDB.
20. Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
It has an average vote of 6.602 on TMDB.