1. Angel of Nanjing (Angel of Nanjing)
The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is one of the most famous bridges in China. It is also the most popular place in the world to commit suicide. For the past 11 years Chen Si has been patrolling this bridge, looking to provide aid for those who've gone there to end their lives. Incredibly, he has saved over 300 people since he began - nearly one every two weeks.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
2. Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. Black Sheep
After the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor, Cornelius' family move out of London. But when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes a drastic step to survive.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
4. Cemara's Family (Keluarga Cemara)
After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
5. Pity (Οίκτος)
The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. Margarita with a Straw (Margarita with a Straw)
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. Slums of Beverly Hills
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
It has an average vote of 6.293 on TMDB.
9. The Happy Prince
In 1895, Oscar Wilde was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
10. The Look of Silence
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
It has an average vote of 7.81 on TMDB.
11. The Weather Man
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
It has an average vote of 6.135 on TMDB.
12. Samsara
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
It has an average vote of 8.074 on TMDB.
13. My Neighbors the Yamadas (ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん)
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
It has an average vote of 6.98 on TMDB.
14. Two Lovers
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
It has an average vote of 6.847 on TMDB.
15. The Squid and the Whale
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
It has an average vote of 6.939 on TMDB.
16. Menace II Society
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
It has an average vote of 7.514 on TMDB.
17. Annette (Annette)
The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
18. The Stepfather
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
It has an average vote of 5.813 on TMDB.
19. Badlands
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
It has an average vote of 7.515 on TMDB.
20. The Endless
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
It has an average vote of 6.326 on TMDB.
