1. August Fools (Mieletön elokuu)
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
2. I'm the One You Want (Det er meg du vil ha)
What would you say about a female teacher falling in love with a 15-year-old? What would you think when you heard her confession? How do you set borders for someone's love and feelings?
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
3. That Sounds Good (เราสองสามคน)
A journey with two girls, one guy, and their complicated love triangle through the magnificent landscapes of three countries: Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
4. Sex Phone and The Girl Next Door (Sex Phone คลื่นเหงา สาวข้างบ้าน)
A woman who through a series of misunderstandings ends up giving a speech about sex on the radio. She makes an impression on the male on-air host. What the two don't realize is that they are neighbors who despise each other. Will their attraction be enough to overcome the feud?
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
5. Beat Beat Heart (Beat Beat Heart)
True love never dies, the loving heart never stops beating ... for Kerstin’s ex Thomas, who she still hopes will come back some day. Instead of Thomas, her mother Charlotte shows up at her door, mid-50s and freshly single again, too. Charlotte moves in with Kerstin and her flatmates, one of who shows her how to use a modern dating app to meet new men. As mom starts dating again, her daughter refuses to let digital reality intrude on her romantic daydreams.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
6. Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (Королевство кривых зеркал)
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors is a 1964 Soviet fairy tale film directed by Aleksandr Rou based on a story with the same name by Vitali Gubarev. Both the surreal story by Vladimir Gubarev, together with the 1964 film, written in a Through The Looking Glass style. Alice-type Soviet girl, named Olya meets her counterpart Yalo, while looking into the mirror. Yalo is an absolute antipode to Olya, for example where Olya is precise and neat, Yalo is absent-minded, careless, etc. The explicit plot relates to Olya learning to see herself differently, but this occurs through an experience in the Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors which serves as a mechanism for commenting on the ability of a society to manufacture a false reality.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. Father Frost (Морозко)
A fairy tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
It has an average vote of 6.338 on TMDB.
8. Afonya (Афоня)
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
It has an average vote of 7.95 on TMDB.
9. Things to Come (L'avenir)
An unexpected event will make ten-years-old Biel reconsider the bond he keeps with his best friend, Sara.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Griffin and Phoenix
Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
11. Starfish
Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same hospital. Within a matter of days, sepsis would rob Tom of both his arms and legs, and left his face severely disfigured. As an ordinary man, Tom never put himself at risk — he just woke up two months later in a nightmare, a face-off quadruple amputee... This incredible story of survival shows what can be overcome when love is unconditional.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
12. Indiscreet
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream, while talking about this subject with her sister, when in walks Philip Adams. She loses her concentration for a moment as she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
13. TwentyFourSeven
In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Darcy opens a boxing club, aiming to bring the rival gangs together.
It has an average vote of 6.172 on TMDB.
14. The Mermaid of Paradise (วังนางเงือก)
A man finds a stranded mermaid and brings her to his home and takes especially good care of her.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. Devil Ivy (นารีผล)
A group of scientists are on an expedition to find the fruit of a legendary tree which has the ability to cure any diseases.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Four Dogs Playing Poker
With the help of their mentor Felix, a group of the best friends and first-time thieves steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless black market art dealer. After the amateurs botch the delivery of the objet d'art, the dealer kills Felix and forces the remaining four to "find" $1 million within a week's time or face certain death.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
17. 3 Idiots (3 Idiots)
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
It has an average vote of 7.995 on TMDB.
18. Turkish Delight (Turks Fruit)
Eric, a gifted sculptor, has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
19. All Over the Guy
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
It has an average vote of 5.91 on TMDB.
20. Ocean Waves (海がきこえる)
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
