1. Eastern Business (Afacerea Est)
Two Moldavian friends begin a journey full of adventures and suspense trying various business ideas in order to earn enough money to achieve their dreams.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
2. Maria (Maria)
When a child steals candles from the cemetery, in order to provide some light means for his family sheltered into a damp basement of a block of flats, this circumstance can say a lot about the sufferance imposed by transition period of time in Romania. This child is one of the seven that Maria has got. She is a 33 years old ordinary woman, whose husband is unemployed and has become a drunkard and violently acting, maybe because of his despairing and lack of prospective.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
3. Aurora (Aurora)
A taciturn Romanian divorcee acquires a hunting rifle and initiates a killing spree.
It has an average vote of 6.015 on TMDB.
4. Somewhere in Palilula (Undeva la Palilula)
The '60s, Romania. Serafim, a young doctor, is sent to the Hospital in Palilula, a small town lost somewhere on the country map, after the death of the previous pediatrician, Mr. Pantelică.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
5. The Captive (La Captive)
Ariane lives in Simon's large Parisian apartment. He wants to know everything from her, follows her, has her accompanied for her trips and constantly interrogates her. Knowing her taste for women and her double life only exacerbates his suffering, his helplessness, and his desire for her.
It has an average vote of 5.378 on TMDB.
6. Tales from the Golden Age (Amintiri din epoca de aur)
Composed of 6 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. Philanthropy (Filantropica)
In 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening on the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an unassuming high school teacher, never could afford it. Looking for a source of income more substantial than a teacher's salary, Ovidiu plunges into a fabulous world – the beggar mob.
It has an average vote of 7.647 on TMDB.
8. The Holy Girl (La niña santa)
Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. There Was a Father (父ありき)
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
It has an average vote of 6.925 on TMDB.
10. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
In this sparkling romance, Ruby, a Chinese American toy designer from LA, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh, an American expat who shows her the city.
It has an average vote of 5.909 on TMDB.
11. Shame (Skammen)
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.572 on TMDB.
12. Mountains May Depart (山河故人)
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
It has an average vote of 6.886 on TMDB.
13. Poetry (시)
A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
It has an average vote of 7.588 on TMDB.
14. The Man Who Fell to Earth
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
15. No (No)
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
It has an average vote of 7.156 on TMDB.
16. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 săptămîni și 2 zile)
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
It has an average vote of 7.536 on TMDB.
17. The Imposter
In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.
It has an average vote of 7.335 on TMDB.
18. A Classic Horror Story (A Classic Horror Story)
Five people travelling by camper crash into a tree. When they recover, the road they were driving on has been replaced by an impenetrable forest and a wooden house.
It has an average vote of 5.836 on TMDB.
19. Hitchcock
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
20. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
It has an average vote of 7.369 on TMDB.
