1. The Last Execution (Nahschuss)
The ambitious scientist Franz Walter doesn't hesitate when he is promised a professorship at the university. He immediately accepts, pledges absolute loyalty to the system and agrees to work for the GDR's foreign intelligence service until he can take up his new position. Together with his colleague Dirk, he is sent on foreign assignments to West Germany. Franz soon has to use blackmail to get innocent people to talk. But his superiors go even further: GDR refugees and their relatives are targeted to be psychologically destroyed, forged letters, medical diagnoses, surveillance and wiretapping are on the agenda. However, this is more than Franz can bear: he feels powerless and increasingly isolates himself. When he then decides to steal secret documents for a later defection to the West, this results in an unfortunate chain reaction leading to his arrest and ultimately to his execution...
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
2. Gloria
After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. Number Seventeen
A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
4. The Sparring Partner (正義迴廊)
Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play the devil and idiot game. Meanwhile, heated debates emerge inside the jury room, where nine jurors grapple with the truth.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
5. La Promesse verte (La Promesse verte)
(La Promesse verte)
It has an average vote of 6.705 on TMDB.
6. Endless Journey (三大队)
Adapted from documentary literature " Please tell the director, three brigade task completed. " The rape and murder suspect died in the interrogation room after being beaten by the crowd. The three brigades in charge of the case were also sent to prison. The other suspect is still at large. After his release from prison, three brigade under the leadership of Captain Old Cheng to track down his whereabouts, and finally assist the police to capture the suspect, chasing the murderer for 12 years.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. The Windermere Children
The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
8. Under the stars (À la belle étoile)
Since he was a kid, Yazid has one big passion, pastry making. Raised between foster homes and group homes, the young man will try to make his dream come true: to work with the greatest pastry chefs and become the best.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
9. Life For Real (La Vie pour de vrai)
Tridan Lagache has spent his whole life at Club Med, changing friends every 8 days. At 50, he resigns from the vacation spot where he was born, determined to track down his great mini-club childhood love, Violette.</p><p> He shows up in Paris, naïve and lost but glad to be lodged by Louis, a half-brother he never knew he had. In order to be rid of the cumbersome Tridan, Louis passes one of his fling off as Violette, and Tridan, all emotional, thinks he recognizes her at first glance.
It has an average vote of 5.429 on TMDB.
10. I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
A young nurse takes care of an elderly author who lives in a haunted house.
It has an average vote of 4.485 on TMDB.
11. On the Wandering Paths (Sur les chemins noirs)
Pierre, a famous explorer and writer, travels regularly through the world. Someday, climbing a hotel frontage while drunk, he falls from high and into a deep coma. When he awakes, he has difficulties walking but, against everyone's advices, he decides to walk through France, following forgotten pathways...
It has an average vote of 6.449 on TMDB.
12. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. The Tinder Swindler
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. Jeanne du Barry (Jeanne du Barry)
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
It has an average vote of 7.007 on TMDB.
15. All Your Faces (Je verrai toujours vos visages)
Since 2014, France's restorative justice programmes have offered a safe space for supervised dialogue between offenders and victims. Grégoire, Nawelle, and Sabine, victims of heists and violent robberies, agree to join one of these discussion groups alongside offenders Nassim, Issa, and Thomas, all convicted of violent robberies. Meanwhile Chloé, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, prepares for dialogue with her own agressor after learning he has moved back into town.
It has an average vote of 8.06 on TMDB.
16. Reptile
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
It has an average vote of 6.765 on TMDB.
17. Coming 2 America
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
It has an average vote of 6.439 on TMDB.
18. Three Thousand Years of Longing
A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
It has an average vote of 6.888 on TMDB.
19. The Unholy
Alice is young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.
It has an average vote of 6.622 on TMDB.
20. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
It has an average vote of 7.781 on TMDB.