1. Street of Shame (赤線地帯)
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
2. Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー)
Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
It has an average vote of 6.448 on TMDB.
3. Green Mind, Metal Bats (青春☆金属バット)
The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
4. Seventeen Years (过年回家)
Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames on her sister Tao Lan, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence. After 17 years in jail, Tao Lan is escorted by a guard only to find her home long demolished. The two go to the new address of her ageing parents, and the guard becomes witness to the family's difficult reunion.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
5. Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
It has an average vote of 6.97 on TMDB.
6. The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
It has an average vote of 7.482 on TMDB.
7. Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
It has an average vote of 7.038 on TMDB.
8. Greed
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
9. Angel Face
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
10. Decalogue V (Dekalog, pięć)
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
It has an average vote of 7.871 on TMDB.
11. 23 (23)
Jura is 23 years old - and Lena is 23. They live in Budennovsk, play computer games, walk and learn. They live in a city where Shamil Basayev entered 23 years ago with militants, and know almost nothing about the events of that time.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
12. Claire's Knee (Le Genou de Claire)
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.
It has an average vote of 7.295 on TMDB.
13. Love Songs (Les Chansons d'amour)
Ismael and Julie, in the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means negotiating through the advances of Julie's sister and a young college student – one of which may offer him redemption.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
It has an average vote of 7.516 on TMDB.
15. Le Doulos (Le Doulos)
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
It has an average vote of 7.41 on TMDB.
16. In a Lonely Place
An screenwriter with a violence record is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
It has an average vote of 7.557 on TMDB.
17. Comanche Station
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
It has an average vote of 6.559 on TMDB.
18. Songs from the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen)
A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
19. The Wonders (Le meraviglie)
Gelsomina’s family works according to some special rules. First of all, Gelsomina, at twelve years of age, is head of the family and her three younger sisters must obey her: sleep when she tells them to and work under her watchful eye. But the world, the outside, mustn’t know anything about their rules, and must be kept away from them. They must learn to disguise themselves.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
20. The Family Friend (L'amico di famiglia)
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
