1. We Met Strangely (Мы странно встретились)
Nadezhda Reshetova lives in a small provincial town - a young, charming woman, and also the head of the construction department at the local mayor's office. Everyone loves her, and some are even afraid of her. But Nadya has not yet met her fate. She lives with her beloved grandmother and loves to fish: every weekend she goes overnight to the river in her Zhiguli. And then on one of these weekends, Nadya meets the “prince on a white horse.” This is Victor, a businessman from Moscow, a horse riding enthusiast. The acquaintance began romantically and continued like in a fairy tale. Soon the wedding was scheduled.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
2. Cute, But Ordinary (Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária)
Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a simple woman who works as a teacher to support her mother and her three sisters. One day, Peixoto, Werneck's son-in-law, makes him a proposal to marry Maria, the boss's daughter. The reason is that Maria was abused and now is being forced to marry by her family. Edgard hesitates first but accepts the offer. From then on he enters into a great doubt: should he deposit the check and marry Maria or stay with Ritinha, his great love?
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
3. Death of a Bureaucrat (La muerte de un burócrata)
A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos in 2019.
It has an average vote of 7.244 on TMDB.
4. Love at Twenty (L'Amour à vingt ans)
Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
5. Easy Virtue
Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.
It has an average vote of 5.181 on TMDB.
6. The Last Metro (Le Dernier Métro)
In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. The Scapular (El escapulario)
A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
8. Poor But Beautiful (Poveri ma belli)
Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona, Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with Giovanna.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. The Soft Skin (La Peau douce)
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. Mikey and Nicky
In Philadelphia, a small-time bookie who stole mob money is in hiding and he begs a childhood friend to help him evade the hit-man who's on his trail.
It has an average vote of 6.79 on TMDB.
11. Stroszek (Stroszek)
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
12. Le Notti Bianche (Le notti bianche)
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
13. La fuitina sbagliata (La fuitina sbagliata)
(La fuitina sbagliata)
It has an average vote of 6.314 on TMDB.
14. Kwaidan (怪談)
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
15. Antoine and Colette (Antoine et Colette)
Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” .
It has an average vote of 7.219 on TMDB.
16. Ms .45
A shy and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day. She wanders the New York streets at night in a sexy black dress with her attacker's gun strapped to her garter belt, blowing away any man who tries to pick her up.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
17. The Woman Next Door (La Femme d'à côté)
Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion of Bernard and Mathilde, who had a passionate love affair years ago. The relationship revives... A somber study of human feelings.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
18. Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés)
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.
It has an average vote of 7.294 on TMDB.
19. Masculin Féminin (Masculin féminin)
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
20. Day for Night (La Nuit américaine)
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
