1. The Wind Blows Round (Il vento fa il suo giro)
The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled there with his young wife and their three children to produce goat cheese, in order to escape the wrongs of civilization. At first they are suspicious of his unconventional ideas and lifestyle, then are conquered by the enthusiasm, kindness, helpfulness of the young family and start to see in them a possible rebirth of the place. But little by little misunderstandings, envy and conflicts take over.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
2. Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene)
A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
3. Black Girl (La Noire de...)
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
It has an average vote of 7.444 on TMDB.
4. Mambo Italiano
When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.
It has an average vote of 5.981 on TMDB.
5. The Ladies Get Their Say (Due partite)
Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, the daughters meet at a funeral for one of the mothers. Like their mothers, they discuss their hopes, dreams and fears.
It has an average vote of 7.169 on TMDB.
6. The Monsters (I mostri)
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
7. Endless Love
Parental disapproval of two teenagers wrapped up in a passionate love affair causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.
It has an average vote of 5.556 on TMDB.
8. Hidden Away (Volevo nascondermi)
The film tackles the life journey of Toni Ligabue, visionary naïf painter who used to draw tigers, lions and jaguars while living among the poplar trees of the boundless Po valley. A harsh life that is a fairy tale too, as a lonely and marginalized kid finds redemption in his art, and a way to express himself and be admired by the world.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. Fabrizio De André: Principe libero (Fabrizio De André: Principe libero)
A biopic on the personal and artistic life of Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André.
It has an average vote of 7.454 on TMDB.
10. Departures (おくりびと)
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
11. Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
12. Human Capital (Il capitale umano)
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
It has an average vote of 7.478 on TMDB.
13. The Chorus (Les Choristes)
Set in 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
It has an average vote of 7.72 on TMDB.
14. The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
It has an average vote of 8.027 on TMDB.
15. Hugo
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
It has an average vote of 7.178 on TMDB.
16. No Hard Feelings
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
It has an average vote of 6.831 on TMDB.
17. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
It has an average vote of 7.792 on TMDB.
18. Interstellar
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
It has an average vote of 8.434 on TMDB.
19. Parasite (기생충)
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
It has an average vote of 8.509 on TMDB.
20. Oldboy (올드보이)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.