1. The Swiss Conspiracy
A Swiss bank discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer. The bank's president contacts David Christopher, a former agent with the U.S. Treasury, to help discover who the blackmailer is and to foil his plot. As Christopher delves into the mystery, he uncovers a complicated web of intrigue, car chases, and shoot-outs that takes all of his wits to unravel.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
2. The Falls
The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE through the bios of 92 survivors.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
3. Sound of the Mountain (山の音)
An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
It has an average vote of 7.384 on TMDB.
4. The Trigger Effect
A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
5. Whore
This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.
It has an average vote of 5.265 on TMDB.
6. The Belly of an Architect
The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
7. Black Bread (Pa Negre)
In the harsh post-war years' Catalan countryside, Andreu, a child that belongs to the losing side, finds the corpses of a man and his son in the forest. The authorities want his father to be made responsible of the deaths, but Andreu tries to help his father by finding out who truly killed them. In this search, Andreu develops a moral consciousness against a world of adults fed by lies. In order to survive, he betrays his own roots and ends up finding out the monster that lives within him.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
8. A Zed & Two Noughts
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. Calamari Union (Calamari Union)
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
10. Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Dreams (夢)
A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
It has an average vote of 7.678 on TMDB.
12. Two (Dos)
Two people, a man and a woman, wake up naked and with their abdomens attached to each other.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
13. Shallow Grave
When David, Juliet, and Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead, with a large sum of cash being among his belongings. The three friends decide to keep the money, dismembering and burying Hugo's body. However, their newfound fortune begins to corrode their friendships, with each roommate resorting to manipulation tactics to scam the others out of the money.
It has an average vote of 6.996 on TMDB.
14. The Negotiator
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
It has an average vote of 7.077 on TMDB.
15. Frances Ha
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
16. Night of the Living Dead
A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.
It has an average vote of 7.618 on TMDB.
17. Coherence
On the night of an astronomical anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events.
It has an average vote of 7.235 on TMDB.
18. True Grit
Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
It has an average vote of 7.304 on TMDB.
19. La Haine (La Haine)
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
It has an average vote of 8.092 on TMDB.
20. Lost in Translation
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
It has an average vote of 7.395 on TMDB.