1. The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (紙屋悦子の青春)
In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
2. Thunder (Thunder)
A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. Satantango (Sátántangó)
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
It has an average vote of 8.152 on TMDB.
4. Love on the Run (L'Amour en fuite)
Antoine is now 30, working as a proofreader and getting divorced from his wife. It's the first "no-fault" divorce in France and a media circus erupts, dredging up Antoine's past. Indecisive about his new love with a store clerk, he impulsively takes off with an old flame.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
5. Happy-Go-Lucky
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
It has an average vote of 6.579 on TMDB.
6. The Tenant
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
It has an average vote of 7.646 on TMDB.
7. Defeat of the German Forces Near Moscow: The Restored Soviet WW2 Documentary (Defeat of the German Forces Near Moscow: The Restored Soviet WW2 Documentary)
Soviet wartime cameramen accompanied the fighting troops of the Red Army on foot, aboard their tanks, and in their aircraft to film this epochal documentary of the Battle of Moscow that halted the vaunted and---until then, unstoppable---German war machine cold in its tracks.
It has an average vote of 7.333 on TMDB.
8. Pickpocket (Pickpocket)
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
It has an average vote of 7.311 on TMDB.
9. Thunder Road
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
10. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso)
After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.
It has an average vote of 7.807 on TMDB.
11. Ramen Shop (家族のレシピ)
Masato is a young ramen chef in Japan. When he finds his late mother's journal after the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he takes it with him to her native country, Singapore, hoping to piece together the story of his family and his life.
It has an average vote of 6.832 on TMDB.
12. Shame (Skammen)
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.572 on TMDB.
13. Gandhi
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
It has an average vote of 7.556 on TMDB.
14. Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits)
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
It has an average vote of 7.798 on TMDB.
15. Man with a Movie Camera (Человек с киноаппаратом)
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
It has an average vote of 7.853 on TMDB.
16. Chungking Express (重慶森林)
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
17. Adam's Apples (Adams æbler)
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
It has an average vote of 7.463 on TMDB.
18. Strike (Стачка)
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
It has an average vote of 7.29 on TMDB.
19. Il Divo (Il Divo)
Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
It has an average vote of 7.626 on TMDB.
