1. Big Fish
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
It has an average vote of 7.762 on TMDB.
2. Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
It has an average vote of 8.312 on TMDB.
3. The Ninth Gate
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and Satanic worship.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
4. Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
It has an average vote of 8.451 on TMDB.
5. Lost Highway
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
6. Requiem for a Dream
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
7. Hush
A married man must deal with an obsessive former girlfriend after he moves back to his hometown.
It has an average vote of 3.8 on TMDB.
8. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
It has an average vote of 7.643 on TMDB.
9. Contempt (Le Mépris)
A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
10. Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter)
Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. Now the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
11. The Good German
An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
12. Trouble in Paradise
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
13. To Catch a Thief
An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
14. Underworld
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.
It has an average vote of 6.82 on TMDB.
15. Bull Durham
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
It has an average vote of 6.659 on TMDB.
16. The Science of Sleep (La Science des rêves)
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. The Million Dollar Hotel
A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
18. The Man with the Golden Arm
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
19. Secret Beyond the Door...
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. Camille 2000
Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.
It has an average vote of 5.96 on TMDB.
