1. Whity (Whity)
"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank, and the retarded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
2. Una questione privata. Vita di Beppe Fenoglio (Una questione privata. Vita di Beppe Fenoglio)
(Una questione privata. Vita di Beppe Fenoglio)
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. Red Lights (Feux rouges)
A cross-country trip turns out to be a nightmare for a troubled couple.
It has an average vote of 5.544 on TMDB.
4. Dry Summer (Susuz Yaz)
A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.
It has an average vote of 7.429 on TMDB.
5. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
It has an average vote of 7.51 on TMDB.
6. The Milky Way (La Voie lactée)
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
7. Damnation (Kárhozat)
Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
8. Medea (Medea)
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
9. Letter from an Unknown Woman
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
It has an average vote of 7.776 on TMDB.
10. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.
It has an average vote of 7.133 on TMDB.
11. That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
It has an average vote of 7.437 on TMDB.
12. Viridiana (Viridiana)
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
It has an average vote of 7.631 on TMDB.
13. The Illusionist (L'Illusionniste)
A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.
It has an average vote of 7.235 on TMDB.
14. 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.
15. Bananas
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
It has an average vote of 6.706 on TMDB.
16. Half Nelson
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
It has an average vote of 6.643 on TMDB.
17. Belle de Jour (Belle de jour)
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
It has an average vote of 7.377 on TMDB.
18. Brimstone
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
It has an average vote of 7.158 on TMDB.
19. Repo Men
In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.
It has an average vote of 6.318 on TMDB.
20. Dawn of the Dead
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
It has an average vote of 7.49 on TMDB.
