1. Riding the Breeze (南風)
At 26, editor Kazama Aiko has reached dead ends in both her lovelife and career. She visits Taiwan to cover a cycling event, and meets a young Taiwanese woman named Tonton, who dreams of becoming a model. They eventually set off together on a cycling trip through Taiwan.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. Matinee (マチネの終わりに)
Satoshi Makino is a genius classical guitarist. One day, he meets journalist Yoko Komine. They become attracted to each other, but Yoko Komine has a fiancé.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. Persona Non Grata (Hvor kragerne vender)
The film is a comedy drama about a young woman, Laura, who has distanced herself from her family in the country to settle in Copenhagen as an author and live the artistic bohemian life she has always dreamed of. When she, with much reluctance, goes back home for her brother’s wedding, she realises that he is about to marry her childhood enemy, Catrine. At the same time, Laura finds out that Catrine has in fact taken over her place in the family – and what if Laura wants it back … A film about how we, no matter how hard we try, cannot escape from our past, nor from our roots.
It has an average vote of 6.833 on TMDB.
4. Wanja (Wanja)
The former bank robber Wanja is released from a long prison sentence. As her feelings of loneliness escalate, Wanja sets out to find work and hereby a new identity. Against all odds she lands an internship at a horse race track. In the stable she gets to know the troubled teenager Emma, and a strong friendship develops between the two women. When Emma slips deeper into her own drug abuse, Wanja decides to rescue her.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
5. Warehoused (Almacenados)
An employee about to retire and the young man who is to take over, share five journeys in the work place, an enormous empty warehouse where apparently nothing ever happens.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
6. Vision (ビジョン)
Centres on Jeanne, a journalist tracking a mysterious rare herb that appears only once every 997 years.
It has an average vote of 4.865 on TMDB.
7. Louloute (Louloute)
Louise revisits her childhood when her family decides to sell their farm. 20 years ago, she was Louloute, a mischievous and exuberant little girl, helping her father with their farm, fighting with her siblings and worrying her mother… When the family's debts accumulate and overwhelm them, tender childhood moments become intertwined with the harsh adult reality of a disappearing rural world.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
8. On-Gaku: Our Sound (音楽)
When you're a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock 'n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
9. A Dog's Courage (언더독)
After his owner abandons him, a stray dog named Moongchi sets off on an adventure with his fellow strays.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
10. Masquerade Hotel (マスカレード・ホテル)
Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Naomi Yamagishi works at the front desk of Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. She is selected to train Kosuke Nitta for his front desk job, but they can't get along. Kosuke Nitta is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi Yamagishi prioritizes the safety of the guests. As they begin to understand each others differences, they also begin to build a trust between each other. Who is the murderer?
It has an average vote of 6.703 on TMDB.
11. Adoration (Adoration)
Paul lives with his mother in the private clinic of doctor Loisel, deeply hidden in the woods. Paul likes to roam the forest and observe nature. One day Gloria, a schizophrenic teenager of around fifteen years old, arrives, and Paul falls in love immediately.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
12. Never Gonna Snow Again (Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie)
Zenia is an industrious Ukrainian migrant worker in Poland who makes house calls as a masseur to the needy and aspirational residents of a middle-class gated community near Warsaw. He is privy to all of their problems, anxieties and secrets – and something of an unwitting guru figure. Zenia’s grounded spirituality, apparent healing powers and broad shoulders make him an object of lust for many of the lost souls in the community.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
13. Lost Girls & Love Hotels
Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.
It has an average vote of 5.405 on TMDB.
14. The Predators (I predatori)
This is the story of two completely opposite households: the Pavone are intellectual and bourgeois, the Vismara are proletarian and fascists. They are two tribes sharing the same jungle: Rome. A trivial accident brings these two poles together. The madness of a 25-year old youth will set them on a collision course, discovering the cards to reveal that everyone has a secret. People are never what they seem – but we are all predators in the end.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
15. 12 Mighty Orphans
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
It has an average vote of 7.189 on TMDB.
16. Return to Seoul (Retour à Séoul)
After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
It has an average vote of 6.318 on TMDB.
17. OSS 117: From Africa with Love (OSS 117 : Alerte rouge en Afrique noire)
1981. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is back. For this new mission - more delicate, more dangerous and more torrid than ever - he is forced to team up with a young new colleague, the promising OSS 1001.
It has an average vote of 5.646 on TMDB.
18. Moxie
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
19. The Courier
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It has an average vote of 7.038 on TMDB.
20. Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (Astérix - Le Secret de la potion magique)
Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Getafix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.
It has an average vote of 6.859 on TMDB.
