1. Band of Outsiders (Bande à part)
Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
It has an average vote of 7.545 on TMDB.
2. The Little Soldier (Le Petit Soldat)
During the Algerian war for independence from France, a young Frenchman living in Geneva who belongs to a right-wing terrorist group and a young woman who belongs to a left-wing terrorist group meet and fall in love. Complications ensue when the man is suspected by the members of his terrorist group of being a double agent.
It has an average vote of 6.955 on TMDB.
3. Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot le fou)
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
4. Train of Life (Train de vie)
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
5. 12:01 PM
12:01 PM is a 1990 short film directed by Jonathan Heap and starring Kurtwood Smith. It follows Myron Castleman, an everyman who keeps repeating the same hour of his life, from 12:01 PM to 1:00 PM. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
It has an average vote of 6.959 on TMDB.
6. The Grapes of Death (Les Raisins de la mort)
A young woman discovers that the pesticide being sprayed on vineyards is turning people into murderous lunatics.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
7. Maria by Callas
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
It has an average vote of 7.292 on TMDB.
8. Dragon's Return (Drak sa vracia)
This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Leaps, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters. He lost his wife, his home, and his freedom due to false accusations. After years he returns to his native village. Putting his own life to risk, he saves a herd of sheep from a forest fire in the hills. But not even this heroic deed helps him to win back the friendship of the locals.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. Julia
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
It has an average vote of 6.496 on TMDB.
10. Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer (Андрей Тарковский. Кино как молитва)
An account of the life and work of Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky in his own words: his memories, his vision of art and his reflections on the fate of the artist and the meaning of human existence; through extremely rare audio recordings that allow a complete understanding of his inner life and the mysterious world existing behind his complex cinematic imagery.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
11. Patriotism (憂國)
Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Silence and Cry (Csend és kiáltás)
Set during a turbulent era of disquiet, fear, persecution and terror, which permeates every corner of post-WWI Hungarian society. In 1919, after just a few months of communist rule the Hungarian Republic of Councils falls victim to a nationalist counter-revolution. Admiral Horthy, leader of the nationalist far right movement, becomes the self-proclaimed regent of Hungary, and assumes power as the legal Head of State. Soldiers of the short-lived Hungarian Red Army are now on the run from relentless secret policemen and patrol units of the nationalist Royal Gendarme. If caught, ex-Red Army soldiers are executed without mercy or proper trial. István Cserzi, a former soldier of the Red Army has fled to the Great Hungarian Plains and has taken refuge on a farm, which is run by two sympathetic women. Due to the generosity of these women and a former childhood pal...
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
13. Class Relations (Klassenverhältnisse)
A young man, recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
14. The Vampire Doll (幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形)
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
It has an average vote of 6.854 on TMDB.
15. All the Boys Are Called Patrick (Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick)
A pickup artist/womanizer named Patrick inadvertently pursues two young women who happen to be roommates.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. 24×36
A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key art personalities from the 70s and 80s, as well as many modern, alternative poster artists, “Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six” aims to answer the question: What happened to the illustrated movie poster? Where did it disappear to, and why? In the mid 2000s, filling the void left behind by Hollywood’s abandonment of illustrated movie posters, independent artists and galleries began selling limited edition, screenprinted posters — a movement that has quickly exploded into a booming industry with prints selling out online in seconds, inspiring Hollywood studios to take notice of illustration in movie posters once more.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
17. The Dolly Madison Murders
On September 4, 2002 two women were found dead inside the Dolly Madison bakery in Great Bend Kansas. Twenty years after the murders, a filmmaker finds that there might be hidden reasons as to why it has remained unsolved all these years.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
18. Lovers of the Café Flore (Les Amants du Flore)
In 1924, Simone de Beauvoir, a girl with polished appearance, prepares for her final examination in philosophy and meets Jean-Paul Sartre. He seems to know her true personality and considers her the only woman worthy of his intellect. Their chaotic love serves as the premise for her magnum opus The Second Sex.
It has an average vote of 5.667 on TMDB.
19. Hippie Masala - Forever in India (Hippie Masala - Für immer in Indien)
In the 1960s and 70s thousands of hippies journeyed east to India in search of enlightenment.Hippie Masala is a fascinating chronicle about flower children who,after fleeing Western civilization,found a new way of life in India.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.