1. Emily. Queen of the Press (Emīlija. Latvijas preses karaliene)
A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta , to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
2. Mary & Mike (Mary & Mike)
Mary and Mike are a couple of elite agents from the Chilean secret police, DINA. Their job is to eliminate opposition leaders who from abroad articulate resistance to the fierce military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In her public life, Mary is a writer and she relates with the most outstanding members of Santiago's cultural life. Mike, is a talented "gringo" for electronics. They live with their children Cony and Simon in the suburbs of Santiago where they tend to give crowded parties. But as they celebrate, in the backyard of their home they torture, murder and experiment with weapons of mass destruction.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
3. Candy
Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right — but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom. Until someone tells her to shush. With deadly results.
It has an average vote of 7.334 on TMDB.
4. The Gambling Scandal (Spelskandalen)
Game and sports fan Bosse embarks on a crazy hunt for the big money on race tracks and football fields. Soon he is being hunted by the media and prosecutors. A series inspired by the real events that shook Sweden sports in the early 90s.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
5. King Liar (Keisari Aarnio)
When Jari Aarnio was younger, he was honored as ‘Police Officer of the Year’, and quickly became Chief of the Narcotics Squad. The Squad boasted quick results and flashy confiscations. Aarnio’s reputation as a hero cop grew when he used a pair of garden sheers to diffuse a grenade which was tossed into his backyard by a vengeful criminal. Now, the hero cop is in prison, serving a maximum sentence. King Liar follows how Aarnio’s abuse of power was discovered through hard work and persistent investigation by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation and two reporters from the country’s largest newspaper. Together, they uncovered the most unbelievable tale of crime, bribery, prostitution, drug trafficking, and money laundering. When he was arrested, Aarnio denied all charges and tried to use his allies in the police department, media, and even the government to make it all seem like a witch hunt orchestrated by the KRP.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
6. Eight Deadly Shots (Kahdeksan surmanluotia)
Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. The movie is a flashback examining the events that finally lead to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks deeper into poverty, gets into trouble with police and tax officials, all while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a real story.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
7. Misterio (Misterio)
(Misterio)
It has an average vote of 8.571 on TMDB.
8. Irreversible (Irreversible)
Daily stories of real crimes from Chile and Latin America.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
9. Senna (Senna)
The story of the adventure and triumph of the man who became a Brazilian national hero and conquered the world’s attention both on and off the Formula 1 track.
10. Manayek (מנאייכ)
Izzy Bachar, a police internal affairs investigator, discovers just before retirement that his long time friend Barak, a senior police officer, is accused to be corrupt. Life as he knows it breaks into pieces.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
11. The Girl from Plainville
The controversial case of Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging the suicide of her then-boyfriend via texts and phone calls.
It has an average vote of 6.726 on TMDB.
12. The Billion Dollar Code (The Billion Dollar Code)
In 1990s Berlin, an artist and a hacker invented a new way to see the world. Years later, they reunite to sue Google for patent infringement on it.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
13. Prisoners of War (חטופים)
After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity while settling back into their interrupted family lives. Meanwhile, the military psychiatrist assigned to them finds discrepancies in the soldiers' testimonies, and launches an investigation to discover what they are hiding.
It has an average vote of 7.091 on TMDB.
14. Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the first eighteen episodes included "Entire production supervised by Blake Edwards." Jack Arnold produced the show and directed fifteen of the thirty-four episodes.</p><p></p><p>Henry Mancini's smooth theme music for the show reached Number 21 in the US singles charts. He released two successful LP's based on the show, Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. The Watcher
A family moves into their suburban dream home, only to discover they've inherited a nightmare.
It has an average vote of 7.241 on TMDB.
16. Maldita (Maldita)
Raquel is a woman dominated by her ambitions and is capable of anything in order to pursue her goals. She sees potential enemies in everyone and fights unscrupulously for what she believes to be the right thing. This will lead her to a spiral of psychopathtic acts.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
17. The Patriot Way
This series chronicles Tom Brady’s improbable rise from sixth-round NFL draft pick to his half-dozen Super Bowl wins with the Patriots, the Aaron Hernandez, Spygate and Deflategate scandals and Brady’s battle of wills with head coach Bill Belichick.
18. Zamudio (Zamudio)
Based on a true story. The life and death of Daniel Zamudio, a young man who was brutally beaten in Parque San Borja of Santiago as part of a direct homophobic assault.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
19. Sins of Our Mother
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views — and murder.
It has an average vote of 6.682 on TMDB.
20. Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena (Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena)
(Prípad jasnovidca Hanussena)