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92
9.0
/1570725/
88
/25579/
85
/17050/
4.5
/1273030/
98
/135/
97
/22910/
95
/30/
cc age 15+

Schindler's List (1993)
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
poster
Kanopy
90
8.3
/100968/
82
/1727/
83
/1284/
4.5
/178105/
98
/57/
96
/1465/
92
/20/
cc age 11+

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.6
/863015/
85
/13825/
84
/7961/
4.6
/1018323/
91
/162/
97
/15605/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
poster
89
8.2
/140444/
79
/2019/
79
/1300/
4.3
/83278/
100
/54/
93
/1450/
98
/10/
cc age 13+

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
poster
YouTube TV
89
8.3
/179793/
80
/2817/
81
/1966/
4.3
/205876/
97
/110/
95
/2256/
95
/18/
cc age 12+

Double Indemnity (1944)
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
poster
Peacock Premium
89
IMDb 43
9.3
/3150900/
91
/52419/
87
/29621/
4.6
/2500778/
89
/146/
98
/53483/
82
/22/
cc age 15+

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
poster
YouTube TV
88
8.1
/176516/
77
/2318/
79
/1712/
4.2
/136297/
99
/115/
95
/3159/
91
/15/
cc age 13+

On the Waterfront (1954)
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
poster
88
8.2
/40481/
81
/2366/
78
/638/
4.1
/57265/
99
/155/
91
/438/
91
/27/
cc age 16+

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
poster
87
8.0
/104627/
79
/2457/
78
/2080/
4.2
/213062/
96
/163/
92
/7559/
90
/31/
cc age 15+

Persepolis (2007)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
poster
87
7.9
/122645/
78
/3515/
77
/1925/
4.4
/483084/
92
/150/
89
/3366/
93
/26/
cc age 16+

Do the Right Thing (1989)
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/50976/
78
/769/
75
/704/
4.3
/60227/
95
/44/
91
/645/
92
/27/
cc age 15+

Secrets & Lies (1996)
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
poster
Disney Plus
87
8.0
/502118/
79
/21693/
77
/10474/
3.9
/846352/
95
/170/
94
/105/
95
/22/
cc age 6+

Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/72873/
78
/1609/
78
/1229/
4.2
/70499/
96
/50/
90
/1204/
93
/18/

Rio Bravo (1959)
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3568/
81
/167/
75
/64/
4.4
/18284/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/25744/
78
/484/
77
/443/
4.2
/64675/
100
/41/
91
/397/

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
poster
87
8.0
/56427/
76
/1007/
76
/743/
4.2
/85212/
98
/115/
89
/953/
93
/15/
cc age 17+

The Last Picture Show (1971)
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
poster
MGM Plus
86
8.1
/384017/
78
/5751/
79
/4121/
4.2
/273494/
86
/129/
91
/5764/
90
/18/
cc age 17+

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
poster
86
7.9
/90563/
77
/1569/
76
/1042/
4.1
/62270/
94
/47/
92
/1352/
90
/18/
cc age 14+

The Hustler (1961)
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
poster
86
8.0
/77114/
78
/1664/
78
/1114/
4.2
/85443/
100
/53/
91
/822/
95
/15/
cc age 13+

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
poster
MGM Plus
86
8.4
/159817/
82
/2431/
82
/1602/
4.4
/113664/
100
/41/
95
/743/
76
/12/
cc age 11+

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.5
/44931/
83
/1795/
80
/562/
4.4
/90342/
94
/51/
96
/1065/
82
/11/
cc age 16+

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.6
/46642/
74
/776/
75
/1034/
3.9
/86575/
94
/51/
89
/1072/
97
/18/

Jules and Jim (1962)
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/312706/
78
/7241/
75
/3011/
4.1
/700792/
91
/229/
92
/14901/
90
/38/
cc age 16+

Almost Famous (2000)
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/60077/
78
/887/
79
/915/
4.4
/90103/
96
/46/
93
/674/

Andrei Rublev (1966)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
poster
Hoopla
85
8.1
/71487/
77
/1341/
77
/897/
4.2
/64537/
98
/91/
89
/878/
91
/16/
cc age 14+

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
7.9
/43937/
77
/805/
76
/628/
4.1
/54689/
93
/41/
92
/641/
85
/19/

Out of the Past (1947)
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
poster
85
7.9
/32135/
77
/701/
76
/537/
4.1
/47332/
95
/75/
90
/360/

The Big Heat (1953)
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
poster
85
7.8
/20976/
76
/544/
76
/265/
4.2
/53472/
94
/51/
90
/994/
84
/29/

American Movie (1999)
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
poster
84
7.9
/517561/
77
/10490/
77
/7241/
3.9
/460516/
89
/203/
89
/7571/
84
/42/
cc age 17+

Mystic River (2003)
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
poster
MGM Plus
84
8.1
/389904/
79
/6316/
77
/3060/
3.9
/134504/
91
/188/
94
/12274/
79
/40/
cc age 15+

Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
poster
84
8.0
/50047/
84
/1211/
81
/1011/
4.3
/201103/
94
/50/
95
/763/
80
/25/

Central Station (1998)
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
poster
Netflix
84
7.7
/139513/
75
/3035/
74
/1677/
4.2
/420519/
90
/195/
88
/4337/
89
/36/
cc age 18+

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
poster
84
8.0
/11512/
72
/204/
73
/196/
4.0
/12547/
96
/27/
90
/150/

Greed (1924)
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/32472/
78
/1977/
78
/1475/
4.2
/241936/
99
/136/
89
/149/
85
/28/
cc age 11+

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/15614/
73
/252/
74
/262/
3.9
/21299/
100
/16/
89
/308/

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
poster
Kanopy
84
8.0
/301344/
76
/5284/
76
/3584/
4.1
/463990/
87
/94/
90
/7029/
83
/19/
cc age 15+

The Graduate (1967)
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.7
/16361/
75
/287/
72
/286/
4.1
/25692/
95
/22/
92
/416/

Stroszek (1977)
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/14627/
77
/346/
76
/323/
4.2
/34988/
100
/72/
86
/6642/
87
/24/

Poetry (2010)
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
poster
Netflix
84
7.8
/166603/
78
/4445/
76
/2172/
4.0
/288306/
96
/71/
93
/3914/
76
/20/
cc age 17+

Boyz n the Hood (1991)
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
7.8
/350875/
74
/13403/
75
/6256/
4.1
/967694/
96
/356/
78
/2569/
96
/53/
cc age 17+

Manchester by the Sea (2016)
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
poster
84
8.0
/860870/
80
/25205/
78
/14744/
4.1
/1539876/
84
/247/
89
/30860/
83
/41/
cc age 18+

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/63176/
76
/1327/
75
/799/
3.9
/34691/
91
/45/
91
/1094/
76
/18/
cc age 16+

The Killing Fields (1984)
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
poster
83
7.6
/49629/
74
/732/
71
/656/
4.1
/44116/
95
/59/
88
/960/
81
/22/

Short Cuts (1993)
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
poster
83
7.9
/467666/
77
/19365/
75
/11770/
3.8
/1181110/
99
/146/
72
/1318882/
92
/30/
cc age 7+

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
poster
Netflix
83
7.8
/467262/
75
/16727/
75
/7313/
3.9
/878120/
95
/468/
86
/325/
94
/55/
cc age 17+

The Irishman (2019)
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
poster
HBO Max
83
7.7
/29623/
78
/2835/
82
/1535/
3.6
/58636/
100
/19/
89
/273/
cc age 16+

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.
poster
83
7.5
/310701/
76
/16099/
74
/7933/
4.0
/1086767/
96
/448/
83
/1723/
83
/56/
cc age 15+

BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.9
/2380/
76
/52/
74
/32/
4.1
/5840/
98
/49/
88
/45/
87
/4/

Nothing But a Man (1964)
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.


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