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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
89
8.4
/27472/
82
/465/
81
/593/
4.3
/17582/
94
/62/
98
/603/
89
/28/

The Best of Youth (2003)
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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Amazon Prime Video
86
8.3
/23111/
81
/387/
81
/392/
4.4
/32161/
73
/15/
94
/388/
90
/10/

Red Beard (1965)
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
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
86
8.1
/311480/
80
/6519/
78
/3688/
4.3
/799335/
94
/181/
91
/5132/
91
/39/
cc age 16+

Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
poster
Netflix
85
7.9
/20960/
82
/1177/
81
/353/
4.3
/229137/
98
/51/
94
/113/
74
/10/

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother, in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.
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Kanopy
85
7.8
/30955/
78
/838/
77
/751/
4.2
/224060/
93
/54/
89
/321/
87
/22/

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
poster
85
8.1
/599727/
79
/24009/
80
/10663/
4.1
/785591/
90
/408/
87
/2608/
88
/50/
cc age 17+

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
poster
85
7.5
/75212/
76
/3609/
74
/1507/
4.1
/321118/
97
/350/
87
/477/
89
/47/
cc age 11+

The Farewell (2019)
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/39422/
77
/642/
78
/760/
4.2
/77113/
92
/36/
90
/619/

Cries and Whispers (1972)
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
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.
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YouTube Premium
84
7.6
/16681/
76
/955/
75
/353/
4.0
/34111/
98
/133/
85
/127/
cc age 8+

Kedi (2017)
A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
poster
84
7.7
/13539/
76
/225/
75
/279/
4.1
/26482/
95
/39/
85
/190/

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
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Criterion Channel
84
7.6
/15520/
76
/383/
73
/350/
4.1
/76638/
100
/26/
85
/133/

Vagabond (1985)
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.
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Kanopy
83
7.9
/2612/
76
/124/
72
/67/
4.0
/3101/
98
/66/
76
/90/
83
/19/

56 Up (2012)
When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the progression of their lives. 49 years in the making, the changes that occurred to the original 14 make for fascinating television and are in many ways the stories of all our lives. From success and disappointment, marriage and childbirth, to poverty and illness, nearly every facet of life has been captured on film. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together and, with the benefit of hindsight, assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstance or self-determination.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.9
/56530/
77
/915/
76
/809/
3.9
/55382/
97
/37/
92
/1544/
84
/16/
cc age 13+

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
poster
83
8.0
/347461/
77
/6300/
77
/3879/
4.2
/521574/
82
/218/
89
/10075/
78
/34/
cc age 17+

Magnolia (1999)
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
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.
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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
83
7.8
/190893/
76
/3385/
74
/1987/
4.1
/127689/
96
/135/
90
/2577/
85
/34/
cc age 16+

The Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
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Kanopy
82
7.4
/9142/
74
/437/
72
/204/
3.9
/14562/
100
/63/
94
/45/
80
/15/
cc age 12+

Nowhere Special (2020)
John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
poster
Peacock Premium
82
8.6
/1542436/
86
/32174/
85
/18767/
4.3
/1159479/
78
/134/
94
/31677/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
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Hoopla
82
7.3
/2996/
72
/91/
69
/57/
3.7
/2707/
100
/47/
83
/4/
87
/17/

Hope (2019)
Together for 20 years, a couple that has grown apart over time receives difficult news that will impact the entire family. As they try to make sense of the changes, they end up rediscovering their love for one another.
poster
82
7.5
/9017/
74
/115/
71
/122/
3.9
/9424/
91
/85/
87
/174/
80
/29/

Saraband (2003)
A follow-up to Scenes from a Marriage (1973); some thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a family drama between Johan's son from another marriage and his granddaughter.
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Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/18362/
73
/300/
74
/315/
4.0
/24765/
85
/26/
91
/244/

The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
poster
82
7.3
/21442/
74
/308/
68
/298/
3.7
/7180/
100
/28/
89
/662/
cc age 10+

Shadowlands (1993)
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
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Kanopy
82
7.5
/14590/
74
/419/
71
/225/
3.9
/26808/
94
/145/
79
/374/
91
/36/

Stories We Tell (2012)
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
poster
82
7.7
/35260/
77
/815/
77
/747/
4.2
/71245/
96
/24/
92
/612/
83
/17/

Fireworks (1997)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
82
7.4
/54440/
71
/874/
72
/523/
3.8
/37582/
94
/185/
86
/2156/
90
/42/
cc age 15+

American Splendor (2003)
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.8
/216611/
78
/7320/
76
/2790/
3.8
/132364/
100
/5/
85
/2347/

The Man from Earth (2007)
A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.
poster
Netflix
83
81
7.8
/5546/
79
/360/
81
/130/
4.1
/162886/
95

Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (2025)
From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire.
poster
GuideDoc
81
7.2
/376/
73
/15/
72
/9/
3.7
/625/
98
/61/
75
/7/
88
/18/

Quest (2017)
For over a decade, this portrait of a North Philadelphia family and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed with vérité intimacy. The family's 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, and it's a testament to love, healing and hope.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.9
/850526/
78
/65276/
76
/18906/
4.1
/2277605/
94
/441/
83
/6111/
81
/52/
cc age 11+

Arrival (2016)
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
poster
81
7.3
/215575/
72
/7468/
71
/3240/
3.8
/513165/
93
/440/
82
/313/
87
/57/
cc age 15+

Nomadland (2021)
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
poster
Disney Plus
81
8.0
/1350516/
82
/107362/
79
/29244/
3.8
/2734690/
91
/337/
92
/16326/
76
/53/
cc age 12+

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.3
/13198/
71
/245/
70
/239/
3.7
/22860/
91
/32/
82
/120/

The Firemen's Ball (1967)
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
poster
80
7.5
/4112/
78
/279/
71
/85/
3.8
/6473/
94
/53/
85
/144/
77
/14/

A Band Called Death (2013)
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.
poster
80
7.8
/36468/
78
/859/
76
/566/
3.9
/19415/
92
/146/

Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
poster
81
79
8.1
/13050/
79
/375/
76
/223/
4.0
/14310/
Popcorn
90
/47/

Day of the Wacko (2002)
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.
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Kanopy
79
7.5
/7317/
73
/242/
72
/164/
3.9
/19572/
96
/56/
87
/28/
83
/16/

The Blue Caftan (2023)
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.4
/69834/
73
/1231/
71
/805/
3.8
/52437/
81
/108/
83
/1524/
79
/11/
cc age 15+

Terms of Endearment (1983)
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
poster
Peacock Premium
79
7.6
/351838/
75
/8654/
71
/3991/
3.6
/285694/
93
/194/
88
/7159/
72
/42/
cc age 17+

50/50 (2011)
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
poster
Cultpix
79
7.7
/51874/
75
/1349/
75
/992/
4.1
/147865/
84
/25/
88
/1358/
76
/11/

The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
poster
fuboTV
79
8.8
/2566745/
87
/60498/
84
/31326/
4.3
/4796353/
81
/185/
96
/73951/
67
/36/
cc age 17+

Fight Club (1999)
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
poster
79
7.6
/119827/
77
/6964/
75
/2421/
3.8
/171548/
89
/236/
95
/539/
73
/38/
cc age 14+

Dark Waters (2019)
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
poster
FXNow
79
7.2
/93382/
72
/4780/
69
/1709/
3.6
/146512/
95
/381/
92
/2619/
80
/50/
cc age 10+

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
79
7.1
/66864/
70
/2937/
69
/1426/
4.0
/255396/
94
/255/
69
/503/
86
/48/
cc age 15+

First Reformed (2018)
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.3
/718/
77
/54/
71
/17/
3.6
/951/
91
/54/
88
/21/
77
/15/

Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
Two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple shines a powerful, inspiring and entertaining spotlight on contemporary soul queen Sharon Jones. As she prepares to release her much-anticipated new album, Sharon comes face to-face with the greatest challenge of her life: a grave cancer diagnosis. Follow this tour de force over the course of an eventful and remarkable year as she struggles to hold her band The Dap-Kings together while battling her way back to the stage with the unstoppable determination of a true soul survivor


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