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92
9.0
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88
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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
8.1
/76785/
81
/1455/
82
/1177/
4.4
/137727/
100
/52/
93
/872/
100
/19/

Tokyo Story (1953)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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
Kanopy
89
8.6
/1620300/
85
/32155/
82
/16824/
4.2
/1322650/
94
/148/
95
/41373/
91
/38/
cc age 16+

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.6
/550522/
84
/9398/
82
/4750/
4.4
/711728/
94
/97/
95
/14105/
89
/17/
cc age 9+

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
poster
89
8.5
/13689/
84
/652/
82
/298/
4.4
/27299/
98
/102/
92
/48/
89
/19/
cc age 15+

For Sama (2019)
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.3
/120189/
82
/2976/
82
/1738/
4.6
/414511/
90
/60/
95
/931/
cc age 16+

Come and See (1985)
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
poster
88
8.0
/196624/
79
/3216/
77
/1554/
4.2
/115110/
100
/56/
95
/4202/
92
/16/
cc age 14+

Cool Hand Luke (1967)
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
poster
Kanopy
88
8.1
/27968/
78
/561/
80
/627/
4.3
/59822/
100
/34/
93
/412/

Ugetsu (1953)
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
poster
Kanopy
88
8.1
/30367/
79
/526/
79
/721/
4.3
/46189/
98
/41/
93
/453/
92
/9/

Umberto D. (1952)
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
88
8.2
/191116/
80
/2690/
81
/2588/
4.3
/254338/
99
/67/
94
/2156/
cc age 12+

Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
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
/34198/
75
/598/
77
/915/
4.1
/49666/
98
/50/
88
/407/
100
/12/

The Leopard (1963)
As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life. Proud but pragmatic Prince Don Fabrizio Salina allows his war hero nephew, Tancredi, to marry Angelica, the beautiful daughter of gauche, bourgeois Don Calogero, in order to maintain the family's accustomed level of comfort and political clout.
poster
fuboTV
87
8.4
/285914/
82
/4668/
80
/2417/
4.3
/102697/
98
/55/
96
/2946/
85
/16/
cc age 15+

Das Boot (1981)
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/18734/
77
/330/
79
/398/
4.3
/35047/
100
/29/
91
/259/

Ordet (1955)
The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel's wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone's beliefs are put to the test.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/40826/
77
/698/
79
/751/
4.2
/46739/
97
/74/
92
/622/

Grand Illusion (1937)
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/214325/
78
/3466/
81
/3254/
4.3
/371097/
93
/73/
93
/3120/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.2
/353998/
78
/5228/
79
/4289/
3.9
/239800/
90
/103/
92
/18576/
97
/19/
cc age 10+

Gone with the Wind (1939)
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
poster
87
8.6
/21229/
88
/1279/
84
/1198/
4.2
/118672/
94
/106/

A Dog's Will (2000)
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
poster
87
8.4
/463948/
81
/7980/
80
/4615/
4.3
/483968/
90
/159/
95
/7756/
87
/28/
cc age 15+

Amadeus (1984)
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.2
/699432/
80
/13640/
80
/7200/
4.5
/1182451/
91
/244/
86
/36703/
93
/42/
cc age 16+

There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/38244/
78
/673/
75
/704/
4.2
/52258/
97
/36/
93
/731/
88
/18/
cc age 12+

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.3
/708031/
83
/17845/
82
/9520/
4.4
/1378943/
82
/160/
94
/11753/
78
/33/
cc age 17+

Oldboy (2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
poster
86
8.0
/14075/
75
/293/
77
/341/
4.1
/13138/
100
/20/
92
/223/

Forbidden Games (1952)
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.7
/24603/
73
/457/
75
/493/
4.1
/61081/
100
/45/
85
/385/
98
/20/

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.0
/27887/
77
/514/
76
/539/
4.1
/45197/
97
/32/
90
/404/

Viridiana (1962)
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
poster
86
7.8
/74781/
74
/1371/
75
/1106/
4.0
/82399/
100
/54/
89
/1216/
94
/15/

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
poster
86
7.9
/94735/
75
/1732/
75
/1288/
4.1
/73027/
91
/67/
90
/1765/
98
/20/
cc age 16+

The Wild Bunch (1969)
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.0
/112600/
77
/1686/
75
/1241/
4.1
/52096/
94
/176/
92
/7604/
92
/36/
cc age 16+

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
poster
86
7.8
/106886/
77
/2210/
75
/1679/
4.2
/88001/
96
/163/
89
/2110/
90
/31/

A Prophet (2009)
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
poster
Netflix
86
8.1
/780667/
80
/18827/
79
/11771/
4.2
/667050/
95
/376/
90
/6137/
96
/57/
cc age 15+

12 Years a Slave (2013)
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
poster
Netflix
86
8.8
/2465672/
85
/54373/
84
/29142/
4.2
/3481070/
75
/157/
95
/92568/
82
/21/
cc age 13+

Forrest Gump (1994)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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
Criterion Channel
85
7.7
/22431/
74
/458/
76
/386/
4.2
/52765/
93
/29/
89
/500/
87
/4/

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.8
/181646/
79
/4318/
78
/2745/
4.1
/263860/
97
/35/
92
/2810/
80
/15/
cc age 15+

A Bronx Tale (1993)
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/33679/
79
/619/
80
/956/
4.2
/70091/
100
/46/
92
/278/

Rome, Open City (1945)
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
poster
85
8.1
/760813/
80
/13551/
79
/10138/
4.0
/436481/
90
/268/
90
/15860/
86
/39/
cc age 14+

Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
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
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
/12010/
74
/219/
74
/250/
4.1
/22919/
97
/36/
90
/154/

The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
poster
85
7.8
/58261/
74
/1385/
75
/1072/
4.0
/125566/
98
/57/
87
/1148/
95
/16/
cc age 9+

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
poster
85
8.0
/289472/
79
/5056/
78
/3238/
4.3
/463186/
96
/118/
90
/3873/
86
/15/
cc age 15+

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
poster
85
8.1
/256287/
81
/11460/
79
/6003/
4.3
/620904/
96
/144/
90
/5874/
85
/29/
cc age 6+

The Iron Giant (1999)
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
poster
84
7.9
/5021/
78
/299/
77
/58/
4.0
/10560/
100
/58/
99
/44/
85
/16/

Beyond Utopia (2023)
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
8.1
/35165/
79
/604/
77
/449/
4.0
/19967/
93
/28/
91
/649/
75
/8/
cc age 12+

Inherit the Wind (1960)
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/67168/
74
/1373/
74
/1199/
4.1
/130331/
96
/56/
90
/1589/

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
poster
84
7.9
/113614/
77
/2305/
74
/1174/
3.9
/50597/
92
/51/
93
/2434/
86
/20/
cc age 14+

Patton (1970)
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
7.7
/66877/
75
/1795/
75
/920/
4.1
/134000/
93
/147/
85
/3212/
87
/35/
cc age 16+

Grizzly Man (2005)
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.


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