The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior both of which still haunt him decades later
Rashomon (1950)
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurais ghost and a woodcutter
Tangerines (2013)
In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia An Estonian man Ivo has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in
Yojimbo (1961)
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town
Tokyo Story (1953)
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention
The Wages of Fear (1953)
In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it
The Hunt (2012)
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his sons custody His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent littl
The Great Dictator (1940)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkels regime
The 400 Blows (1959)
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime
Like Stars on Earth (2007)
An eight year old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school
Sunrise (1927)
A sophisticated urban woman seduces a farmer in the hopes that he will murder his neglected wife and join her in the city, but he soon finds himself rekindling his romance with the latter when she discovers their scheme
Wild Strawberries (1957)
After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence
Seven Samurai (1954)
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves
Wild Tales (2014)
Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress
Rang De Basanti (2006)
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long forgotten saga of freedom
Ran (1985)
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons However, he vastly underestimates how the new found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other and him
PK (2014)
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship His innocent nature and child like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religion on its people
Paths of Glory (1957)
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them
Paris, Texas (1984)
Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family
The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak
Network (1976)
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchors ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesnt back down
Metropolis (1927)
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the citys mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
When an open minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes
Incendies (2010)
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mothers last wishes
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
In 1431, Jeanne dArc is placed on trial on charges of heresy The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations
The Bandit (1996)
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover
Double Indemnity (1944)
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murderinsurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator
Das Boot (1981)
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U boat boredom, filth and sheer terror
Dangal (2016)
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression
Children of Heaven (1997)
After a boy loses his sisters pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them When he cant, he tries a new way to win a new pair
City Lights (1931)
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically
Barry Lyndon (1975)
An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husbands aristocratic position in 18th century England
My Father and My Son (2005)
The family of a left wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth century Russian iconographer St Andrei Rublev
Amores Perros (2000)
A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and lifes harsh realities, all in the name of love
All About Eve (1950)
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingenue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends
A Separation (2011)
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimers disease
Babylon Berlin (2017 )
Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties
Boundaries (2018)
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home
Light as a Feather (2018 )
A group of teenage girls must deal with supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board when they start dying off in the exact way predicted
Hannibal (2013 2015)
Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers