1. Fox and His Friends (Faustrecht der Freiheit)
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
2. Despair
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. Warehoused (Almacenados)
An employee about to retire and the young man who is to take over, share five journeys in the work place, an enormous empty warehouse where apparently nothing ever happens.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
4. The Death Lullaby (二度と目覚めぬ子守唄)
The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
5. Gor
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.
It has an average vote of 3.7 on TMDB.
6. The Execution of Private Slovik
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. Love Is Colder Than Death (Liebe ist kälter als der Tod)
Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he's refused to join.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
8. Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
9. Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso)
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
10. Duel at Diablo
While crossing the desert, a frontier scout, Jess Remsberg, rescues Ellen Grange from a pursuing band of Apaches, and returns her to her husband, Willard Grange. He is contracted to act as a scout for an Army cavalry unit. Willard, Ellen, and her infant son are along for the ride, as is horse trader Toller, a veteran of the 10th Cavalry. The party is trapped in a canyon by Chata, an Apache chief and grandfather of Ellen's baby. Willard is captured and tortured. Jess sneaks away and brings reinforcements just in time to save the day. Jess learns that the man he has been hunting is none other than Willard Grange.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
11. Tropical Malady (สัตว์ประหลาด)
The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the sunny, relaxing countryside and the second half charts the confusion and terror of an unknown menace lurking deep within the jungle shadows.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
12. The Soft Skin (La Peau douce)
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
13. Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.
It has an average vote of 7.025 on TMDB.
14. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene . Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
It has an average vote of 7.318 on TMDB.
15. The Long Day Closes
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
16. River's Edge
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
17. Afternoon Delight
Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom, frustrated with the responsibilities of her son's preschool, a lacklustre sex life and a career that's gone kaput. One night, intent on spicing up their marriage, she visits an LA strip club with her husband, where she meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.
It has an average vote of 5.748 on TMDB.
18. Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (Warum läuft Herr R. Amok?)
The life of a married Munich technical draftsman with a son.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
19. The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
It has an average vote of 7.351 on TMDB.
20. Le Corbeau (Le Corbeau)
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
