1. An Autumn Afternoon (秋刀魚の味)
Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
It has an average vote of 7.814 on TMDB.
2. Mur Murs (Mur murs)
Venturing from Venice Beach to Watts, Varda looks at the murals of LA as backdrop to and mirror of the city’s many cultures. She casts a curious eye on graffiti and photorealism, roller disco & gang violence, evangelical Christians, Hare Krishnas, artists, angels and ordinary Angelenos.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
3. Free Love (L'Amour libre)
In a café in Paris, two friends—one single, the other in an “open” relationship—catch up on their lives and loves. In this animated short where the real story plays out in what’s not said, French cartoonist Aude Picault delivers a delightful ode to the sometimes-complex amorous relationships of modern times. She also takes an affectionate but penetrating look at friendship between women—and the jealousy, envy or judgment that can lurk behind the prettiest speeches.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. White Paws (Pattes blanches)
An eccentric man endangers himself when he makes advances toward the girlfriend of a saloon keeper.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
5. Floating Weeds (浮草)
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake of Ozu's own silent film The Story of Floating Weeds .
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
6. The Only Son (一人息子)
A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.
It has an average vote of 7.417 on TMDB.
7. Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”
It has an average vote of 7.344 on TMDB.
8. The End of Summer (小早川家の秋)
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊)
In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.
It has an average vote of 7.014 on TMDB.
10. The Story of Qiu Ju (秋菊打官司)
When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
11. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (L'assassin habite au… 21)
Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
It has an average vote of 7.214 on TMDB.
12. Early Spring (早春)
A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
It has an average vote of 7.542 on TMDB.
13. A Snake of June (六月の蛇)
A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
14. A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver)
Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems unable to commit to either as the memory of Charles and what might have been hangs over everything.
It has an average vote of 7.056 on TMDB.
15. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli)
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
It has an average vote of 7.602 on TMDB.
16. Early Summer (麦秋)
A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
It has an average vote of 7.818 on TMDB.
17. A Dirty Carnival (비열한 거리)
A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
It has an average vote of 7.032 on TMDB.
18. Rodan (空の大怪獸 ラドン)
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
It has an average vote of 6.455 on TMDB.
19. The Wild Child (L'Enfant sauvage)
In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.
It has an average vote of 7.062 on TMDB.
20. The Family Friend (L'amico di famiglia)
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
It has an average vote of 7.249 on TMDB.
