1. Ah Fei (油麻菜籽)
The startling contrast between old and new Taiwan is the subject of Wan Jen's epic of traditional identities coming into conflict with an urban life, emphasizing the situation of women.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. The Prefab People (Panelkapcsolat)
Using verite conventions, a young couple with a baby and a child are worn away by the monotony of their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
3. Kanye Kanye
In a South African township, where an argument over whether red or green apples are better causes the greatest divide in the town’s history, a young man, Thomas, falls in love with Thandi, who falls into the opposite camp.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
4. Beautiful Kate
Ned Kendall is asked to return to the remote and isolated family home by his sister, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. Ned also brings his young aspiring actress fiancee who struggles with the isolation. When home he starts having memories of his childhood many involving his beautiful twin sister and his older brother. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
5. Wet Woman in the Wind (風に濡れた女)
Dissipated Tokyo playwright, Kosuke has retreated to the countryside after deciding that he's done with women, but the indefatigable cat-in-heat Shiori has other ideas, clinging to Kosuke like his shadow.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
6. The Final Master (师父)
Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.
It has an average vote of 6.886 on TMDB.
7. The Mission (鎗火)
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung orders Curtis to kill Shin in punishment for his affair with Mrs. Lung.
It has an average vote of 7.41 on TMDB.
8. Borgman (Borgman)
An enigmatic vagrant cons himself into the home life of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
It has an average vote of 6.525 on TMDB.
9. Dark Passage
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
10. A Girl at My Door (도희야)
Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.
It has an average vote of 6.824 on TMDB.
11. Mistress America
Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes.
It has an average vote of 6.54 on TMDB.
12. Knight of Cups
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
13. Street Fighter
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
It has an average vote of 4.586 on TMDB.
14. In the Heights
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
It has an average vote of 7.209 on TMDB.
15. Taxi 2 (Taxi 2)
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
It has an average vote of 6.246 on TMDB.
16. Only God Forgives
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.
It has an average vote of 5.857 on TMDB.
17. The Lost City of Z
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
It has an average vote of 6.401 on TMDB.
18. The House That Jack Built
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
It has an average vote of 7.144 on TMDB.
19. The Lego Batman Movie
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
It has an average vote of 7.217 on TMDB.
20. The Secret Life of Pets
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
It has an average vote of 6.275 on TMDB.