1. Petulia
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
2. The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考)
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?
It has an average vote of 7.473 on TMDB.
3. Corpo Delito (Corpo Delito)
Ivan is a young Brazilian delinquent going through a probationary programme. An electronic shackle controls his location, but not his thoughts. Documentary about a man on home prison.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
4. Taris (Taris, roi de l'eau)
Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses, including close ups and freeze frames of the swimmer's body.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
5. À propos de Nice (À propos de Nice)
What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
It has an average vote of 6.869 on TMDB.
6. Zero for Conduct (Zéro de conduite : Jeunes diables au collège)
In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. French Blood (Un Français)
Marco Lopez, a former Neo-Nazi and skinhead, tries to leave his violent, racist and hateful past behind him.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
8. The Crowd
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.
It has an average vote of 7.589 on TMDB.
9. Man with a Movie Camera (Человек с киноаппаратом)
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
It has an average vote of 7.857 on TMDB.
10. Bitter Rice (Riso amaro)
Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.
It has an average vote of 7.426 on TMDB.
11. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)
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.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
12. A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
13. Top Hat
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
14. A Night at the Opera
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
It has an average vote of 7.452 on TMDB.
15. The Cameraman
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
16. Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis)
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
It has an average vote of 8.095 on TMDB.
17. Johnny Guitar
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
It has an average vote of 7.397 on TMDB.
18. The Birth of a Nation
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Hunting & Gathering (Ensemble, c'est tout)
When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.
It has an average vote of 6.576 on TMDB.
20. The Rules of the Game (La Règle du jeu)
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.
It has an average vote of 7.543 on TMDB.
