1. Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle Mille e una notte)
The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Mysterious and liberating, this is an exquisitely dreamlike and adult interpretation of the original folk tales.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
This biblical drama from the Catholic Marxist director focuses on the teachings of Jesus, including the parables that reflect their revolutionary nature. As Jesus travels along the coast of the Sea of Galilee, he gradually gathers more followers, leading him into direct conflict with the authorities.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
3. Theorem (Teorema)
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
4. Accattone (Accattone)
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
It has an average vote of 7.737 on TMDB.
5. Hell in the City (Nella città l'inferno)
A young girl comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive ladies who are totally lost in prison life.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
6. The Good Girls (Les bonnes femmes)
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.
It has an average vote of 6.306 on TMDB.
7. Saverio Raimondo: Il Satiro Parlante (Saverio Raimondo: Il Satiro Parlante)
Italian comic and satirist Saverio Raimondo regales a Milan crowd with tales of online antics, awkward injuries and white-knuckle flights.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
8. 24 City (二十四城记)
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. Documentarian (Dokumentālists)
Inta is a brusque, crusty woman who lives alone on the edge of a picturesque marsh. One day her solitude is intruded upon by the arrival of a documentary filmmaker. In his eyes Inta is an outstanding would-be film protagonist but the wild woman would rather put a curse on the importunate intruder than let herself be filmed. But the filmmaker's persistence finally succeeds in melting the ice of Inta's heart... just in order to break it soon afterwards.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
10. Whispers of Fire & Water (Whispers of Fire & Water)
Shiva, an audio installation artist visits the largest coal mines of Eastern India – plagued by depleting natural resources and a burning fire in his belly. However, he succumbs to the highly complex socio-political system and moves to a tribal village in the forest. There, he questions his urban view and fundamental notion of self. Water, as an element, forms the labyrinth of his quest for truth.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
11. The Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde or Rock Life (The Pretenders : Chrissie Hynde ou la vie en rock)
A journey through the artistic life of the British-American rock band The Pretenders, formed in 1978, and a portrait of its leader, the charismatic singer and songwriter Chrissie Hynde.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
12. Postmen in the Mountains (那山那人那狗)
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother's anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
13. Toto Who Lived Twice (Totò che visse due volte)
The film has three stories. First is about local village idiot Paletta, who can not afford the services of a whore and so steals a locket from a holy shrine belonging to local mafia don. Second shows the story of betrayal of Pitrinu by his lover Fefe. Final episode is about lowlife Lazarus. He is killed by mob boss Toto, but raised from the dead by a local messiah, who is also known as Toto .
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
14. Daisy Town (Daisy Town)
When the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed by a bank, a saloon, a prison, etc. Daisy Town is born. Unfortunately a city does not go without its bad boys and the peaceful place is soon turned into a lawless place. To restore law and order, a lawman is needed. Lucky Luke, the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow, will be this man: all the villains had better watch out!
It has an average vote of 6.606 on TMDB.
15. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler)
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
It has an average vote of 7.628 on TMDB.
16. My Best Friend (Mon meilleur ami)
Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
It has an average vote of 6.141 on TMDB.
17. Medea (Medea)
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
18. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (Ro.Go.Pa.G.)
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
It has an average vote of 7.205 on TMDB.
19. Oedipus Rex (Edipo re)
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo , and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
It has an average vote of 6.772 on TMDB.
20. City of Life and Death (南京!南京!)
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
