1. All to Play For (Rien à perdre)
Sylvie lives with her two children whom she’s raising on her own. One evening, there’s an accident, and her youngest son is removed from her care. Sylvie must subsequently fight to get her son back and to keep herself afloat.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
2. The Crossing (La Traversée)
In a small town plunged into darkness, two children, Kyona and Adriel, are separated from their parents and, facing the path of exile alone, embark on a heroic journey that will take them from childhood to adolescence, in search of refuge, peace and the hope of finding their family.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
3. The Breaking Ice (燃冬)
In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The three bond quickly over a drunken weekend. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world.
It has an average vote of 6.115 on TMDB.
4. The Inseparables
The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking for a friend, who cross paths in Central Park and team up against all odds for a epic friendship adventure in New York.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
5. Melancholic (メランコリック)
Kazuhiko, a graduate of a prestigious university, wasn't enjoying his life, until he takes a job at a bathhouse. Then he discovers that the baths are used as a space for killing people after closing hours.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
6. 300 Miles to Heaven (300 mil do nieba)
Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. I'm not unhappy (J'suis pas malheureuse)
Film student Laïs Decaster trains her camera on her close-knit group of friends to capture daily life in the suburb of Argenteuil, near Paris.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
8. The Masters of Time (Les maîtres du temps)
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves Piel – a young boy – alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. On board Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad who knows the planet Perdide well. Thus begins an incredible race across space to save Piel.
It has an average vote of 7.429 on TMDB.
9. The Rapture (Le Ravissement)
Lydia, a midwife very invested in her work, is in the middle of a breakup. At the same time, her best friend, Salomé, announces to her that she is pregnant and asks her to follow her pregnancy. The day Lydia meets Milos, a one-night stand, while she is holding her friend's baby in her arms, she sinks into a lie, at the risk of losing everything.
It has an average vote of 6.649 on TMDB.
10. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Taking place right after the events of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Gwen Stacy leads the newly reformed Spider-Gang in a race against the Spider-Society, led by Miguel O'Hara, to find Miles Morales, who is trapped in the home dimension of the spider that bit him, along with an alternate version of himself as the Prowler, while the Spot begins his deadly attack in his dimension with far-reaching multiversal consequences.
11. The Nannies (Les Femmes du square)
Angèle, a thirty-something from Ivory Coast, always cope thanks to the gift of gab and audacity. To escape from a bunch of dangerous criminals, she becomes a nanny in the uptown Paris, hired by Hélène, the single mom of eight years old Arthur. Discovering the work conditions of her colleagues, she decides to stand up for their rights, thanks to a young lawyer who will quickly fall for her.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
12. A Real Job (Un métier sérieux)
Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.
It has an average vote of 6.36 on TMDB.
13. Uzumaki (うずまき)
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
It has an average vote of 5.876 on TMDB.
14. The Settlers (Los colonos)
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
It has an average vote of 7.075 on TMDB.
15. Past Lives
Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
It has an average vote of 7.802 on TMDB.
16. Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet)
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
It has an average vote of 7.258 on TMDB.
17. Bottoms
Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.
It has an average vote of 6.69 on TMDB.
18. The Bet (Le Pari)
Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...
It has an average vote of 6.297 on TMDB.
19. The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l'Oiseau)
The kingdom of Takicardie quakes under the rule of the tyrannical King Charles V-et-III-font-VIII-et-VIII-font-XVI, whose favourite pastime is shooting birds. His archenemy is a cheeky mockingbird, whose favourite pastime is thwarting the king’s attempts to shoot birds. One night, a portrait of the king comes to life and disposes of the real king, taking his place. The portrait king falls in love with a young shepherdess in another painting and intends to marry her. But, alas, the shepherdess has fallen in love with a chimneysweep and together they elope from the king’s palace. Enraged, the king sends his police to capture them and once they are within his power he forces the shepherdess to marry him. The mockingbird must use all his guile and courage to once more thwart the king and bring his evil reign to an end.
It has an average vote of 7.74 on TMDB.
20. Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (Монгол)
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.
It has an average vote of 6.794 on TMDB.
