1. Under the Sign of Scorpio (Sotto il segno dello scorpione)
An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Led by Rutolo, they know that their new home is equally susceptible to such a catastrophe via its own volcano, but they are unable to convince the current inhabitants of Island #2 to flee with them to a mainland.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
2. The Seagull (Il gabbiano)
A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force of character.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. The Mill on the Po (Il mulino del Po)
In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to extremes by both workers and landowners, leads to violence and tragedy.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
4. Sacred Heart (Cuore sacro)
Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends.
It has an average vote of 6.333 on TMDB.
5. Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire)
Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
It has an average vote of 7.255 on TMDB.
6. Terrestrial Verses (آیه های زمینی)
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.
It has an average vote of 7.042 on TMDB.
7. The Beyond (...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà)
A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
8. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Cronaca di una morte annunciata)
This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
9. Sacco & Vanzetti (Sacco e Vanzetti)
Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.
It has an average vote of 7.566 on TMDB.
10. Dolls (ドールズ)
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
11. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso)
After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
12. La Cage aux Folles (La Cage aux folles)
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. And Now for Something Completely Different
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.
It has an average vote of 7.224 on TMDB.
14. Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället)
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
It has an average vote of 8.127 on TMDB.
15. Sanctuary
Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.
It has an average vote of 6.157 on TMDB.
16. La Grande Bouffe (La Grande Bouffe)
Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
17. Underground (Подземље)
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
It has an average vote of 7.743 on TMDB.
18. Pink Flamingos
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
19. Kagemusha (影武者)
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
It has an average vote of 7.819 on TMDB.
20. Witching & Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi)
A gang of gold thieves lands in a coven of witches who are preparing for an ancient ritual... and in need of a sacrifice.
It has an average vote of 6.351 on TMDB.
