1. East/West (Est-Ouest)
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step.
It has an average vote of 6.549 on TMDB.
2. All That... for This?! (Tout ça… pour ça !)
The plot is about a trial against three men who tried to earn loads of money by illegal methods to get to Canada and about the lawyers and the judge who get on with the trial and who are being unfaithful to their couples.
It has an average vote of 6.143 on TMDB.
3. Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
4. Hi-Jack Highway (Gas-oil)
A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
5. A Crime in Paradise (Un crime au Paradis)
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
6. Elisa (Elisa)
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
7. Assassin(s) (Assassin(s))
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
8. Madadayo (まあだだよ)
Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
It has an average vote of 7.358 on TMDB.
9. The Tiger Brigades (Les Brigades du Tigre)
The film, set in 1912, is about the exploits of France's first motorized police brigade.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
10. The Flower of My Secret (La flor de mi secreto)
Leo is a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, but despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Angel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
11. Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ)
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
12. Marguerite's Theorem (Le théorème de Marguerite)
The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, Marguerite is finishing a thesis she has to present to an audience of researchers. On the big day, a mistake shakes all her certainties and all her foundations collapse.
It has an average vote of 6.815 on TMDB.
13. Trouble at Timpetill (Les Enfants de Timpelbach)
The children of a small European mountain village end up being its only residents, soon after the adults cannot take their behavior any longer.
It has an average vote of 6.102 on TMDB.
14. We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam)
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.
It has an average vote of 6.812 on TMDB.
15. Take the Money and Run
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
16. A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying life circumstances in the untamed west of Montana in the 1920s.
It has an average vote of 7.042 on TMDB.
17. Tenor (Ténor)
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by the young man's raw talent, she introduces him to the world of opera. As Antoine becomes one of Mrs. Loiseau's students, he hides his new dream from his friends and family, fearing that they won’t understand – this double life burdens him... Somewhere in between the gilded and uptight Parisian upper-class, and the harsh yet free-spirited and familiar suburbs he grew up in, Antoine will have to find his own voice.
It has an average vote of 7.145 on TMDB.
18. A Wrinkle in Time
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
It has an average vote of 5.088 on TMDB.
19. La Dolce Vita (La dolce vita)
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
It has an average vote of 8.101 on TMDB.
20. The Life of David Gale
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
It has an average vote of 7.423 on TMDB.
