1. Rage Net
Another of Brakhage’s works of “moving visual thinking,” Rage Net reminds one of the vibrant pioneering experiments of European animators of the 1920s.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
2. Hurry Slowly (Skynd deg sakte)
Fiona and her autistic brother Tom live alone in an old house on an island off the north-western coast of Norway. Tom's 18th birthday is coming up, and Fiona hopes to obtain a permanent place for Tom at an assisted living facility in the nearest town.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. Just a Gigolo (Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo)
After World War I, a war hero returns to Berlin to find that there's no place for him--he has no skills other than what he learned in the army, and can only find menial, low-paying jobs. He decides to become a gigolo to lonely rich women.
It has an average vote of 4.739 on TMDB.
4. Dorian Gray (Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray)
London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral decay.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
5. The President's Last Bang (그때 그 사람들)
On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.
It has an average vote of 6.693 on TMDB.
6. The Meaning of Life
Evolution on Earth over the course of a billion years.
It has an average vote of 6.563 on TMDB.
7. 7 Days in Havana (7 días en La Habana)
A young American boy is trying to break into the acting business, and goes to Cuba during a film festival.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
8. The Stranger (Lo straniero)
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.
It has an average vote of 6.859 on TMDB.
9. Fox and His Friends (Faustrecht der Freiheit)
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
10. Sergeant York
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
It has an average vote of 7.221 on TMDB.
11. Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia)
Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
12. Conversation Piece (Gruppo di Famiglia in un Interno)
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
13. Senso (Senso)
A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.
It has an average vote of 7.171 on TMDB.
14. Bellissima (Bellissima)
Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
It has an average vote of 7.783 on TMDB.
15. The Night Porter (Il portiere di notte)
A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
16. Desperately Seeking Susan
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.
It has an average vote of 6.06 on TMDB.
17. Laws of Attraction
Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
It has an average vote of 5.803 on TMDB.
18. Operation Petticoat
A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
It has an average vote of 7.167 on TMDB.
19. The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal)
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family : an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. She's Gotta Have It
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.
It has an average vote of 6.611 on TMDB.