1. Close to Eden (Урга - территория любви)
A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.
It has an average vote of 6.856 on TMDB.
2. Dancing with Crime
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
3. Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre)
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.
It has an average vote of 7.129 on TMDB.
4. Wedding in Blood (Les Noces rouges)
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
5. A Fugitive from the Past (飢餓海峡)
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
It has an average vote of 7.455 on TMDB.
6. Manon (Manon)
Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. Lady Gaga: iTunes Festival 2013
Lady Gaga opens the iTunes Festival with an hour-long performance of music from her upcoming album ARTPOP. Surrounded by her Little Monsters in London's celebrated Roundhouse, Lady Gaga performs seven new songs, including her hit single "Applause."
It has an average vote of 7.75 on TMDB.
8. Salvatore Giuliano (Salvatore Giuliano)
Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.
It has an average vote of 7.515 on TMDB.
9. Assa (Асса)
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician falls for mobster's young mistress . The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
It has an average vote of 7.437 on TMDB.
11. Tristana (Tristana)
As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his innocent charge. When Tristana falls in love with artist Horacio, she must learn to be more assertive in order to achieve independence from her nefarious guardian, or her blossoming relationship with Horatio is doomed.
It has an average vote of 7.246 on TMDB.
12. Nazarin (Nazarín)
After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.
It has an average vote of 7.644 on TMDB.
13. The Milky Way (La Voie lactée)
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
14. Mammuth (Mammuth)
Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is disillusionment: he is missing points, some employers having forgotten to declare it! Pushed by Catherine, his wife, he gets on his old motorcycle from the 70s, a "Mammut" which earned him his nickname, and sets off in search of his pay slips. During his journey, he rediscovers his past and his quest for administrative documents soon becomes incidental...
It has an average vote of 5.831 on TMDB.
15. L'Âge d'or (L'Âge d'or)
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
It has an average vote of 6.806 on TMDB.
16. Cops and Robbers (Guardie e ladri)
Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
17. Shadows
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
It has an average vote of 6.944 on TMDB.
18. Suzhou River (苏州河)
After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
19. The Wonders (Le meraviglie)
Gelsomina’s family works according to some special rules. First of all, Gelsomina, at twelve years of age, is head of the family and her three younger sisters must obey her: sleep when she tells them to and work under her watchful eye. But the world, the outside, mustn’t know anything about their rules, and must be kept away from them. They must learn to disguise themselves.
It has an average vote of 6.867 on TMDB.
20. It Must Be Heaven
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
It has an average vote of 6.52 on TMDB.
