1. Rent
The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
2. Paris Is Burning
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
It has an average vote of 8.002 on TMDB.
3. Storytelling
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
4. Citizen Ruth
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
It has an average vote of 6.597 on TMDB.
5. Subconscious Cruelty
A surrealistic anthology of horror films; four segments structured as an intense fever dream...
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
6. Groove
An inside look into one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
7. Una storia sbagliata (Una storia sbagliata)
Stefania, a young Sicilian nurse, becomes part of a humanitarian mission committed to helping Iraqi children with a cleft lip, because she wants to meet the family of the man who devastated her life.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
8. Criss Cross
An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
It has an average vote of 7.12 on TMDB.
9. Lucie (Lucie)
Lucie is a conversational movie, sometimes also called "bytový film" which in translation means "residential movie". The story takes place in one location which is the flat of one of the character's whose name is Lucie. Lucie invites a group of people to have a few drinks and to have some interesting conversations.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
11. Palindromes
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
It has an average vote of 6.194 on TMDB.
12. Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes)
In 1970s Germany, Leopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year old Franz, who swiftly moves into his bachelor pad. Their cozy relationship soon sours as Leopold turns cranky and argumentative. When Franz's buxom blond girlfriend surfaces, and then Leopold's elegant and enigmatic ex, things get funnier, steamier and a lot more complicated.
It has an average vote of 6.598 on TMDB.
13. Life During Wartime
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness .
It has an average vote of 6.082 on TMDB.
14. Welcome to Mooseport
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
15. Saved!
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend. Her life seems perfect, until the day that she finds out that her boyfriend may be gay — and that she’s pregnant.
It has an average vote of 6.434 on TMDB.
16. Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
17. The Swimmer
Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.
It has an average vote of 7.354 on TMDB.
18. Nobody's Fool
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long- forgotten son and family have moved back to town, so Sully faces unfamiliar family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Sully's landlady's banker son plots to push through a new development and evict Sully from his mother's life.
It has an average vote of 6.819 on TMDB.
19. When We Were Kings
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
It has an average vote of 7.708 on TMDB.
20. Bad Boy Bubby
Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.