Stillwater (
2021) | IMDb:
6.6
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Camille Cottin
,
Abigail Breslin
,
Lilou Siauvaud
,
Deanna Dunagan
,
Moussa Maaskri
Roma (
2018) | IMDb:
7.7
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
Starring:
Yalitza Aparicio
,
Marina de Tavira
,
Diego Cortina Autrey
,
Carlos Peralta
,
Marco Graf
,
Daniela Demesa
Shut In (
2016) | IMDb:
4.8
A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. When caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Starring:
Naomi Watts
,
Oliver Platt
,
David Cubitt
,
Jacob Tremblay
,
Charlie Heaton
,
Crystal Balint
Arrival (
2016) | IMDb:
7.9
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
The Forest (
2016) | IMDb:
4.8
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Starring:
Natalie Dormer
,
Eoin Macken
,
Stephanie Vogt
,
Osamu Tanpopo
,
Yasuo Tobishima
,
Ibuki Kaneda
The Rover (
2014) | IMDb:
6.4
Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.
They (
2002) | IMDb:
4.8
A psychology student who experienced night terrors as a child must face the chilling realization that her nightmares were not all in her head.
Starring:
Laura Regan
,
Marc Blucas
,
Ethan Embry
,
Jon Abrahams
,
Dagmara Domińczyk
,
Desiree Zurowski
Y Tu Mamá También (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Starring:
Gael García Bernal
,
Diego Luna
,
Maribel Verdú
,
Daniel Giménez Cacho
,
Diana Bracho
,
Verónica Langer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (
2000) | IMDb:
7.9
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Ride with the Devil (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.
Starring:
Skeet Ulrich
,
Tobey Maguire
,
Jewel
,
Jeffrey Wright
,
Simon Baker
,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Happiness (
1998) | IMDb:
7.7
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Starring:
Jane Adams
,
Jon Lovitz
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Dylan Baker
,
Lara Flynn Boyle
,
Justin Elvin