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by lpoceane • Created 7 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
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  • Oliver Masucci in Look Who's Back (2015)

    1. Look Who's Back

    20151h 56mNot Rated
    7.0 (52K)
    Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.
    DirectorDavid WnendtStarsOliver MasucciThomas M. KöpplMarc-Marvin Israel
  • Couleur locale (2014)

    2. Couleur locale

    20141h 26mTV Movie
    6.8 (59)
    Marianne runs a business in the south of France. Widowed, racist and estranged from her daughter, she works all day and lives alone. One day, her daughter calls her to tell her she has a son on his way to see her. The kid is half-black.
    DirectorsColine SerreauSamuel TasinajeStarsIsabelle NantyValentin Bellegarde-ChappeAlexandre Medvedev
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    3. 12 Years a Slave

    20132h 14mR96Metascore
    8.1 (769K)
    In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
    DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael Fassbender
  • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)

    4. 13 Reasons Why

    2017–202049 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.4 (331K)
    Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
    CreatorBrian YorkeyStarsDylan MinnetteKatherine LangfordChristian Navarro
  • David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)

    5. A United Kingdom

    20161h 51mPG-1365Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
    DirectorAmma AsanteStarsDavid OyelowoRosamund PikeTom Felton
  • Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)

    6. Boyhood

    20142h 45mR100Metascore
    7.9 (376K)
    The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEllar ColtranePatricia ArquetteEthan Hawke
  • Tannishtha Chatterjee in Brick Lane (2007)

    7. Brick Lane

    20071h 42mPG-1361Metascore
    6.6 (3.3K)
    In 1980s London, young Bangladeshi woman Naznee, feels her soul is quietly dying in her arranged marriage, until the day hot-headed Karim comes knocking at her door.
    DirectorSarah GavronStarsTannishtha ChatterjeeSatish KaushikChristopher Simpson
  • Zoé Adjani in Cerise (2015)

    8. Cerise

    20151h 30mTV-PG
    5.5 (230)
    Cerise is a 14 year old girl acting out so much that her mom sends her to her father in Ukraine, and there she grows up quite a bit. It is not a political movie, more a film about growing, and the changes we see are believable. Her dreams are great: music videos in her head like a singer she loves and her life as a soldier.
    DirectorJérôme EnricoStarsZoé AdjaniJonathan ZaccaïTania Vuchkova
  • Emily Osment in Cyber Bully (2011)

    9. Cyber Bully

    20111h 27mTV-14TV Movie
    5.4 (14K)
    A teenager is subjected to a campaign of bullying by classmates through a social networking site.
    DirectorCharles BinaméStarsEmily OsmentKay PanabakerMeaghan Rath
  • Niels Arestrup and André Dussollier in Diplomacy (2014)

    10. Diplomacy

    20141h 24mNot Rated72Metascore
    7.1 (6.1K)
    A historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of occupied Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling.
    DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsAndré DussollierNiels ArestrupBurghart Klaußner
  • He Even Has Your Eyes (2016)

    11. He Even Has Your Eyes

    20161h 35m
    6.2 (3.4K)
    When French-African couple Paul and Sali discover the longed-for baby they are about to adopt is white, family chaos and confrontation ensue.
    DirectorLucien Jean-BaptisteStarsLucien Jean-BaptisteAïssa MaïgaZabou Breitman
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    12. Her

    20132h 6mR91Metascore
    8.0 (706K)
    In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett Johansson
  • In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)

    13. In the Land of Blood and Honey

    20112h 7mR56Metascore
    4.7 (35K)
    During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.
    DirectorAngelina JolieStarsZana MarjanovicGoran KosticRade Serbedzija
  • Great Minds (2017)

    14. Great Minds

    20171h 46m
    6.7 (1.6K)
    Teacher in the most prestigious high school in the country, François enjoys the life he's always known in Paris. Forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits.
    DirectorOlivier Ayache-VidalStarsDenis PodalydèsAbdoulaye DialloPauline Huruguen
  • Gérard Jugnot and Jules Sitruk in Monsieur Batignole (2002)

    15. Monsieur Batignole

    20021h 40m
    7.0 (3.6K)
    In 1942, in occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When Pierre-Jean Lamour, his future son-in-law and collaborator of the Germans calls the Germans to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the fugitives, Batignole decides to travel with them to Switzerland.
    DirectorGérard JugnotStarsJules SitrukGérard JugnotMichèle Garcia
  • Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Once (2006)

    16. Once

    20061h 26mR90Metascore
    7.8 (124K)
    A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
    DirectorJohn CarneyStarsGlen HansardMarkéta IrglováHugh Walsh
  • Persepolis (2007)

    17. Persepolis

    20071h 36mPG-1390Metascore
    8.0 (103K)
    A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
    DirectorsVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena Rowlands
  • Polisse (2011)

    18. Polisse

    20112h 7mNot Rated74Metascore
    7.3 (16K)
    A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
    DirectorMaïwennStarsKarin ViardJoeyStarrMarina Foïs
  • Omar Sy in Samba (2014)

    19. Samba

    20141h 58mR53Metascore
    6.7 (18K)
    Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?
    DirectorsOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsOmar SyCharlotte GainsbourgTahar Rahim
  • Christian Clavier, Élodie Fontan, Chantal Lauby, Frédérique Bel, Émilie Caen, Julia Piaton, Noom Diawara, Frédéric Chau, Ary Abittan, and Medi Sadoun in Serial Bad Weddings (2014)

    20. Serial Bad Weddings

    20141h 37m
    7.0 (47K)
    A French Catholic couple sees their life get turned upside-down when their four daughters get married to men of different nationalities and religions.
    DirectorPhilippe de ChauveronStarsChristian ClavierChantal LaubyAry Abittan
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

    21. Slumdog Millionaire

    20082hR84Metascore
    8.0 (898K)
    When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers.
    DirectorsDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh Shukla
  • The Class (2008)

    22. The Class

    20082h 8mPG-1392Metascore
    7.5 (37K)
    Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
    DirectorLaurent CantetStarsFrançois BégaudeauAgame Malembo-EmeneAngélica Sancio
  • Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie (2014)

    23. The Good Lie

    20141h 50mPG-1365Metascore
    7.4 (35K)
    A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
    DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsReese WitherspoonArnold OcengGer Duany
  • Thomas Brodie-Sangster in The Luka State: 30 Minute Break (2014)

    24. The Luka State: 30 Minute Break

    20143mMusic Video
    7.6 (183)
    Based on the issue of domestic violence, a young couple goes out one night with their friends. While another woman is contacting the man (played by Thomas Sangster) his girlfriend has trust issues and quickly assumes that he is cheating. The girlfriend then starts to beat up her boyfriend, thus leading to the topic of domestic violence.
    DirectorOliver KemberStarsThomas Brodie-SangsterSteph de Whalley
  • Amandla Stenberg in The Hate U Give (2018)

    25. The Hate U Give

    20182h 13mPG-1381Metascore
    7.5 (42K)
    Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
    DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsAmandla StenbergRegina HallRussell Hornsby

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