Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Johnny Handsome

1989

English

6.1

♡ 13

60%

Walter Hill Director

Elizabeth McGovern as Donna McCarty

Mickey Rourke as John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell

Morgan Freeman as Lt. A.Z. Drones

Peter Jason as Mr. Bonet

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

As It Is in Heaven

2004

Swedish

7.5

♡ 18

83%

Kay Pollak Director

Per Morberg as Conny

Michael Nyqvist as Daniel Daréus

Ingela Olsson as Inger

Barbro Kollberg as Olga

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

Young Adam

2003

English

6.3

♡ 17

62%

David Mackenzie Director

Andrew Neil as Barman

Emily Mortimer as Cathie Dimly

Tilda Swinton as Ella Gault

Ewan McGregor as Joe Taylor

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

Mala Noche

1986

English

6.5

♡ 7

96%

Gus Van Sant Director

Steve Foster as

Robert Lee Pitchlynn as Drunk Man

George Conner as Featured Wino

Gus Van Sant as Guy at Hotel

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

Paradise Now

2005

English

7.4

♡ 14

89%

israeli–palestinian conflict

palestine

palestinian-israeli conflict

Thriller

War

Hany Abu-Assad Director

Ashraf Barhom as Abu-Karem

Ali Suliman as Khaled

Hiam Abbass as Said's Mother

Lubna Azabal as Suha

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Antoine and Colette

1962

French

♡ 8

88%

parent child relationship

paris, france

Romance

François Truffaut Director

Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel

Marie-France Pisier as Colette

Rosy Varte as Colette's Mother

Patrick Auffay as René - best friend

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Man of Iron

1981

Polish

7.3

♡ 8

82%

Andrzej Wajda Director

Maja Komorowska as Actress

Andrzej Seweryn as Kapt. Wirski

Jan Tesarz as Szef

Beata Pozniak as (uncredited)

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

30 for 30 I Hate Christian Laettner

7.7

Rory Karpf Director

Ken Jeong as Self

Grant Hill as Self - Duke University Forward, 1990-'94

Shaquille O'Neal as Self - Louisiana State University Basketball Player

Rob Lowe as Self - Narrator

He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke winning two national championships. He had looks, smarts and game. So why has Christian Laettner been disliked so intensely by so many for so long? Maybe it was the time he stomped on the chest of a downed player, or the battles he had with his teammates, or a perceived sense of entitlement. But sometimes, perception isn't reality. "I Hate Christian Laettner" will go beyond the polarizing persona to reveal the complete story behind this lightning rod of college basketball. Featuring extensive access to Laettner, previously unseen footage and perspectives from all sides, this film will be a "gloves-off" examination of the man who has been seen by many as the "Blue Devil Himself."

Man of Marble

1977

Polish

7.7

♡ 7

75%

Andrzej Wajda Director

Maciej Rayzacher as Chairman

Andrzej Seweryn as Reader

Ewa Zietek as Secretary

Jaroslaw Kopaczewski as Worker

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

8 Mile

2002

English

7.2

♡ 251

76%

Curtis Hanson Director

Brittany Murphy as Alex

Brandon T. Jackson as Chin Tiki Club Goer

Anthony Mackie as Papa Doc

Mike Bell as Shorty Mike

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Dancer in the Dark

2000

English

7.9

♡ 61

69%

91%

Action

blindness and impaired vision

Lars von Trier Director

David Morse as Bill Houston

Stellan Skarsgård as Doctor

Peter Stormare as Jeff

Catherine Deneuve as Kathy

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Ed Wood

1994

English

7.8

♡ 57

92%

Tim Burton Director

Jeffrey Jones as Criswell

Johnny Depp as Ed Wood

Patricia Arquette as Kathy O'Hara

Lisa Marie as Vampira

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Once Were Warriors

1994

English

7.9

♡ 38

93%

Lee Tamahori Director

George Henare as Bennett

Cliff Curtis as Bully

Temuera Morrison as Jake Heke

Ian Mune as Judge

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Bad Education

2004

Spanish

7.4

♡ 26

88%

Pedro Almodóvar Director

Gael García Bernal as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Leonor Watling as Mónica

Pol Monen as Niño

Daniel Giménez Cacho as Padre Manolo

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Open Hearts

2002

Danish

7.5

♡ 3

93%

Susanne Bier Director

Sonja Richter as Cæcilie

Birthe Neumann as Hanne

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Joachim

Mads Mikkelsen as Niels

Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.

My Own Private Idaho

1991

English

6.9

♡ 69

80%

Gus Van Sant Director

Jim Caviezel as Airline Clerk

Grace Zabriskie as Alena Flea

Flea as Budd

Keanu Reeves as Scott Favor

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.