Deep, dark, and brooding, The Living is one of the few good indie movies exploring small-town crime with superb character development.
Based on the incredible life of Bobby Fischer, Pawn Sacrifice is one of those thoroughly engaging biopics that you can watch anytime.
Intelligent and visually stunning, A Monster Calls is a riveting drama with strong fantasy elements making it more approachable.
If you want to know how can a movie about the tedious task of writing a dictionary be so captivating and moving, check out The Professor and the Madman.
As an incredibly immersive character study, Earthquake Bird is a different kind of romance movie driven by Alicia Vikander's committed performance.
Set on a stunningly beautiful Greek island and featuring a lot of tasteful nudity and immersive atmosphere, Suntan explores passion, life, and romance.
Based on the life of Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild is a wanderlust epic firmly rooted in reality with powerful performances and cinematography.
As one of the best movies you've never heard of, Stuart: A Life Backwards is a surprisingly vibrant and entertaining masterpiece based on true events.
Don't be put off by the black and white cinematography or the year of production, La Haine is a timeless masterpiece that will stay with you for a long time.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell is a gripping character study based on real events with an important story that needs to be heard and understood.
Emotional and personal, Control is a different type of biopic, both telling the story of Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division, and talking about depression.
With a stellar performance of Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, Get on Up is a fun biopic with a lot of music and non-linear storytelling worth watching.
Based on a true story, this is one of those dramas with a really good and engaging atmosphere. The story unfolds matter-of-factly, without melodramatic moments or forced scenes. And it is a crazy story, a story that might seem stranger than fiction, but it is nevertheless true.
With a slow and steady pace, Hillbilly Elegy is not the grand Oscar bait but a straight-forward story about the American Dream based on real events.
Delightfully subversive and engaging, The Devil All the Time examines our society through the lens of religion without forcing conclusions on the viewer.
A slow-burner drama/thriller based on actual events about one of the biggest pollution cases in the world that will make you question human society.
Drugs, sex, and exotic beaches in Return to Paradise are going to put a series of difficult decisions in front of you. And you better answer.
Witness me, brothers! Mediocre! Not until recently have I realized that Nicholas Hoult, who’s starring in this biopic about J.R.R....
Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, this coming-of-age tale set during the 70s successfully mixed drama and comedy.
Arctic is a visually impactful minimalist survival thriller, a perfect escapist experience, and a gripping one-man show starring Mads Mikkelsen.
Visceral and engaging, this slow-burner will leave you wanting more which is a great opportunity to check out the rest of Craig Zahler's work.
A Perfect Day is a carefully crafted post-war movie with a strong cast, a healthy dose of black humor, and just the right amount of surrealism.
A poignant and heartwarming movie following the destiny of a young kid growing up in poverty-stricken but mesmerizing Laos.
A well written character study with a lot of style and British humor discussing mental health and suicide. A strong cast and good pacing make it great viewing.
Intelligently written and with a stellar cast, Calvary is a movie that both believers and non-believers need to see because it's about us, us humans.
One of the most engaging drama movies that I have ever seen. It deals with so many issues in such an open way that it should be a mandatory viewing.
Strange British road trip extravaganza with a lot of black humor and heart. Beautifully shot and with a great cast, it's a refreshing and entertaining.
An atmospheric indie drama about the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks. It tries to chronicle the path of the shooter and reasons why this attack happened.
An honest look into the life of one of the most famous performers of the sixties and seventies with a great script and very strong cast.
Incredibly intense drama about a crew of a Danish ship taken by Somali pirates and a CEO of the company that owns the ship negotiating for their release.
Minimalistic Danish drama focused on the story and characters. Demonstrating that you need nothing else to make an engaging movie.
A movie that will make you think. The best that the European cinema has to offer with phenomenal story and performance by Mads Mikkelsen.
I don’t know why it is so difficult for me to watch movies like this, with a bit slower pace,...
Exploring the greed of corporations and upcoming wars for drinkable water, A Dark Truth is an ambitious albeit flawed thriller with a great cast and visuals.
I was putting off this movie for quite some time, expecting it to be more like Lincoln or any other...
Not just gripping but also thought-provoking, Flight follows Whip, an airplane pilot who also happens to be a drug addict and an alcoholic.
A thought-provoking erotic thriller about a young and nihilist girl caught up in a world of high-class perverts that will make you both aroused and disgusted
Intellectual but approachable, A Dangerous Method is a gripping character study set in the early days of psychoanalysis.
Dealing with a loss of a loved ones is a very difficult thing and one of the worst events that...
If you liked Colin Firth’s performance in Kings Speech, you will like this movie too. Based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood, A...
If you wanna be scared to shit of cancer you might wanna check out this movie, especially because it’s based...
Behind this deceptively easygoing title, Handsome Harry hides an engaging slow-burner exploring controversial issues.
For the longest time, I couldn’t force myself to watch Quills, expecting it to be too intricate and attention-demanding. Oh...
Incredibly important, emotional, and compelling, John Q, starring Denzel Washington, is a movie that they don't want you to see.
Effortlessly compelling, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is not just a slow-burning crime thriller but also a fascinating character study.
I know that you are used to seeing different types of movies here, but Another Year was just too good...
Hard-hitting and extremely relevant, Trust explores the world of teen online dating and as such is especially recommended to parents.
A harrowing drama based on the true story of Sylvia Likens with incredibly strong performances by Ellen Page and Catherine Keener is an intense experience.
Another good movie from Clint Eastwood, who could have thought that Dirty Harry would be such a great director. Although,...
Fascinating, thought-provoking, and captivating, Luther is a masterpiece of modern cinema exploring not just religion but also us, humans.