Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose well-rated titles with smaller audiences than blockbuster releases. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-09 · Ratings from TMDB
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
1992 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 102 votes
Sanjay, a carefree young man, experiences mental and physical transformation to compete in an inter-collegiate bicycle race after his elder brother is unable to participate due to an injury. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1959 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 204 votes
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 199 votes
Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 287 votes
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 509 votes
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1972 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,094 votes
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 200 votes
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 205 votes
Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 521 votes
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1939 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 193 votes
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 844 votes
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,015 votes
A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a merciless masked clan and a band of Mexican revolutionaries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 132 votes
Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 511 votes
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,010 votes
Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1954 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 254 votes
A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1970 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 281 votes
As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his innocent charge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 114 votes
Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 118 votes
Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 170 votes
Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.