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 2026-08-05 · 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.
1939 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 271 votes
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1945 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 108 votes
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1976 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 347 votes
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 246 votes
Ten-year-old Arco lives in a far future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 160 votes
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1972 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 110 votes
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 976 votes
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1938 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 357 votes
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 310 votes
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 582 votes
A daredevil driver is determined to compete in Redline, the most popular race in the galaxy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1927 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 213 votes
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 229 votes
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 281 votes
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 342 votes
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 103 votes
The story follows a family of refugees from the early twentieth century through to the Civil War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 246 votes
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 670 votes
A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 967 votes
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 200 votes
Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 501 votes
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.