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.
1999 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 379 votes
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 371 votes
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 283 votes
Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 488 votes
Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 286 votes
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1947 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 562 votes
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,147 votes
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,438 votes
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1938 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,097 votes
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 246 votes
Witek runs after a train. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 176 votes
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 113 votes
During the last years of Pinochet's military regime, a group of militants from the "Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front" plan a prison break of political prisoners, through a tunnel that will take them 18 months to dig. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 381 votes
A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 110 votes
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1933 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 967 votes
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 314 votes
To save the future from a terrible fate, Marinette becomes Chronobug and teams up with Bunnyx to defeat a mysterious opponent who travels through time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 130 votes
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 121 votes
A commercial diver is stranded on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen supply, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 197 votes
Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1925 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 330 votes
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.