Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose highly rated favorites backed by a meaningful number of TMDB votes. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · 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.
2025 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 3,005 votes
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,600 votes
After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 12,102 votes
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,539 votes
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 2,449 votes
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,476 votes
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1963 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 2,890 votes
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 13,804 votes
When Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 3,964 votes
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 9,208 votes
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,000 votes
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,611 votes
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1994 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,231 votes
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 12,520 votes
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,290 votes
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1926 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,430 votes
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1992 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 5,027 votes
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 17,105 votes
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 9,167 votes
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,627 votes
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.