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.
2001 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 20,018 votes
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 11,219 votes
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 11,202 votes
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 4,655 votes
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1974 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 3,440 votes
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,091 votes
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 3,431 votes
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 9,217 votes
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,077 votes
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,196 votes
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 5,486 votes
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 18,707 votes
Remy, a rat, possesses a palate far more refined than that of his fellow comrades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,422 votes
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,522 votes
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 4,754 votes
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,529 votes
Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 6,919 votes
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,035 votes
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 5,079 votes
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 14,247 votes
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.