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.
1994 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 30,101 votes
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 14,563 votes
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1954 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 4,296 votes
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 1,243 votes
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 6,644 votes
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 27,978 votes
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 14,113 votes
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 32,496 votes
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 4,900 votes
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 8,307 votes
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 24,251 votes
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 1,231 votes
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1960 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 11,112 votes
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 11,593 votes
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 4,588 votes
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 17,522 votes
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 18,618 votes
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 11,254 votes
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 2,475 votes
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 23,430 votes
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.