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 2026-08-04 · 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.
2000 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,734 votes
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,150 votes
Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1956 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,739 votes
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,342 votes
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,560 votes
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,967 votes
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,906 votes
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,581 votes
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,435 votes
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 15,292 votes
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,156 votes
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,864 votes
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 6,646 votes
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,626 votes
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,423 votes
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 5,608 votes
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 24,330 votes
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1973 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,118 votes
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 9,025 votes
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,354 votes
The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.