Serenity
2005 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,934 votes
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Top Rated Movies
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 2026-08-05 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
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.
This Is It
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,089 votes
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Road to Perdition
2002 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,059 votes
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Goldfinger
1964 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,034 votes
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mudbound
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,320 votes
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,246 votes
Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Vie en Rose
2007 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,750 votes
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,774 votes
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,800 votes
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
End of Watch
2012 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,699 votes
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Abyss
1989 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,516 votes
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Terminal
2004 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 8,834 votes
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jackie Brown
1997 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 7,028 votes
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Minority Report
2002 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 9,782 votes
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Migration
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,287 votes
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Darkest Hour
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,581 votes
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Moonlight
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 7,606 votes
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Watchmen
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 10,134 votes
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Education
2004 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,079 votes
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,176 votes
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.