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 2026-08-06 · 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.
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,296 votes
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,158 votes
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,534 votes
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,087 votes
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,652 votes
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,359 votes
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,921 votes
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,273 votes
A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1940 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 6,311 votes
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 5,607 votes
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 10,889 votes
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,462 votes
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 4,716 votes
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,762 votes
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,090 votes
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,105 votes
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,812 votes
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1973 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,224 votes
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,432 votes
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,808 votes
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.