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.
1944 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,063 votes
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,562 votes
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1927 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 3,144 votes
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1963 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,555 votes
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 22,205 votes
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 4,615 votes
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,952 votes
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1961 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,716 votes
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1959 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 3,937 votes
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 5,070 votes
Barcelona, Spain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1950 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,727 votes
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,232 votes
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,262 votes
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 8,091 votes
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,537 votes
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,830 votes
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 8,943 votes
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 7,578 votes
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 38,996 votes
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 4,701 votes
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.