Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose well-rated picks that finish in less than two hours. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-08 · 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.
1977 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 522 votes
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 605 votes
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1961 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 430 votes
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1974 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 900 votes
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 414 votes
A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 574 votes
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 410 votes
The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 792 votes
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 378 votes
Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,426 votes
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 574 votes
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 825 votes
Rural England, 1865. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 681 votes
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 673 votes
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 675 votes
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 549 votes
Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 361 votes
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,027 votes
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 755 votes
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,082 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.