Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose engaging favorites worth making time for this weekend. 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.
2008 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 525 votes
The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 642 votes
A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,820 votes
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1953 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,112 votes
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1973 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 785 votes
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 651 votes
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 666 votes
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,538 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.
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 569 votes
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,178 votes
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 996 votes
For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,235 votes
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 963 votes
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,521 votes
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,159 votes
An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 889 votes
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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.
2004 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,001 votes
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 752 votes
Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 771 votes
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.