The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,446 votes
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
What to Watch This Weekend Movies
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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Last Christmas
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,657 votes
Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Darkest Minds
2018 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,955 votes
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eddie the Eagle
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,323 votes
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Minari
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,890 votes
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,429 votes
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Life in a Year
2020 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,994 votes
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Do the Right Thing
1989 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,029 votes
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Drive My Car
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,521 votes
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pom Poko
1994 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,222 votes
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,576 votes
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fathers and Daughters
2015 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,049 votes
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Fiction
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,389 votes
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 4,033 votes
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sorcerer
1977 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 672 votes
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
2005 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 777 votes
Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Flu
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,287 votes
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,264 votes
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Life Itself
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 637 votes
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gia
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 839 votes
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.