Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Taiwan , 2000)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.9 | Matacritic - 92 | Rotten Tomatoes - 96% fresh Release Year - 2000Country - TaiwanGenres - Drama | Music | Romance IMDB page | Metacritic page | Rotten Tomatoes "When it's over, you'll wish it were't. You'll also feel better about being alive.  Do yourself a favor. Don't miss this one" - John Leonard, CBS News Sunday Morning "A marvel of delicacy and humor!" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "A...

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Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage aka Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Germany , 2005)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.7 | Matacritic - 76 |  Release Year - 2005Country - GermanyGenres - Biography | Crime | Drama IMDB page | Metacritic page The true story of a young woman who did what few in Nazi Germany  dared even think! "Chilling Authenticity! Grippingly Portrayed! Julia Stench is terrific! An ace performance" - Derek Elley , Variety "A gripping true story! Challenges you to gauge your own...

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La battaglia di Algeri aka The Battle of Algiers (Italy , 1966)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.2 | Matacritic - 94 Release Year - 1966Country - ItalyGenres - Drama | History | War IMDB page | Metacritic page The Revolt that Stirred the World!  An account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history. "A Most Extraordinary Film" - New York Times "The most emotionally powerful revolutionary epic since Eisenstein's Potemkin!" - Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Synopsis : The Battle of Algiers  is...

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Chi bi aka Red Cliff I & II (China , 2008 - 2009)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.3 | Matacritic - 73 | Rotten Tomatoes - 89% Release Year - 2008 - 2009Country - ChinaGenres - Action | Adventure | History | War | Drama Part I IMDB page | Part II IMDb page | Rotten Tomatoes Must watch the "GRAND - SCALE" of this epic action flick ... "'RED CLIFF' SCALES THE HEIGHTS. It balances character, grit, spectacle and visceral action in a meaty, dramatically satisfying pie that delivers on the...

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Aruitemo aruitemo aka Still Walking (Japan , 2008)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.9 | Matacritic - 89 | Rotten Tomatoes - 100% fresh Release Year - 2008Country - JapanGenres - Drama IMDB page | Metacritic page | Rotten Tomatoes Only watch if you want to see something emotional A Family Apart ... Will Come Together "Transcendent ... completely absorbing , so sure of its own scale and scope that while you're watching it the rest of the world fades into irrelevance" - A.O. Scott , The New York...

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Z (France , 1969)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.2 Release Year - 1969Country - AlgeriaGenres - Crime | Drama | History IMDB page First movie to be nominated for Oscars in both the best foreign-language category and the regular best picture category "An Extraordinary Thriller! One of the fastest, most exciting melodramas ever made" - Pauline Kael "Unbearably Exciting! Z is at the same time a political cry of rage and a brilliant suspense thriller!" - Roger...

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Les diaboliques aka Diabolique (France , 1955)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.3 | Rotten Tomatoes - 97% Release Year - 2004Country - ChinaGenres - Film-Noir | Horror | Mystery IMDB page | Rotten Tomatoes The Great Suspense Film That Shocked the World... And Became A Classic. Before Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Diabolique. "The Best Foreign Film of the Year" - New York Film Critics "A masterly thriller ... A shocker of a conclusion that no moviegoer should...

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Shi mian mai fu aka House of Flying Daggers (China , 2004)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.6 | Metacritic - 89 Release Year - 2004Country - ChinaGenres - Action | Adventure | Drama IMDB page | Metacritic Watch this one for a visual treat "Sublime, Gorgeous and Action- Packed" - Jamie Bernard, New York Daily News "Wild riot of color, music, passion, action, mystery, pure old-fashioned thrills and even dancing" - Phil Hall, Film Threat "A Gorgeous Entertainment, A Feast of Blood, Passion...

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Un long dimanche de fiançailles aka A Very Long Engagement (France , 2004)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.8 | Metacritic - 76  Release Year - 2004Country - FranceGenres - Drama | Mystery | Romance IMDB page | Metacritic A movie About the Beauty of Hope , The Absurdity of War and the Enduring Power ... of the Human Heart Synopsis : Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One. Five soldiers are...

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Volver (Spain , 2006)

Ratings - IMDB - 7.6 | Metacritic - 84 | Rotten Tomatoes - 92% Release Year - 2006Country - SpainGenres - Comedy | Crime | Drama IMDB page | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis : After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life. Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz plays Raimunda, a working-class...

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Zerkalo aka The Mirror (Russia , 1975)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.0 Release Year - 1975Country - RussiaGenres - Biography | Drama | History IMDB page Synopsis : A man in his forties is going to die and remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments but things that also tell the story of all the Russian nation... The director mixes flashbacks, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood...

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Huozhe aka To Live (China , 1994)

Ratings - IMDB - 8.1 Release Year - 1994Country - ChinaGenres - Drama | War IMDB page Synopsis : Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work. They raise a family and survive,...

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