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21. Knives Out (2019)

When the renowned mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead in his mansion, just after the family celebration of his 85th birthday, detective Benoit Blanc is recruited to investigate the matter. He will move among a network of false clues and interesting lies to try to discover the truth after the writer's death.

Actors: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas

Director: Rian Johnson

Runtime: 130 min

Genres: Comedy, Drama

7.2 /10 7.9 /10

22. The Irishman (2019)

Frank Sheeran was a World War II veteran, con man, and hit man who worked with some of the most prominent figures of the 20th century. 'The Irishman' chronicles one of the country's great unsolved mysteries: the disappearance of legendary trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa.

Actors: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci

Director: Martin Scorsese

Runtime: 209 min

Genres: Drama, Crime, Biography, History, Mystery, Thriller

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

23. Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies his house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the future happiness and security of the family depend on the marriages of their daughters.

Actors: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn

Director: Joe Wright

Runtime: 127 min

Genres: Drama, Romance

7.8 /10

24. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer (Thomas) is a young German patriot eager to fight. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and his friends are killed or seriously injured, Paul questions the sanity of fighting.

Actors: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer

Director: Edward Berger

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

7.8 /10

25. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

In 1969, one of the most popular trials in the history of the United States took place, in which seven people accused of conspiring against national security were tried. This event would bring with it a series of social conflicts that would go down in posterity at a time of great changes at all levels of American people.

Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen

Director: Aaron Sorkin

Runtime: 129 min

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller, Mystery

7.0 /10 7.7 /10

26. Beasts of No Nation (2015)

In the midst of a civil war in an African country, little Agu, separated from his mother, loses the rest of his family and becomes a child soldier, manipulated by a fearsome warlord, Commander, who will teach him to kill and instruct him in the ways of war.

Actors: Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Runtime: 137 min

Genre: Drama

7.3 /10 7.7 /10

27. ROMA (2018)

Cleo is the young servant of a family that lives in Colonia Roma, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Mexico City. In this love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to paint a realistic and emotional portrait of domestic conflicts and social hierarchies during the political turmoil of the 1970s.

Actors: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Runtime: 135 min

Genre: Drama

7.0 /10 7.7 /10

28. The Wind Rises (2013)

Jiro Horikoshi, who dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, is inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Biographical film that recreates historical events that marked his life, such as the 1923 Kanto earthquake, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic, and Japan's entry into World War II.

Actors: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Runtime: 126 min

Genres: Animation, Anime, Biography, Drama, History, Romance

7.2 /10 7.7 /10

29. Porco Rosso (1992)

Period of interwar. Porco is an aviator pig who frustrates all acts of piracy perpetrated by the Adriatic air pirates. These, determined to end the brave and skillful aviator, agree to hire an American adventurer whose mission will be to eliminate him.

Actors: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Bunshi Katsura Vi

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Runtime: 94 min

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

7.4 /10 7.7 /10

30. The Game (1997)

Billionaire Nicholas Van Orton has everything a man can wish. But Conrad, his discolo brother, is still able to find a birthday gift that may surprise him: his entry into an leisure club capable of designing to the measure of him adventures and exclusive hobbies.

Actors: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn

Director: David Fincher

Runtime: 129 min

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

7.2 /10 7.7 /10

31. The Social Dilemma (2020)

Technology teachers have created a new form of capitalism where humans are the raw material for AI to capture attention, putting truth and democracy at risk and leading to our own destruction. AI is hidden but powerful, disrupting social norms and directing civilization towards destruction.

Actors: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson

Director: Jeff Orlowski

Runtime: 94 min

Genres: Documentary, Drama

6.8 /10 7.6 /10

32. The Two Popes (2019)

It explores the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI and his successor, Pope Francis, two of the most powerful leaders of the Catholic Church, who address their own pasts and demands for the institution to advance in the modern world.

Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Runtime: 125 min

Genres: Drama, Biography, Comedy, History

6.8 /10 7.6 /10

33. Seven Pounds (2008)

Ben Thomas, a tax inspector from Los Angeles, contacts some people to help them, but the reasons that move him to act in this way are a mystery. However, when he meets Emily Posa, a young woman who is poorly investigated by tax inspectors and begins to feel attracted to her, her unspeakable plans are shaken.

Actors: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson

Director: Gabriele Muccino

Runtime: 123 min

Genres: Romance, Drama

7.1 /10 7.6 /10

34. Arrietty (2010)

A family of tiny beings, barely 10 cm. tall, live in a house hidden under the floorboards of a country mansion. A bold teenager is accidentally seen by a child who has just settled in the house because of their delicate health. Between them a great friendship arises.

Actors: Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Runtime: 94 min

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy

7.2 /10 7.6 /10

35. Moneyball (2011)

In 2001, Billy Beane, general director of the Oakland athletics (baseball), became famous to get great hits through the "Moneyball" method, a program that consists of building a competitive team with less economic resources than the Most of the Major Leagues and using statistical computer methods to coordinate the players.

Actors: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill

Director: Bennett Miller

Runtime: 134 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

6.7 /10 7.6 /10

36. Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero. He depends on Master Shifu and the Furious Five to give him a chance.

Actors: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie

Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson

Runtime: 90 min

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Action/Adventure

6.5 /10 7.6 /10

37. The Aviator (2004)

The biography of Howard Hughes highlights his rise from a man with little inheritance to one of the most prominent producers in American cinema. He also made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was a successful industrialist and merchant. Hughes discovered and promoted actresses such as Jean Harlow and became the owner of RKO Radio Pictures.

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale

Director: Martin Scorsese

Runtime: 170 min

Genres: History, Drama

6.4 /10 7.5 /10

38. Fury (2014)

April 1945, the war is about to end. In command of the veteran sergeant Wardaddy, a brigade of five American soldiers aboard a tank - fury - has to fight against a Nazi army to the edge of despair, since the Germans know that their defeat was already sung by that time.

Actors: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman

Director: David Ayer

Runtime: 135 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

6.6 /10 7.5 /10

39. The Impossible (2012)

The movie follows the story of Maria, Henry, and their three children who go to Thailand for a Christmas vacation. One morning, the family gets caught in a catastrophic tsunami that destroys their hotel and affects millions of people's lives. The movie depicts the family's struggle and survival.

Actors: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland

Director: J.A. Bayona

Runtime: 113 min

Genres: Thriller, Drama

6.8 /10 7.5 /10

40. tick, tick... Boom! (2021)

The musical, based on the life of Jonathan Larson, follows an aspiring theater composer working as a waiter while writing Superbia. His girlfriend and best friend have conflicting priorities, and as his 30th birthday approaches, he questions if his dream is worth pursuing.

Actors: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus

Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Genres: Musical, Drama

6.7 /10 7.5 /10