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21. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

A young student discovers that all the books she has chosen in the library have been previously chosen by the same person. When she discovers who he is, she meets the young man who is learning the art of making violins.

Actors: Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana

Director: Yoshifumi Kondô

Runtime: 111 min

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Family, Romance, Musical

7.3 /10 7.9 /10

22. Jab We Met (2007)

A rich, depressed businessman and a happy, carefree young woman embark on an unexpected, life-changing journey.

Actors: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Tarun Arora

Director: Imtiaz Ali

Runtime: 138 min

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

7.9 /10

23. Wonder (2017)

A 10-year-old boy born with a facial deformity that has forced him to have surgery 27 times, strives to fit into his new school.

Actors: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic

Director: Stephen Chbosky

Runtime: 113 min

Genres: Drama, Family

7.1 /10 7.9 /10

24. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a celebration of the band Queen, their music and their singular singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes to become one of the world's most beloved showman. The film chronicles the band's meteoric rise to music's Olympus through their iconic songs and groundbreaking sound.

Actors: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee

Director: Bryan Singer

Runtime: 135 min

Genres: Drama, LGBTQ

7.2 /10 7.9 /10

25. 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

26. The Gentlemen (2019)

A drug lord with a strong British flair tries to sell his empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery

Director: Guy Ritchie

Runtime: 113 min

Genres: Crime, Action/Adventure

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

27. Nightcrawler (2014)

After witnessing an accident, Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a passionate young man who fails to find employment, discovers as a way to make money the world of criminal journalism in the dangerous city of Los Angeles. His work is to reach the scene of crimes or accidents and photograph what happened to sell them to the highest bidder.

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton

Director: Dan Gilroy

Runtime: 118 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

7.3 /10 7.8 /10

28. October Sky (1999)

In 1957, Homer Hickam, who lives in the small mining town of Coalwood, knows, like all boys, that he will end up working in the coal mines. Homer and his friends decide to build a rocket and, despite initial failures, he manages to convince everyone that even in Coalwood you can dream of stars and space races.

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern

Director: Joe Johnston

Runtime: 108 min

Genres: Biography, Drama, Family

6.9 /10 7.8 /10

29. The Social Network (2010)

"The Social Network" is a movie based on the creation of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg in 2003. It highlights the growth of the social networking site from a Harvard dorm room to a worldwide phenomenon with 500 million users. The film also portrays Zuckerberg's legal issues and personal complications, including accusations of stealing the idea and his tense relationship with his co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake

Director: David Fincher

Runtime: 121 min

Genres: Biography, Drama

6.8 /10 7.8 /10

30. 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

31. Boyz N the Hood (1991)

Surprising debut of the very young John Singleton - nominated for the Oscar for the best director with only 24 years - in a drama that tells the story of three childhood friends living in a dangerous neighborhood of Los Angeles. The three must face difficult dilemmas to make their way into life.

Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir

Director: John Singleton

Runtime: 112 min

Genres: Crime, Drama

7.0 /10 7.8 /10

32. Once (2007)

Glen Hansard is a Dublin singer and songwriter who plays on the streets and works in his father's store. He interprets well-known songs during the day but plays his own songs, mainly about his break-up, at night. Marketa Irglova, a Czech immigrant who sells flowers, writes songs about love but never performs them. Glen and Marketa meet in a music store, and their duet brings them together.

Actors: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh

Director: John Carney

Runtime: 85 min

Genres: Romance, Musical, Drama

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

33. Little Women (2019)

Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg are four sisters in full adolescence, who live with their mother in a North America who distantly suffers their civil war. With their varied artistic vocations and youth yearnings, they will discover the love and importance of family ties.

Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh

Director: Greta Gerwig

Runtime: 135 min

Genres: Romance, Drama

7.0 /10 7.8 /10

34. Pride (2014)

In the summer of 1984, the national miners’ union (NUM) called for a strike. A group of lesbians and gays were raising funds to help workers’ families. The group then decided to contact the miners directly and go to a small village in Wales.

Actors: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West

Director: Matthew Warchus

Runtime: 122 min

Genres: Comedy, LGBTQ, Drama

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

35. Paddington 2 (2017)

Paddington has become a very popular member of the Windsor Gardens community. His aunt Lucy turns 100 and he has the perfect gift for her: a wonderful pop-up book from Mr. Gruber’s antique shop. But everything gets complicated when the book is stolen.

Actors: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville

Director: Paul King

Runtime: 104 min

Genres: Animation, Action/Adventure, Comedy

6.8 /10 7.8 /10

36. The Fighter (2010)

In 1980s Massachusetts, boxer Dicky Eklund tries to redeem himself after sinking into drugs and crime, while his younger brother Micky Ward struggles to make a name for himself in the boxing world despite being controlled by their mother. Micky's girlfriend advises him to distance himself from his family after a controversial fight.

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams

Director: David O. Russell

Runtime: 116 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

37. The Breakfast Club (1985)

Five students of different education, training and tastes are punished to spend a Saturday at the institute where they study. Disagreements between them soon appear, especially when the director who watches over them is absent from the classroom.

Actors: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald

Director: John Hughes

Runtime: 97 min

Genres: Comedy, Drama

6.8 /10 7.8 /10

38. Drive (2011)

Driver is a skilled driver who works during the day in a workshop and at night as a driver for criminals, hired by his boss Shannon. One day his life changes when he meets his neighbor, Irene, and her son, as he becomes involved in their troubled familial situation.

Actors: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Runtime: 100 min

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Crime

7.2 /10 7.8 /10

39. 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

40. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Two completely different sisters: one, pure reason and common sense; the other, pure sensitivity and passion, faces love and the adversities of life. They move to the countryside and there they will have love experiences that will cause a profound change in them.

Actors: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet

Director: Ang Lee

Runtime: 136 min

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

7.1 /10 7.7 /10