50 Unforgettable Movies That Leave a Lasting Impression

We have compiled the most striking movies that will haunt you for a long time after you watch them.

If you are ready, let’s move on to our movie recommendations:

Movie List Index

1.Buried

Open your eyes. You are in a closed space, 2 meters underground in Iraq. There is only enough air to breathe for another 90 minutes. Your only contact with the outside world is a mysterious cell phone with poor reception and a dying battery. With each passing second, you are one step closer to death…

Information about Buried

Title: Buried
Director: Rodrigo Cortés
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson, and Stephen Tobolowsky
Release Year: 2010
Duration: 95 minutes
Country: Spain, United States, France
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: 127 Hours (2010), Locke (2013), and Phone Booth (2002)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Buried on IMDb

2.The Passion of the Christ

Winning director Mel Gibson tells the story of Jesus’ last 12 hours before his crucifixion. Filmed in Hebrew and Aramaic, The Passion of the Christ was nominated for 3 Oscars. Jesus of Nazareth announced at the Last Supper with his apostles that he would be betrayed. Just as he said, Judas (Luca Lionello) denounces Jesus to the Romans. Despite the Roman governor’s hesitations, Jesus is subjected to intolerable torture at the instigation of the Jewish leaders.

Information about The Passion of the Christ

Title: The Passion of the Christ
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, and Hristo Shopov
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 127 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Ben-Hur (1959), and The Ten Commandments (1956)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Passion of the Christ on IMDb

3.Unthinkable

Steven Arthur Younger (Michael Sheen) is an American citizen of Arab origin and has even served as an explosives expert in the US Army. But this time, he sends a video to all American authorities, freezing everyone’s blood. In his video, he threatens to blow up three US states if they do not do what he wants. The situation is very serious, and Steven must be caught very soon.

Information about Unthinkable

Title: Unthinkable
Director: Gregor Jordan
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Root
Release Year: 2010
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Tubi
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: A Most Wanted Man (2014), Eye in the Sky (2015), and Prisoners (2013)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Unthinkable on IMDb

4.The Mist

After a strange fog that gave the town the impression of coming from another world descended, David Drayton and his young son Billy were among the townspeople who took refuge in the supermarket in fear and panic. David was the first to notice that some mysterious creatures were lurking in the thick and dark fog. These were deadly, frightening creatures that did not belong to this world. However, salvation depends on everyone in the supermarket acting together…

Information about The Mist

Title: The Mist
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, and Toby Jones
Release Year: 2007
Duration: 126 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Thing (1982), It (2017), and Signs (2002)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Mist on IMDb

5.Lorenzo’s Oil

Lorenzo Odone, a normal child who showed no signs of illness until the age of 7, soon began to experience sudden fainting spells and memory loss. Doctors gave Lorenzo, who contracted an incurable disease called ADL, a few years to live at most.

Information about Lorenzo’s Oil

Title: Lorenzo’s Oil
Director: George Miller
Cast: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, and Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Release Year: 1992
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Biography
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: English
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), and My Left Foot (1989)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Lorenzo’s Oil on IMDb

6.Amistad

The African slaves held aboard the ship La Amistad suddenly start a massive rebellion. Led by a slave named Cinque, the slaves take control of the ship by taking arms, and their only wish is to return to their homeland, Africa.

Information about Amistad

Title: Amistad
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, and Morgan Freeman
Release Year: 1997
Duration: 155 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: 12 Years a Slave (2013), Schindler’s List (1993), and The Help (2011)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Amistad on IMDb

7.Kynodontas /Dogtooth

A controlling and manipulative father holds his three children captive to the institution of the family by constantly confining them to the house. Christina, an employee of their father who makes regular visits to provide “sexual services” to his sons, has become a distraction for them. Perhaps this is why the older daughter, increasingly curious about the outside world, begins to formulate a plan to escape.

Information about Kynodontas (Dogtooth)

Title: Kynodontas (Dogtooth)
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Stergioglou, and Michelle Valley
Release Year: 2009
Duration: 94 minutes
Country: Greece
Genre: Drama, Psychological Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: Greek
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Lobster (2015), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), and A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Kynodontas (Dogtooth) on IMDb

8.Candy

Dan and Candy are people who are involved in art and are passionate about each other. The same goes for heroin. When the money runs out, the only way they can get heroin is to turn to Casper, a hedonist whom Dan sees as a mentor. The lives of this couple, who desire to feel love and life to the core, gradually turn into a dark picture.

Information about Candy

Title: Candy
Director: Neil Armfield
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, and Charlotte Best
Release Year: 2006
Duration: 108 minutes
Country: Australia
Genre: Drama, Romance
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Last Picture Show (1971), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and A Star is Born (2018)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Candy on IMDb

9.Murder in the First

Sent to the famous Alcatraz prison, where the most notorious prisoners are kept, for stealing $5, Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) is caught trying to escape and is locked up in solitary confinement. After being tortured by the ruthless guard Milton Glenn (Gary Oldman) for three years in this dark and cold cell, Henri turns into a murderer when he is released and is now on trial for first-degree murder for the murder of a prisoner. Newly graduated lawyer James Stamphill (Christian Slater), who is assigned to this case with no chance of winning, will approach the case from a completely different perspective and argue that the real culprit is the system in Alcatraz.

Information about Murder in the First

Title: Murder in the First
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, and William H. Macy
Release Year: 1995
Duration: 122 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Green Mile (1999), A Few Good Men (1992), and The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Murder in the First on IMDb

10.Irréversible

Gaspar Noé’s movies are known for their intense and challenging content, and Enter the Void is no exception. This movie pushes the boundaries of conventional storytelling, much like Memento, but to an even more extreme degree. The scenes, particularly the bar scenes with the fire extinguisher, can be mentally unsettling and are designed to provoke deep thought and discomfort. Gaspar Noé’s unique style often creates a visceral experience that can be overwhelming. We advise some mental preparation before diving into his movies, as they can be profoundly intense and thought-provoking.

Information about Irreversible

Title: Irreversible
Director: Gaspar Noé
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia
Release Year: 2002
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: France
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
Language: French
Age Rating: NC-17 (due to intense violence and sexual content)
Similar Movies: Enter the Void (2009), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Antichrist (2009)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Irreversible on IMDb

11.The Life of David Gale

Constance Harraway, who was against the death penalty, like him, was raped and brutally murdered. However, the bitter side of this tragic event is that the blame fell on David. David, who agreed to have a very special interview with journalist Elizabeth Bloom, tells her about the incident openly. Bloom, who realizes that she has caught a very good news story, learns other dimensions of the incident as she listens to his account.

Information about The Life of David Gale

Title: The Life of David Gale
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, and Gabriel Mann
Release Year: 2003
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Dead Man Walking (1995), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Primal Fear (1996)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Life of David Gale on IMDb

12.Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille was born among the garbage behind the counter as the son of a fishmonger. His mother thought he would die like her other children and threw him among the garbage. However, Jean lived and grew up in an orphanage. He soon realized that he had a strong sense of smell. While working in a tannery during his youth, Jean was enchanted by the scent of a beautiful young girl one day when he went to the city and followed her.

Information about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, and Rachel Hurd-Wood
Release Year: 2006
Duration: 147 minutes
Country: Germany, France, Spain
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Language: German, French, English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), and Atonement (2007)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer on IMDb

13.Sleepers

Growing up in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1960s, four children named Shakes, Michael, John, and Tommy caused an old man to get injured while playing a prank. Imprisoned for nearly a year in the Wilkenson Center in New York, the four friends were subjected to mistreatment by the guards there. Beaten, dishonored, and sexually abused, these four friends get the opportunity to take revenge on the Wilkenson Center and its guards after 13 years.

Information about Sleepers

Title: Sleepers
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, Dustin Hoffman
Release Year: 1996
Duration: 147 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Netflix
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: English
Age Rating: 18+ (for violence, sexual content, and disturbing themes)
Similar Movies: Mystic River (2003), A Time to Kill (1996), The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Sleepers on IMDb

14.El Cuerpo / The Body

While the secret of her death has not yet been revealed, the disappearance of Mayka’s body from the morgue will change everything. With the involvement of Detective Jaime Pena, the events will become even more complicated.

Information about El Cuerpo (The Body)

Title: El Cuerpo (The Body)
Director: Oriol Paulo
Cast: José Coronado, Aura Garrido, and Hugo Silva
Release Year: 2012
Duration: 106 minutes
Country: Spain
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
Language: Spanish
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Invisible Man (2020), The Orphanage (2007), and The Others (2001)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: El Cuerpo (The Body) on IMDb

15.The Impossible

Maria and Henry go to Thailand with their three children to spend their winter vacation. Wanting to spend a few days in this tropical paradise, the family attends the Christmas party held on the night of December 25th and has a lot of fun. The next morning, while they are enjoying the pool, a terrible noise begins to shake the place. While Maria and Henry are frozen in fear, giant waves are also coming toward them from above the hotel walls!

Information about The Impossible

Title: The Impossible
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, and Samuel Joslin
Release Year: 2012
Duration: 113 minutes
Country: Spain, United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: English, Spanish, Thai
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: 127 Hours (2010), Cast Away (2000), and Rescue Dawn (2006)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Impossible on IMDb

16.The Skin I Live In

This 2011 movie is one of the most successful works of the psychodrama genre. ‘La Piel que Habito,’ which has won awards at festivals, focuses on the life of a doctor who tries to create a new skin for a woman burned in an accident in order to save her from the burnt appearance.

Information about The Skin I Live In

Title: The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet
Release Year: 2011
Duration: 120 minutes
Country: Spain
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Available Platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: Spanish
Age Rating: R (for disturbing violent content including sexual assault, nudity, and language)
Similar Movies: Eyes Without a Face (1960), Vertigo (1958), Oldboy (2003)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Skin I Live In on IMDb

17.Gone Baby Gone

Amanda, who hires two detectives to find her missing niece, does everything she can. After a while, the case progresses and is almost solved. However, at this point, the two detectives begin to defend conflicting ideas to the point of separating from each other.

Information about Gone Baby Gone

Title: Gone Baby Gone
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris
Release Year: 2007
Duration: 114 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Mystic River (2003), The Town (2010), and Prisoners (2013)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Gone Baby Gone on IMDb

18.Boys Don’t Cry

The city of Falls, Nebraska, was awash with gossip about a young man named Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank). He had attracted the attention and interest of all the women as well as the whole town. Behind his charismatic personality and innocent face, he was hiding a huge secret. He was not the person everyone thought he was. Like every young person, he made mistakes and had to pay dearly for these mistakes. When he accidentally crossed the boundaries between his new girlfriend Lana and his brave friend John, the secret was revealed with savagery.

Information about Boys Don’t Cry

Title: Boys Don’t Cry
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, and Alison Folland
Release Year: 1999
Duration: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Hours (2002), A Girl Like Her (2015), and The Danish Girl (2015)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Boys Don’t Cry on IMDb

19.Primal Fear

Primal Fear, which instantly put Edward Norton among Hollywood’s brightest young actors, begins with a bloody murder. The murdered priest is a priest, and the murderer is a young orphan who is taken in by the church. But why would this timid, shy, and weak young man kill Pastor Rushman, whom he claims to love like a father? This is the first question that needs to be answered in the case that Martin Vail, a criminal lawyer almost as famous as a pop star, has accepted to take on without charging any money.

Information about Primal Fear

Title: Primal Fear
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, and John Mahoney
Release Year: 1996
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: A Few Good Men (1992), The Verdict (1982), and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Primal Fear on IMDb

20.Awakenings

Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a doctor who has very poor human relations and has been doing scientific research in laboratories all his life. A hospital that is short of staff is forced to hire Sayer because there are no other applicants. Dr. Sayer wants to treat patients who have all been unconscious and motionless for many years. Sayer thinks that a drug called L-Dopa, which was developed for another disease, could also be a cure for his own patients, and he wants to try his luck. The doctor, who gets permission to try the drug on Leonard Lowe, is successful at first, but over time, the side effects of the drug begin to appear…

Information about Awakenings

Title: Awakenings
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, and John Heard
Release Year: 1990
Duration: 120 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Language: English
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), The Fisher King (1991), and Rain Man (1988)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Awakenings on IMDb

21.Hunger

The movie ‘Hunger’ focuses on the prisoners’ strike in Northern Ireland. This movie will make your blood run cold as it reveals all the hardships of the hunger strike.

Information about Hunger

Title: Hunger
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Helen McCrory
Release Year: 2008
Duration: 96 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: English
Age Rating: NC-17
Similar Movies: The Pianist (2002), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Hunger on IMDb

22.Atonement

On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia undress and take a dip in the small pool in the garden of their summer cottage. Like Cecilia, her childhood friend Robbie Turner, just back from Cambridge, is watching her. Before the day is over, the lives of these three young people will be changed for good. Robbie and Cecilia will cross a boundary they never imagined and become victims of the little girl’s imagination. Witnessing the secrets of others, Briony will commit a crime and will strive until death to atone for it

Information about Atonement

Title: Atonement
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, and Romola Garai
Release Year: 2007
Duration: 123 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, France, United States
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The English Patient (1996), Pride & Prejudice (2005), and The Remains of the Day (1993)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Atonement on IMDb

23.The Machinist

A machine operator named Trevor Reznik loses his ability to sleep. But this is not an ordinary insomnia syndrome. Due to extreme fatigue and sleeplessness, his physical health and mental balance begin to deteriorate. At first, his coworkers are afraid of him because of his strange appearance, but when one of the men loses his arm in an accident at the shop that Trevor is involved in, the men turn against him. They blame Trevor for the accident. He has now become an obstacle for both himself and the others, and the only thing the men want is for Trevor to leave.

Information about The Machinist

Title: The Machinist
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and John Sharian
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 101 minutes
Country: Spain, United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Language: English, Spanish
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Fight Club (1999), Memento (2000), and Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Machinist on IMDb

24.21 Grams

College professor Paul Rivers and his wife Mary’s marriage hangs precariously between life and death. Paul is terminally ill and awaiting a heart transplant, while Mary hopes to become pregnant through artificial insemination.

Information about 21 Grams

Title: 21 Grams
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, and Charlotte Gainsbourg
Release Year: 2003
Duration: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: English, Spanish
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Babel (2006), Amores Perros (2000), and The Constant Gardener (2005)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: 21 Grams on IMDb

25.Chugyeogja / The Chaser

Joongho, a former police officer, is going through a financially difficult time and finds a solution by selling women. However, after a while, these women start disappearing without a trace. Each woman who disappears is sought after by the same customer, and one of them is about to meet that customer…

Information about The Chaser

Title: The Chaser (Chugyeogja)
Director: Na Hong-jin
Cast: Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee
Release Year: 2008
Duration: 125 minutes
Country: South Korea
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Language: Korean
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: I Saw the Devil (2010), Memories of Murder (2003), and Oldboy (2003)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Chaser on IMDb

26.Crash

A housewife and her drug-addict husband. A shop owner. Two police detectives in love. An African-American director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car thieves. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple. They all live in Los Angeles, and over the next 36 hours, they will all get to know each other and become integral parts of a story…

Information about Crash

Title: Crash
Director: Paul Haggis
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Matt Dillon, and Ryan Phillippe
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 112 minutes
Country: United States, Germany
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Magnolia (1999), Babel (2006), and Traffic (2000)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Crash on IMDb

27.The Stoning of Soraya M.

Freidoune meets Zehra in a small village where he stopped because his car broke down. Realizing that Freidoune is a journalist, Zehra insists on following him so that she can talk to him. Her nephew, Süreyya, was brutally murdered by the people he lived with in the same village the day before. Before she dies, Zehra promises her nephew that she will do everything she can to prevent this from being buried among the village’s secrets.

Information about The Stoning of Soraya M.

Title: The Stoning of Soraya M.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel, Mozhan Marnò, and Ali Daei
Release Year: 2008
Duration: 101 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Language: English, Persian
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), The Kite Runner (2007), and Persepolis (2007)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Stoning of Soraya M. on IMDb

28.Blood Diamond

Set against the backdrop of chaos and civil war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, “Blood Diamond” tells the story of South African mercenary Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mende fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou). Both men are African, but their backgrounds and circumstances are as different as can be. However, their destinies intersect in their quest to find a pink diamond that could change their lives.

Information about Blood Diamond

Title: Blood Diamond
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, and Arnold Vosloo
Release Year: 2006
Duration: 143 minutes
Country: United States, Germany
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
Language: English, Mende, Afrikaans
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Hotel Rwanda (2004), The Last King of Scotland (2006), and The Constant Gardener (2005)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Blood Diamond on IMDb

29.Black Swan

Nina (Portman) is a very talented ballerina living in New York, and like most ballerinas, there is nothing else in her life but dancing. She lives with her mother, Erica (Hershey), who is a former ballerina and very ambitious in this regard. The play director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace the principal ballerina of Swan Lake, Beth MacIntyre (Ryder), for the new season, and his first choice is Nina.

Information about Black Swan

Title: Black Swan
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, and Barbara Hershey
Release Year: 2010
Duration: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Wrestler (2008), and Perfect Blue (1997)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Black Swan on IMDb

30.Room

Jack and his mother live in a tiny room, surrounded by only four walls. Your soul will be crushed as you witness the dramatic life of the mother and son imprisoned in the room.

Information about Room

Title: Room
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy
Release Year: 2015
Duration: 118 minutes
Country: Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Netflix
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Lovely Bones (2009), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and Boyhood (2014)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Room on IMDb

31.Gone Girl

Nick’s life is turned upside down when his wife Amy suddenly disappears on their 5th wedding anniversary. Nick, who becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the police and Amy’s family, goes to great lengths to prove his innocence.

Information about Gone Girl

Title: Gone Girl
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry
Release Year: 2014
Duration: 149 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Zodiac (2007), Prisoners (2013), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Gone Girl on IMDb

32.Shutter Island

Like many Martin Scorsese movies, Shutter Island is a masterpiece. In the movie, two police officers, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Ole, go to Ashcliff Hospital and begin investigating the disappearance of a mental patient named Rachel Soland. However, as time passes, they find themselves torn between reality and fantasy. That line will start to blur over time.

Information about Shutter Island

Title: Shutter Island
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams
Release Year: 2010
Duration: 138 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Inception (2010), The Sixth Sense (1999), and The Machinist (2004)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Shutter Island on IMDb

33.The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Jean-Dominique Bauby, the charismatic 43-year-old editor of Elle Magazine, suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage on December 8, 1995, followed by a severe stroke. After 20 days in a coma, Jean-Dominique woke up to find himself trapped inside his body. He had lost all of his physical functions except the vision in his left eye. However, with his unique perspective on life, he managed to create a brand new and rich world for himself. Because, apart from his left eye, there were two other things that remained unaffected: imagination and memories.

Information about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Title: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Director: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, and Anne Consigny
Release Year: 2007
Duration: 112 minutes
Country: France, United States
Genre: Biography, Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
Language: French
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: My Left Foot (1989), The Sea Inside (2004), and The Theory of Everything (2014)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on IMDb

34.Million Dollar Baby

Frankie Dunn has trained incredible fighters during his years in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is to protect themselves above all else, a principle he also applies to his own life. For a long time, he has avoided getting close to anyone due to a painful experience that alienated him from his daughter and kept him at a distance. His only friend, Scrap, looks after his gym and knows that beneath Frankie’s tough exterior lies a deep longing for forgiveness that has haunted him for 23 years. One day, Maggie Fitzgerald walks into the gym.

Information about Million Dollar Baby

Title: Million Dollar Baby
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Jay Baruchel
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 132 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Sport
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: Rocky (1976), The Fighter (2010), and Cinderella Man (2005)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Million Dollar Baby on IMDb

35.Trainspotting

Mark Renton has a group of young Scottish friends living in Edinburgh who are also addicted to heroin. They are all downtrodden, liars, psychopaths, thieves, and drug addicts. As they harm themselves with heroin, they approach the inevitable end, and their friendship begins to deteriorate. Only Mark has the willpower to escape this situation. However, he remains undecided about whether to choose life or not.

Information about Trainspotting

Title: Trainspotting
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle
Release Year: 1996
Duration: 93 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pulp Fiction (1994), and A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Trainspotting on IMDb

36.Hotel Rwanda

In a country on the other side of the world, Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of people were killed in a war between the Hutus and Tutsis in 1994. The streets were like a field of corpses. While the rest of the world did not lift a finger to address this humanitarian crisis, Paul, a hotel owner, showed incredible devotion by saving the lives of 1,200 people and turning his hotel into a shelter.

Information about Hotel Rwanda

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Director: Terry George
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, and Joaquin Phoenix
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 121 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy, United States
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Language: English
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: Schindler’s List (1993), The Last King of Scotland (2006), and Blood Diamond (2006)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Hotel Rwanda on IMDb

37.Incendies

At the request of a lawyer who is a family friend, twin sisters Jeanne and Simon travel to Lebanon to fulfill their deceased mother’s final wishes. Although Simon hesitates at first, he soon decides not to upset his sister Jeanne. The twin sisters, unknowingly drawn into a deeper journey, are about to uncover the dark secrets of their past.

Information about Incendies

Title: Incendies
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard
Release Year: 2010
Duration: 131 minutes
Country: Canada, France
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
Language: French, Arabic
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Prisoners (2013), The Lives of Others (2006), and A Prophet (2009)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Incendies on IMDb

38.Come and See

The occupation of a village in Belarus by German forces led to the tragic demise of Florya’s family. Florya, who fled into the forest to escape the soldiers, managed to return home, only to discover her family and other villagers massacred. She struggled to hold on to life amidst the brutal devastation of the war, but everything soon turned into a nightmare.

Information about Come and See

Title: Come and See
Director: Elem Klimov
Cast: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Release Year: 1985
Duration: 142 minutes
Country: Soviet Union
Genre: Drama, War, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
Language: Russian
Age Rating: Not Rated
Similar Movies: The Thin Red Line (1998), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Come and See on IMDb

39.Capharnaum

After running away from his neglectful and abusive parents and living on the streets, a 12-year-old boy files a lawsuit against his parents to protest the life they gave him.

Information about Capharnaüm

Title: Capharnaüm
Director: Nadine Labaki
Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shifera, and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Release Year: 2018
Duration: 126 minutes
Country: Lebanon
Genre: Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
Language: Arabic
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Kite Runner (2007), Lion (2016), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Capharnaüm on IMDb

40.Old Boy

Oh Dae-Su, an ordinary man living with his wife and newborn baby, was kidnapped from in front of his house one day in 1988. When he woke up, he found himself in a small and dark cell. Not knowing who locked him there and why, the man’s only connection to the world was the small television in his cell. One day, when he heard on the news that his wife had been brutally murdered, he was shocked and realized that he had been locked up because he was thought to be involved in the incident. Exactly 15 years later, the man was suddenly released and vowed to find the people who killed his family and take revenge on those who locked him up.

Information about Old Boy

Title: Old Boy
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jung
Release Year: 2003
Duration: 120 minutes
Country: South Korea
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
Language: Korean
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Man from Nowhere (2010), Memories of Murder (2003), and The Chaser (2008)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Old Boy on IMDb

41.Requiem for a Dream

Sara Goldfarb is a widow who is addicted to TV. Her son Harry is a drug addict who hangs out with his girlfriend Marion and drug dealer Tyrone. Sara wins a TV show and is very excited. She tries to lose weight and starts using diet pills in order to get the red dress that is the prize. On the other hand, Harry and his friends continue to use heroin and cocaine non-stop. These addictions will eventually lead the family to disaster.

Information about Requiem for a Dream

Title: Requiem for a Dream
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans
Release Year: 2000
Duration: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Psychological Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Black Swan (2010), Trainspotting (1996), and The Machinist (2004)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Requiem for a Dream on IMDb

42.Memento

Leonard Shelby wears expensive suits, drives a top-model Jaguar, and stays in cheap, unknown motels, always making his payments with cash. He appears to be a successful businessman. However, Leonard’s only job is to seek revenge; he is after the man who raped and killed his wife. Leonard’s suspicions are ignored by the police, and his only struggle in life is based on the search for justice. He faces great difficulty in identifying the killer. Leonard suffers from a rare, incurable memory loss disease. Although he can remember all the details of the events before the accident, he cannot recall what happened 15 minutes ago, what he did, where he went, and why he went.

Information about Memento

Title: Memento
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Release Year: 2000
Duration: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Inception (2010), The Prestige (2006), The Machinist (2004)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Memento on IMDb

43.The Departed

The situation is no different in the mafia, as police officers who have undergone special training in the police department for years and infiltrated the mafia learn the internal structure of this criminal organization and become informants. The mafia also manages to turn young people it has trained with special talents into moles within the police department. While this cycle continues successfully, both sides suddenly realize that there are two different moles within their own administrations. Now, the only goal of both sides is to find and punish the mole in their respective organizations.

Information about The Departed

Title: The Departed
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg
Release Year: 2006
Duration: 151 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Donnie Brasco (1997)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Departed on IMDb

44.The Prestige

In this mysterious tale full of unexpected turns, two Victorian stage magicians engage in a fierce rivalry that escalates into a fierce battle and an insatiable thirst to uncover each other’s professional secrets. As these two magnificent men pit daring against passion, showmanship against science, and ambition against friendship, the results are dangerous, deadly, and deceitful.

Information about The Prestige

Title: The Prestige
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Scarlett Johansson
Release Year: 2006
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Language: English
Age Rating: PG-13
Similar Movies: Memento (2000), The Illusionist (2006), and Fight Club (1999)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Prestige on IMDb

45.The Pianist

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Wladyslaw Szpilman was 27 years old when the war broke out and was one of Poland’s most promising concert pianists. He was playing Chopin’s C minor Nocturne when the Luftwaffe bombed his radio station. Like all Jews, he and his family were evicted from their homes and deported to the Warsaw ghetto.

Information about The Pianist

Title: The Pianist
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, and Emilia Fox
Release Year: 2002
Duration: 150 minutes
Country: France, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Language: English, Polish, German, French
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Schindler’s List (1993), Life is Beautiful (1997), and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: The Pianist on IMDb

46.Grave of the Fireflies

World War II has just ended, and Japan has been forced to surrender in a humiliating manner. During the same days, a young man named Seita lies on the ground at a train station and breathes his last. Seita remembers what he experienced. He and his younger sister Setsuko were living in Kobe when the war began. When their mother died in the American bombing, they were sent to live with their aunt, as their father was also a sailor in the navy.

Information about Grave of the Fireflies

Title: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Isao Takahata
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, and Yoshiko Matsuo
Release Year: 1988
Duration: 89 minutes
Country: Japan
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Language: Japanese
Age Rating: Not Rated
Similar Movies: My Neighbor Totoro (1988), The Wind Rises (2013), and Spirited Away (2001)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Grave of the Fireflies on IMDb

47.American History X

Derek Vinyard is a Nazi who hates blacks, with a Nazi emblem on his chest and in his room. Derek’s hatred, fueled by his father’s death at the hands of blacks, leads him to commit a crime that will change his life completely one night. Now, Derek Vinyard is a murderer and is sent to prison. In the prison environment, there are rules that Derek does not know, and he is now on a knife edge.

Information about American History X

Title: American History X
Director: Tony Kaye
Cast: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo, and Jennifer Lien
Release Year: 1998
Duration: 119 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Crime
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Language: English
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: Fight Club (1999), A Clockwork Orange (1971), and The Green Mile (1999)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: American History X on IMDb

48.Braveheart

“Braveheart” is a legendary movie you likely know well. This epic tale follows William Wallace, a man driven by the desire to avenge the murder of his beloved. His quest for vengeance evolves into a powerful struggle for Scottish independence, inspiring a nation to rise against oppression. If you haven’t yet seen this iconic movie, we say, “Shame on you!” Its powerful portrayal of courage and freedom is a must-watch for any fan of historical dramas and revenge stories.

Information about Braveheart

Title: Braveheart
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, Brendan Gleeson
Release Year: 1995
Duration: 178 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
Language: English, Scottish Gaelic
Age Rating: 18+ (for strong graphic battles, violence, and brief nudity)
Similar Movies: Gladiator (2000), The Last Samurai (2003), Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Braveheart on IMDb

49.Cidade de Deus

Rocket and Little Ze are two young people living in Tanrıkent. Rocket, who does not have the mentality and physical strength to find a place for himself in the criminal world, has dreamed of becoming a photographer since childhood, but he does not have the money to buy a camera. Little Ze, on the contrary, has shown a tendency towards crime since childhood; he is ruthless, smart, and ambitious. Ze, who also gets a ‘taste’ of killing during a small brothel robbery, increases his appetite day by day.

Information about Cidade de Deus

Title: Cidade de Deus (City of God)
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, and Matheus Nachtergaele
Release Year: 2002
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: Brazil
Genre: Crime, Drama
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, HBO Max
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
Language: Portuguese
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: City of Men (2007), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), and City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Cidade de Deus on IMDb

50.Schindler’s List

In Nazi Germany during World War II, an enterprising German, Oskar Schindler, established a factory producing metal containers for the military and provided the capital and labor for this business through Jews. Unable to stomach the oppression of the Jews, Schindler made a long list of things to save them.

Information about Schindler’s List

Title: Schindler’s List
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, and Caroline Goodall
Release Year: 1993
Duration: 195 minutes
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Available Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
Language: English, Polish, Hebrew, German
Age Rating: R
Similar Movies: The Pianist (2002), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Life is Beautiful (1997)
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on YouTube
IMDb Link: Schindler’s List on IMDb

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