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Tokyo Story (1953) – 8/10 – The Struggles of Aging and Kinship Overall Tokyo Story is a Japanese drama on the schism that builds in old age with family, including …

Do Bigha Zamin (1953) – 8/10 – Poverty in Indian Neorealist Cinema Overall Do Bigha Zamin (Two Acres of Land) is an Indian drama about a poor family struggling with …

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (2003) – 8/10 – Simple yet philosophical Overall Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring is a coming-of-age South Korean drama that is akin to philosophical …

Thief (1981) – 8/10 – Underrated, fast-paced caper that entertains Overall Thief is a crime thriller classic inspired by a 1975 memoir, The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat …

To Live is a Chinese drama adapted from a novel of the same title. It’s considered one of the greatest movies from China, covering the decades of their revolution.

Metropolis (1927) – 8/10 – The Cost of a World Without Empathy Overall Metropolis is a sci-fi drama from Germany that inspired countless later works in cinema and literature. …

Dhurandhar (2025) – 8/10 – An enthralling, power-packed Bollywood action Overall Dhurandhar is an action drama based on the lead-up to one of the worst terrorist attacks in history—Mumbai on …

Frankenstein is a horror drama based on a classic 1918 book of the same name by Mary Shelley. I’m not a fan of remakes because they usually exist for …

Hamnet is a historical drama based on a fictional 2020 book of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell about a loss in William Shakespeare’s life. The event and the …

Train Dreams is a fascinating historical drama adaptation of a 2011 fictional novella of the same name by Denis Johnson. Most of the events unfold in the early twentieth …