A coming-of-age drama that soars above its genre’s ilk with two compelling leads
The Queen of Versailles (2012)
7.2
A riches-to-rags documentary about when the spoiled turn rotten
School Life (2016)
7.3
A compassionate year-in-the-life documentary about two seasoned teachers nearing retirement at an Irish boarding school
Scheme Birds (2019)
8.2
A narrative documentary about a young Scottish woman entering adulthood and motherhood against a backdrop of violence
The Divine Order (2017)
7.1
A light and humorous drama that explores how Swiss women could not vote until 1971
Three Colors: White (1994)
8.0
Before there was Gone Girl, there was another spiteful spouse seeking revenge
Zana (2019)
7.9
A psychological horror about a Kosovar woman trying to conceive in the aftermath of a not-so-distant war
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
8.5
A watercolor, paradisal coming-of-age story about a teenage witch in training
The Wind Rises (2013)
7.9
An illuminative interpretation of the life of Jiro Horikoshi, a Japanese aviation engineer responsible for many World War II fighter designs, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter
Open Hearts (2002)
8.0
In this Danish drama, a car crash disrupts four lives, changing two couples’ relationships irrevocably
Safe (1995)
8.5
In this disturbing psychological drama, a wealthy woman’s suburban life is turned upside down when she suddenly becomes sick with “environmental illness"
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
7.7
The lasting power of kindness resounds in this documentary honoring Fred Rogers, beloved host of the children’s television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.