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348 Best Challenging Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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One of the cinema's most noble roles is to challenge pre-conceived perceptions and tackle difficult questions about humanity and the world. Here are some of the most important and topically challenging movies to stream right now.

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

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8.3

Memory tears love across past and present in this landmark French New Wave drama

Kiss the Future (2024)

7.3

Sarajevans find solidarity through music during the Bosnian War in this comprehensive, inspiring documentary

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

A Maori family survives in an alienating Auckland in this raw, tragic drama

Protégé (2007)

7.4

A gripping, devastating thriller that doesn’t take the easy path in the organized crime formula

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

A brutal and harrowing exposé of the schoolwide abuse case that sparked outrage in Korea

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Small Things Like These (2024)

7.4

Cillian Murphy meditates over the silence of systemic abuse in this understated yet devastating historical drama

Lore (2012)

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Nazi children reckon with their parents’ atrocities in this thought provoking, thrilling period drama

His Three Daughters (2024)

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8.2

Three sisters deal with life and death in this moving family portrait

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

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8.3

A gamer with disability crafts a life and community in online roleplay in this unconventional, moving documentary

Brassed Off (1996)

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A community brass band plays their swan song in this warm and moving drama

Time (2006)

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An unpredictable, cautionary tale of romantic obsession and plastic surgery

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