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559 Best Thought-provoking Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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Challenging movies serve beyond entertainment, pushing us to ask new questions about humanity and the world around us. If you're hungry for some food for thought, here are the best thought-provoking movies and shows available to stream 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

The Red Shoes (1948)

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9.5

A fantastical, transcendent Technicolor classic that stands as the definitive ballet 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

The Misfits (1961)

7.6

A melancholic Western cult classic that marked a turning point in Hollywood cinema

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

Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)

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8.1

Soldiers find and protect a slice of paradise in this surreal, heartfelt war comedy

Bird (2024)

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Andrea Arnold returns to narrative filmmaking in this tender, heartfelt coming-of-age drama

Small Things Like These (2024)

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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

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