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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.

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

7.7

A poet reminisces over lost love in this spectacular, sung-through opera adaptation

A Simple Plan (1998)

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8.0

The Assessment (2025)

7.9

A couple goes through a brutal test to prove their worthiness as parents in this psychological and dystopian thriller

Kisses (2008)

7.2

Two kids run away in this charming Christmas coming-of-age adventure

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

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

The Verdict (1982)

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8.7

One of the finest courtroom dramas in cinema history features devastating performances across the board

The Mauritanian (2021)

7.5

A straightforward legal drama depicting the eye-opening, brutal memoir

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

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8.0

An eccentric foreigner dreams to create an operatic jungle haven in this surprising, audacious epic

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

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8.6

Agnès Varda crafted a new perspective in this contemplative, thoughtful study of mortality

Dying to Survive (2018)

7.7

A morally dubious Robin Hood smuggles life-saving drugs in this true-to-life comedy drama

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

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

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