109 Best Smart Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch
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Good movies serve beyond entertainment, to expand perspectives and improve our understanding of humanity and the world. If you're hungry for some food for thought, here are the best smart movies and shows available to stream now.
The Sacrifice (1986)
8.1
In his final film, Andrei Tarkovsky contemplates the end of the world in this meditative modern twist to the Sacrifice of Isaac
Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)
8.4
A contemplative Indonesian romance film that rewrites and re-examines the genre’s conventions
Leave the World Behind (2023)
8.2
Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
7.9
Peter Greenaway plays with structure and numbers in this surreal, quirky crime comedy
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
7.5
John Mulaney successfully creates an offbeat children's comedy special tackling death
The Monk and the Gun (2024)
8.1
Pawo Choyning Dorji depicts Bhutan through this fascinatingly gentle comedy during its shift to democracy
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
8.4
A haunting, magnificently performed courtroom drama that expertly builds an atmosphere of distrust
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
8.3
Alternatively, a hilarious, satiric guide to dealing with pesky organized crime
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
8.2
Martin Scorsese grapples with harrowing history and the limits of storytelling in this monumental masterpiece
American Fiction (2023)
8.0
This sharp and hilarious social satire about African American art is as entertaining as it is enlightening
Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership (2024)
7.7
A hilariously written stand-up special that takes a smart, generous approach to typically edgy topics
Last and First Men (2020)
7.3
An eerie and totally original sci-fi prophecy that makes for challenging but unforgettable viewing