201 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.

La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

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8.1

A sensual, spellbinding masterpiece depicting the creative process and its muse

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023)

7.2

A meditative character study of an independent middle-aged woman

Belle (2013)

7.2

A stirring, though fictionalized, period drama intertwining race and romance

Breaking the Waves (1996)

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8.1

Lars von Trier breaks his rules in the tearjerking first film of the Golden Heart trilogy

Lilting (2014)

7.2

A thoughtful, heartbreaking debut feature where shared grief bridges two different people

Drowning by Numbers (1988)

7.9

Peter Greenaway plays with structure and numbers in this surreal, quirky crime comedy

Lust, Caution (2007)

7.3

A wartime spy falls for a collaborator in this erotic espionage drama

Santa Sangre (1989)

7.4

A terrifying circus act straight from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s nightmares

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)

7.9

A cynical, but terribly honest portrait of the indignity of modern life

Mister Organ (2022)

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8.1

A filmmaker chases — and then struggles to escape — a shady figure in this fascinating and disturbing documentary

Hilary and Jackie (1998)

7.6

Two sisters, bound by music, is torn by genius and fame in this tragic, heartwrenching biopic

The Contestant (2023)

7.0

A breakthrough in reality TV reveals the cruel lengths the media is willing to go to in exploiting a person’s misery for entertainment

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