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Crystal Swan (2018)

7.9

A young DJ is caught between tradition and modernity in '90s Belarus

Gunda (2020)

7.6

A bittersweet plea to take a serious look at farm animal lives

Broadcast News (1987)

8.0

A romantic and bittersweet drama set in the hectic world of TV news

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

8.6

A quiet kafkaesque nightmare lashing out at an inhumane healthcare system

Wrestle (2018)

7.3

A wrestling team competing for a championship serves as a piercing look at the intersections of race and class in America

David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)

7.8

David Byrne’s stage show is a joyous ride through the Talking Heads catalog

High Hopes (1988)

7.9

A bittersweet slice of life film about the class divides and despondency of Thatcher’s England

A Dry White Season (1989)

7.2

A grizzly portrait of the cruel brutality of apartheid in 70s South Africa

The Painter and the Thief (2020)

7.8

An artist searching for her missing painting faces down the man who stole it

Where Is the Friend’s House?

8.5

A child tries to do right by his friend in this moving portrait of life in rural Iran

Wings of Desire (1987)

8.5

An angel yearns for love while wandering the streets of Cold War Berlin

To Sleep with Anger (1990)

8.0

An old friend wreaks havoc on a household in this searing parable from Charles Burnett

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