386 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.

A Date for Mad Mary (2016)

7.3

A former inmate tries to find a date and ends up finding herself in this unexpected, thoughtful Irish indie

Chocolat (1988)

7.3

A woman remembers her childhood in colonial Africa in this brilliant and nuanced French drama

Prayers for the Stolen (2021)

7.6

A somber coming-of-age drama that observes the unrelenting violence in the Mexican countryside

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

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

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

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

His Three Daughters (2024)

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8.2

Three sisters deal with life and death in this moving family portrait

Assassination (2015)

7.2

Double agents and resistance fighters wage a web of lies and betrayal in this historical spy thriller

Remy & Arletta (2023)

7.4

Two girls try to figure out their future in this personal, coming-of-age indie

Leave the World Behind (2023)

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8.2

Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

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8.3

A gamer with disability crafts a life and community in online roleplay in this unconventional, moving documentary

House (1977)

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8.0

The totally bizarre psychedelic ghost story that’s considered one of the greatest horror films of all time

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