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67 Best Challenging Movies To Watch

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Find the best challenging movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these challenging movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.

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The Woman Who Left (2016)

7.4

kanopy

amazon

Challenging

A Golden Lion-winning moralistic tale from slow cinema master Lav Diaz

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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

7.0

netflix

Challenging

An unnerving but honest look at childbirth, partnership, and grief

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The Nightingale (2018)

7.1

netflix

hulu

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An unsettling but important social horror from the director of The Babadook

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One Cut of the Dead (2017)

7.8

amazon

amazon amc plus

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A one-of-a-kind Japanese zombie comedy that takes the genre to another dimension

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School Life (2016)

7.3

amazon prime

tubi tv

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A compassionate year-in-the-life documentary about two seasoned teachers nearing retirement at an Irish boarding school

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Shattered Glass (2003)

7.1

tubi tv

amazon

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An incisive look at the rise and fall of a celebrated journalist

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Mass (2021)

8.5

hulu

kanopy

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A microscopic and unrelenting look at grief and healing

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Elle (2016)

7.1

starz

amazon

Challenging

An always-excellent Isabelle Huppert powers this thrilling French revenge film

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Quo Vadis Aida? (2020)

8.2

hulu

kanopy

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A difficult and alarmingly timely portrayal of the Srebrenica massacre

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Poetry (2011)

8.8

kanopy

tubi tv

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A movie that aims straight for your heart and leaves you broken into a thousand pieces

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A Cop Movie (2021)

7.5

netflix

Challenging

An empathetic and impressively inventive look at the notoriously corrupt Mexican police force

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