181 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.
Last and First Men (2020)
7.3
An eerie and totally original sci-fi prophecy that makes for challenging but unforgettable viewing
The Tragedy of Man (2011)
8.0
An ambitious, illustrated adaptation of the classic Hungarian play, chronologizing the folly of the Western world
Sankofa (1993)
7.4
Haile Gerima returns to source in his groundbreaking historical drama
Leave the World Behind (2023)
8.2
Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending
The Zone of Interest (2023)
9.5
A chilling and masterful display of the banality of evil
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
8.2
Abbas Kiarostami plays with reality and fiction in the bemusing final installment of the Koker trilogy
The Madness of King George (1994)
7.3
Nigel Hawthorne shines through this adaptation depicting the British Crown at its maddest
Career Girls (1997)
7.2
Two women rekindle their college friendship in this simple yet intimate slice of life comedy
The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)
8.0
A phenomenal documentary about a phenomenal sexologist studying female pleasure
Babylon (2022)
8.0
An intoxicating and lavishly designed experience of Hollywood hedonism
Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)
7.0
A challenging, all-too-real portrait of a predatory relationship, led by a great young actress
Society of the Snow (2023)
8.2
J.A. Bayona remembers the humanity, not the sensationalism, of the Andes miracle