184 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.

The Monk and the Gun (2024)

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Pawo Choyning Dorji depicts Bhutan through this fascinatingly gentle comedy during its shift to democracy

24 Hours with Gaspar (2023)

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A private detective with his heart in the right place but on the wrong side of his body sets out to fulfill a promise in this sleek dystopian revenge thriller

Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

7.0

Love drives sacrifice in this breathtaking animated drama set in an underwater spirit world

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

Last and First Men (2020)

7.3

An eerie and totally original sci-fi prophecy that makes for challenging but unforgettable viewing

The Zone of Interest (2023)

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9.5

A chilling and masterful display of the banality of evil

The Tragedy of Man (2011)

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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

Babylon (2022)

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8.0

An intoxicating and lavishly designed experience of Hollywood hedonism

Through the Olive Trees (1994)

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8.2

Abbas Kiarostami plays with reality and fiction in the bemusing final installment of the Koker trilogy

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)

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8.0

A phenomenal documentary about a phenomenal sexologist studying female pleasure

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

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8.2

Martin Scorsese grapples with harrowing history and the limits of storytelling in this monumental masterpiece

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