540 Best Discussion-sparking Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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It's no coincidence that many of the highest-acclaimed movies are also controversial. Serving beyond entertainment, these stories provoke essential social dialogues. As a case in point, here are the best discussion-sparking movies and shows available to stream now.

Prayers for the Stolen (2021)

7.6

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

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

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8.0

The definitive rock-and-roll mockumentary musical from the Fab Four

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

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

The Mauritanian (2021)

7.5

A straightforward legal drama depicting the eye-opening, brutal memoir

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Dying to Survive (2018)

7.7

A morally dubious Robin Hood smuggles life-saving drugs in this true-to-life comedy drama

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

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

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

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8.6

Agnès Varda crafted a new perspective in this contemplative, thoughtful study of mortality

Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

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8.0

The pioneering experimental collage of everyday scenes that formed film language as we know it

Kneecap (2024)

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8.7

The titular hip hop group breaks new ground in this energetic and irreverent music biopic

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

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

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