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.
– highly-rated recommendations
About our recommendations
All our recommendations are above 7/10 IMDb and 70% Rotten Tomatoes at the time of being added. You'll see two types of highly-rated titles:
Handpicked: watched, rated, and reviewed by a human on our team. Every title has at least 7/10 on IMDb and 70% on Rotten Tomatoes. We are 100% independent, not owned by any streaming service or media company.
Out of catalog: movies and shows that meet the same critic-score threshold (7.0+ IMDb, 70%+ Rotten Tomatoes) but have not yet been reviewed by a human. Proceed with caution.
Quick tip: mark movies and shows as "loved", then go here to see other recommendations by the same directors.
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Use Seen / Queue / Loved / Hide and we'll show you recommendations more suited to your taste.
This is a simple sorting mechanism. We will never use algorithms for picking movies or shows. All our recommendations are highly rated.
All our recommendations have at least 7/10 on IMDb and 70% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of being added.
The Very Best (previously called "Best Films") are absolute must-watch movies. Every movie or show on agoodmovietowatch is highly-rated but staff picks are more so: they all hold a staff score of at least 8.5.
