Usually, what makes a movie memorable are the scenes and provoke raw, unadulterated emotions. Whether you’re into suspenseful thrillers or emotional dramas, we’ve rounded up the best movies and shows to stream now for a raw emotional experience.
Dir. Mariska Hargitay
Unlike the other documentaries depicting “Hollywood’s smartest dumb blonde”, My Mom Jayne takes on a different approach to Jayne Mansfield.…
Dir. Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman
Depicting the horrifying cycle of abuse in the state’s prison system, The Alabama Solution is tough to watch. It was…
Dir. Ahmad Hassunah & Ahmed Al Danaf
From Ground Zero doesn’t have the most number of shorts within an anthology film, though it comes pretty close with…
Following his sophomore feature Cha Cha Real Smooth, writer-director Cooper Raiff made his way to television with family dramedy Hal…
Dir. Carmen Emmi
The strength of Plainclothes is the way it captures a memory. Fitting, for a film primarily set on New Year’s…
Dir. Coralie Fargeat
There is nothing quite like The Substance right now. It’s unsubtle, it’s provocative, and its satirical humor can be a…
After the only war the Americans have lost, American post-Vietnam war portrayals tend to lean as patriotic revenge fantasies or…
Dir. Robert Eggers
Nosferatu is impressive on all counts. On the acting front, you have Skarsgård performing a career-best—he’s been many monsters, but…
Dir. Shiori Itō
Continuing her fight to tell the world the truth about her sexual assault case, journalist Shiori Ito released Black Box…
If you’re expecting the sleek, playful, and totally over-the-top spy shenanigans of 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you’re not going…
Dir. Tim Mielants
Small Things Like These is the kind of film that doesn’t have a grand resolution, a dramatic climax, or a…
Dir. Andrea Arnold
Given the genre being centered on a child protagonist, many coming-of-age stories sideline parents in the narrative, sometimes to the…
Dir. Dev Patel
Often deemed as South Asian John Wick, Monkey Man, of course, has plenty of the stylish action that’s been captivating…
Dir. Bertrand Bonello
Are connections truly fated, completely chosen, or purely circumstantial? The slow tragedy of Henry James’ The Beast in the Jungle…
Dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain
If you’re expecting a documentary about the particular U2 concert in Sarajevo, to focus exclusively on U2, you’re not really…
With immigration being a vastly different experience across race, gender, and origin country, it can be easy to dismiss Amazon…
Dir. Mariam Ahmady
At a certain age, it can feel like starting over again isn’t possible, especially when all signs discourage you from…
Dir. Josh Forbes
It’s easy to classify Destroy All Neighbors as B-movie schlock; it unabashedly pays tribute to the low-budget comedy horror movies…
Dir. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Just based off its title, Mutt is already a film that tackles a state of in-between, and perhaps what makes…
Dir. Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami
Since we live in a society, interacting with authority is inescapable. Terrestrial Verses depict fairly mundane day-to-day interactions– getting a…
Dir. Radu Jude
With a title like this, it was expected that Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World…
Dir. Maite Alberdi
Documentaries about people suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other neurodegenerative diseases will always occupy a bit of an uneasy space—how…
Dir. Dan Hartley
The Harry Potter movies undoubtedly changed the lives of its young stars forever — but a stuntman whose future the…
Dir. Anna Hints
Nakedness has been demonized or at least, has been considered inappropriate outside of certain situations. One such situation is the…
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