Good movies serve beyond entertainment, to expand perspectives and improve our understanding of humanity and the world. If you’re hungry for some food for thought, here are the best smart 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.
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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.
