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574 Best Thought-provoking Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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Challenging movies serve beyond entertainment, pushing us to ask new questions about humanity and the world around us. If you're hungry for some food for thought, here are the best thought-provoking movies and shows available to stream now.

The World (2004)

7.1

A contemplative vision of urban Chinese society within the globe

Intervista (1987)

7.0

Federico Fellini commemorates the magic and mayhem of filmmaking in this unusual mockumentary

The Source (2011)

7.2

The women of a village wreaks chaos in this interesting, if a bit heavy handed, comedy drama

Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)

7.9

An orphan uncovers the labyrinth of his family history in this sprawling, lavish, mesmerizing period drama

House (1977)

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8.0

The totally bizarre psychedelic ghost story that’s considered one of the greatest horror films of all time

The Wild Pear Tree (2018)

7.9

A young graduate tries to forge a different life in this long-winding, novel-like film

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

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

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

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

His Three Daughters (2024)

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8.2

Three sisters deal with life and death in this moving family portrait

The Color of Pomegranates (1969)

7.6

The abstract, breathtaking poetic masterpiece depicting Sayat Nova’s life story

Nickel Boys (2024)

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8.3

An intimate, immersive, and incredibly inventive look into the racial abuse of a Jim Crow-era reform school

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