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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.

Kisses (2008)

7.2

Two kids run away in this charming Christmas coming-of-age adventure

The Assessment (2025)

7.9

A couple goes through a brutal test to prove their worthiness as parents in this psychological and dystopian thriller

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

A Simple Plan (1998)

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8.0

The Mauritanian (2021)

7.5

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

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

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8.0

An eccentric foreigner dreams to create an operatic jungle haven in this surprising, audacious epic

The Verdict (1982)

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8.7

One of the finest courtroom dramas in cinema history features devastating performances across the board

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

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

His Three Daughters (2024)

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8.2

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

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