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167 Best Thought-provoking Movies To Watch

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Find the best thought-provoking movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these thought-provoking movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.

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On the Count of Three (2021)

7.1

hulu

amazon

Thought-provoking

A darkly comic tale following two best friends on the last day of their lives

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Land and Freedom (1995)

7.0

roku channel

film rise

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A sober and dignified account of Marxist fighters in the Spanish Civil War

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This Is Not a Film (2011)

8.4

kanopy

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An ode to the persistence of artistic freedom amidst repression

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Days of Being Wild (1990)

8.1

hbo max

criterion channel

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A dreamy rumination on the beauty of unattainable romance

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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

7.0

netflix

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An unnerving but honest look at childbirth, partnership, and grief

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The Nightingale (2018)

7.1

netflix

hulu

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An unsettling but important social horror from the director of The Babadook

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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

8.5

hulu

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An excellent two-hander about sex work and aging

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Retablo (2017)

7.0

netflix

kanopy

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A quiet but potent coming-of-age drama

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School Life (2016)

7.3

amazon prime

tubi tv

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A compassionate year-in-the-life documentary about two seasoned teachers nearing retirement at an Irish boarding school

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Mass (2021)

8.5

hulu

kanopy

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A microscopic and unrelenting look at grief and healing

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Scheme Birds (2019)

8.2

kanopy

amazon

Thought-provoking

A narrative documentary about a young Scottish woman entering adulthood and motherhood against a backdrop of violence

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Shiva Baby (2021)

8.6

hbo max

kanopy

Thought-provoking

Sharp and anxious, modern and socially claustrophobic, Shiva Baby is a gem

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