290 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.

American Symphony (2023)

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8.5

Jon Batiste creates his titular symphony in this moving love story and documentary

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (2023)

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8.1

A profound reflection on mortality packaged as a one-man comedy special

Babylon (2022)

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8.0

An intoxicating and lavishly designed experience of Hollywood hedonism

Doi Boy (2023)

7.8

Nontawat Numbenchapol dives into feature film in this stunning, thrilling debut

Stamped from the Beginning (2023)

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8.0

The comprehensive history of anti-Black racism, now on the small screen

Yeelen (1987)

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8.0

An epic, spellbinding myth from Mali brought to life by one of Africa’s greatest filmmakers

An Inspector Calls (2015)

7.7

A twisty moral drama exploding the myth of individualism

Third World Romance (2023)

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8.2

A Filipino rom com that rewrites familiar tropes in a more thoughtful and grounded way

Boys Don’t Cry (1999)

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8.6

The first mainstream picture focusing on a trans man is both a milestone and a tough watch

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me (2023)

7.0

An eccentric Mexican crime thriller adaptation for the eccentric, satirical novel

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

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8.3

The first—rather traumatic—part of Joe's epic journey from love to humiliation in search of sexual transcendence

Style Wars (1983)

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8.5

A brilliant, infectious portrait of the golden age of New York City’s graffiti scene

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