359 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.

Santa Sangre (1989)

7.4

A terrifying circus act straight from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s nightmares

Drowning by Numbers (1988)

7.9

Peter Greenaway plays with structure and numbers in this surreal, quirky crime comedy

Hilary and Jackie (1998)

7.6

Two sisters, bound by music, is torn by genius and fame in this tragic, heartwrenching biopic

Breaking the Waves (1996)

best

8.1

Lars von Trier breaks his rules in the tearjerking first film of the Golden Heart trilogy

Problemista (2024)

best

8.6

Dark, weird, poignant, and funny, this debut feature by Los Espookys star Julio Torres is a modern parable of the American Dream

Idiots and Angels (2008)

7.0

Miserable scoundrel transforms into unwilling good-doer in this strange and cynical animated comedy

Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

best

8.2

Almost Hong Kong natives become almost lovers in this heart stirring romance drama

Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)

best

8.4

A contemplative Indonesian romance film that rewrites and re-examines the genre’s conventions

Spermworld (2024)

7.3

People take family planning into their own hands in this fascinating look into sperm donation online

Amar Singh Chamkila (2024)

7.4

Imtiaz Ali remembers the Elvis of Punjab in this vibrant musical biopic

River (2023)

best

8.8

A delightful and ultimately life-affirming Japanese time loop comedy clearly made with love

The Monk and the Gun (2024)

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8.1

Pawo Choyning Dorji depicts Bhutan through this fascinatingly gentle comedy during its shift to democracy

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