The Best Thought-provoking Movies to Watch on Plex
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.
A daughter commemorates the real mother behind her famous persona in this poignant and personal documentary.
An intimate, immersive, and incredibly inventive look into the racial abuse of a Jim Crow-era reform school.
Dark, weird, poignant, and funny, this debut feature by Los Espookys star Julio Torres is a modern parable of the American Dream .
A thrillingly original meta-comedy-drama with genuine heart underneath.
A boy spends a summer on movies in this stunning semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama.
A blind man takes a journey to the woman he loves in this brilliant, immersive drama.
An uncommonly intimate look at the personal impact of the Manhattan Project, one that avoids oversimplification despite its unabashed partiality.
Cillian Murphy meditates over the silence of systemic abuse in this understated yet devastating historical drama.
A powerful drama depicting a coming-of-age journey strangled by societal oppression.
A surreal horrific beach vacation made possible by nepotistic wealth and state-sponsored hedonism.
A travelogue through various uncanny mysteries, and a love letter to a dearly departed friend.
The latest entry in a long line of social issue dramas, Till stands out for its nuanced blend of intimacy and universality.
A gay footballer gets torn between his life dream and his sexuality in this depressing, but sadly realistic sports drama.
An autopsy uncovers personal anguish in this emotional social drama.
Greed gambles over tradition in this rare depiction of an indigenous Colombian community.
Stories are only called tales when they can’t be called true. Of course, it’s easy to give that designation when the story in question has magic, myth, and morals. But the six shorts comprising Tales from the Golden Age could mirror the mishaps that could happen anywhere, specifically under a regime steadily losing its hold […]
A sleek, stylish spy thriller that depicts Berlin at the tipping point.
A kabuki actor finds the world has changed in this contemplative color film remake of the classic melodrama.
Ingmar Bergman delivers his final opus in this personal, in-depth family saga .
An orphan uncovers the labyrinth of his family history in this sprawling, lavish, mesmerizing period drama.
The new girl discovers a chilling town secret in this underrated, challenging neo-noir.
The totally bizarre psychedelic ghost story that’s considered one of the greatest horror films of all time.
