The Best Thought-provoking Movies to Watch on Youtube (Page 2)

A father stops at nothing to visit his injured son in this raw, thoughtful road drama.

An ode to male friendship and self-discovery amidst the stunning vista of the Italian Alps.

A deceptively thoughtful coming-of-age story that knows how to use nostalgia.

A moving portrait of grief and resilience.

A travelogue through various uncanny mysteries, and a love letter to a dearly departed friend.

Nicolas Cage is frighteningly good in this surreal nightmare of a film.

A gem of old-school filmmaking that builds with a palpable, paranoid anxiety.

The latest entry in a long line of social issue dramas, Till stands out for its nuanced blend of intimacy and universality.

Forget everything you think you know about the Satanic Temple.

The un-summarizable rich life of a cultural legend.

A lovely, melancholic love letter to Saigon of the past.

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

Werner Herzog says "I love you" to Gorbachev.

A town wrangles with wartime complicity in this unsettling period drama.

A young graduate tries to forge a different life in this long-winding, novel-like film.

A painfully realistic journey of unplanned teenage pregnancy.

An excellent introduction to the screen legend, as smooth as Old Stone Face himself.

A riveting documentary about the iconic British primatologist.

A young DJ is caught between tradition and modernity in '90s Belarus.

A gay footballer gets torn between his life dream and his sexuality in this depressing, but sadly realistic sports drama.

A stunning coming-of-age drama.

Greed gambles over tradition in this rare depiction of an indigenous Colombian community.

This sharp and hilarious social satire about African American art is as entertaining as it is enlightening.

A man’s life ends in tragedy in this devastating psychological drama.

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 […]

On the yearning for a home.

Hiroshima survivors try to return to their lives in this poignant black-and-white historical drama.

Egyptian cinema delivers a refreshing antidote to Hollywood’s limited view of Muslims with this thoughtful reflection on religion and pop culture.

An unbelievable true story is played for more than just laughs in this unexpectedly thoughtful documentary.

Rithy Panh redefines Cambodian cinema and history through this harrowing mixed media memory.