141 Best Discussion-sparking Shows To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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It's no coincidence that many of the highest-acclaimed movies are also controversial. Serving beyond entertainment, these stories provoke essential social dialogues. As a case in point, here are the best discussion-sparking movies and shows available to stream now.

Toxic Town

7.7

This moving miniseries tells the story of the real-life poisoning of a steel-making town, and their fight for justice

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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8.0

An ambitious mini-series that succeeds in adapting the classic magic realist novel

Baby Reindeer

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8.5

Comedian Richard Gadd gets deeply personal in this deeply troubling, but incredibly honest miniseries

Monster

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9.2

The classic psychological thriller anime that’s simply one-of-a-kind

Three Girls

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8.0

A difficult but important watch about the real-life child abuse ring that went overlooked in England

Shōgun

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9.2

Faith, sacrifice, and ambition battle in this epic reimagining of the classic samurai series

3 Body Problem

7.1

Benioff and Weiss team up with Alexander Woo and Netflix for an ambitious adaptation of the ambitious Chinese science fiction novel

Everything Now

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8.2

A timely British teen series with a nuanced take on anorexia recovery

Castle Rock

7.6

Strange things happen in Stephen King’s spooky town in this eerie mystery horror series

Veneno

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8.0

A defiant portrait of an outstanding trans icon that reckons with Spain’s trans representation

Carol & the End of the World

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8.0

A uniquely mundane yet warm existential approach to the doomsday scenario

Black Warrant

7.5

The grim and intricate adaptation of the controversial real life prison exposé

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