Theeb is a thriller and the first ever Jordanian film to be Oscar nominated. It's about the coming-of-age of a young boy, Theeb, in the Jordanian desert during the first World War.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey can rightfully be labeled as a hidden treasure of film. In a crazy journey a boy guides a party to save his village from death.
Russian Ark takes its viewers on a mysterious 90-ish minute journey through roughly 300 years of Russian history. Russian Ark is shot in one single take.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the earliest surviving animated feature film in existence. It was made by German animator and director Lotte Reiniger in 1926.