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.
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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.
We're No Angels is a delightful but seemingly forgotten Christmas comedy from the mid-50's with an all star cast.
Gwen, the Book of Sand is a wonderful animated French film for the chasers of crazy, the searchers of strange and the worshippers of weird.
Dementia is a strange Film Noir horror film from 1955. No spoken dialog, but only haunting music and a nice Jazz score accompany disturbing footage of a woman gone mad.
In Dangerous Crossing a newlywed couple enter a steam liner for their honeymoon. But soon the husband disappears, and nobody can remember him at all. Where is he? Was he there in the first place? What is going on?!
The Last of Sheila is a little known, but good, whodunnit from the early 1970's. It revolves about a deadly game and contains many clever plot twists.
Fantastic Planet - a psychedelic trip to an alienating planet inhabited by blue Draags, keeping Oms as pets. But the Oms plan to escape from this fate.
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo is a crazy Japanese comedy about the chase after a seemingly worthless pot that turns out to be worth a fortune.
Asphalt tells the story of how a nice young man falls into the clutches of a gorgeous female jewel thief. One of the earliest films noir out there.