Some movies do more than just entertain—they change the way you see the world. In this list, we’ve gathered a selection of truly remarkable films that will leave you questioning life, relationships, and everything in between. After watching these, you won’t be the same person you were before. Prepare to have your perspective forever shifted. Enjoy the journey!
IMDb: 7.7
The chronicle of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman navigating the troubled waters of her love life while struggling to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she truly is.
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
IMDb: 6.4
Never take your mistress on an annual boys' retreat, especially one dedicated to hunting.
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Cast: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe
IMDb: 8
A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger and better version of herself.
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid
IMDb: 7.3
After a failed bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted journey through New York City's underworld to get him out.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh
IMDb: 7
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while assisting in a police investigation that will make her question her entire existence.
Director: Ali Abbasi
Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson
IMDb: 7.7
During a series of adrenaline-fueled concerts, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition is rapidly deteriorating, he thinks his music career—and life—are over.
Director: Darius Marder
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci
IMDb: 7
Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut and stars in On the Count of Three, a darkly comic film about two close friends, Val and Kevin, on the last day of their lives.
Director: Jerrod Carmichael
Cast: Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish
IMDb: 8
Filmmaker Bing Liu explores the relationships between the turbulent upbringings of his skateboarder friends and the complexities of modern masculinity.
Director: Bing Liu
Cast: Kent Abernathy, Mengyue Bolen, Nina Bowgren
IMDb: 7.1
As her boyfriend's fame rises as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe, increasingly overshadowed, hatches a malicious plan to regain the attention she feels she deserves among Oslo's cultural elite.
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager
IMDb: 7.7
Four high school teachers experiment with daily alcohol consumption to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang