112 Best Challenging Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch
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Find the best challenging movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these challenging movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.
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Sanctuary (2023)
8.4
An ingenious blend of erotic thriller and dark comedy with a once-in-a-lifetime performance by Margaret Qualley
Cette Maison (2022)
8.4
A heartbreaking but transcendent dramatic exercise that uses imagination to reckon with a devastating loss
Godland (2022)
8.3
A grand, terrific beauty of a film
Papicha (2019)
8.3
With fashion as their defiance, Papicha boldly unveils the resilience of women against the backdrop of an oppressive society
Blue Bayou (2021)
7.2
Justin Chon writes and directs a poignant film showing that home is more than a place, it's the people you love
The First Wave (2021)
8.0
A highly emotional COVID documentary that expertly bridges the personal to the political
R.M.N. (2022)
8.0
A scarily incisive look at xenophobia in small-town Europe
Farha (2021)
8.0
A brutal coming-of-age film set at the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Fabric of the Human Body (2023)
7.2
A literal exploration into our flesh and blood, not for the faint of stomach
The Piano Teacher (2001)
8.6
An unnerving Austrian psychosexual drama from the meticulous auteur Michael Haneke
Die Beautiful (2016)
8.1
A poignant and heartwarming Filipino film that celebrates the transformative power of authenticity and resilience
Holy Spider (2022)
8.0
A timely and terrifying noir that takes on systemic abuse and corruption in Iran