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234 Best Thought-provoking Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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Find the best thought-provoking movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these thought-provoking movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.

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Sanctuary (2023)

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8.4

An ingenious blend of erotic thriller and dark comedy with a once-in-a-lifetime performance by Margaret Qualley

Cette Maison (2022)

best

8.4

A heartbreaking but transcendent dramatic exercise that uses imagination to reckon with a devastating loss

The Stroll (2023)

best

8.5

The often neglected but deeply necessary story of trans sex workers, finally told in their own voice

There Is No Evil (2020)

best

8.4

Director Mohammad Rasoulof questions the morality of the death penalty in Iran

Badhaai Do (2022)

7.2

A rare LGBTQ+ Bollywood film about seeking family and living authentically

All My Puny Sorrows (2023)

5.9

A deeply felt study of grief and inherited mental illness that struggles to state its ideas clearly

Happiness (1998)

7.0

A disturbing must-watch about the evasiveness of happiness

Papicha (2019)

best

8.3

With fashion as their defiance, Papicha boldly unveils the resilience of women against the backdrop of an oppressive society

Be Water (2020)

7.6

A sports documentary about the iconic martial artist, that feels more like a guide to living

Ordinary People (2016)

best

8.2

A devastating look at poverty through the eyes of teenagers forced to protect themselves

The Green Ray (1986)

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8.5

This largely improvised French film is a cathartic watch for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re drifting

Blue (1993)

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8.0

Derek Jarman’s last testament in film, a losing battle with AIDS set on an unchanging screen of blue

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