Der blaue Engel (AKA: The Blue Angel)

IMDB: 7.7/10

An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (AKA: A Separation)

IMDB: 8.3/10

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (AKA: Aguirre, the Wrath of God)

IMDB: 7.8/10

In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.

Xi yan (AKA: The Wedding Banquet)

IMDB: 7.6/10

To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.

BakushĂ» (AKA: Early Summer)

IMDB: 8.1/10

A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans.

Maboroshi no hikari (AKA: Maborosi)

IMDB: 7.5/10

A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.

Okuribito (AKA: Departures)

IMDB: 8.0/10

Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.

Tengoku to jigoku (AKA: High and Low)

IMDB: 8.4/10

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.