Ikiru

IMDB: 8.3/10

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

The Red Shoes

IMDB: 8.1/10

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

IMDB: 8.1/10

When four small-time criminals lose a rigged poker game against a London kingpin, he gives them one week to settle their enormous debt.

Argo

IMDB: 7.7/10

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

The Green Mile

IMDB: 8.6/10

Paul Edgecomb, the head death row guard at a prison in 1930s Louisiana, meets an inmate, John Coffey, a black man who is accused of murdering two girls. His life changes drastically when he discovers that John has a special gift.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

IMDB: 8.1/10

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.

Lost Highway

IMDB: 7.6/10

Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.

The Score

IMDB: 6.8/10

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout.