Män som hatar kvinnor (AKA: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

IMDB: 7.8/10

Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.

Giulietta degli spiriti (AKA: Juliet of the Spirits)

IMDB: 7.4/10

Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40-something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband.

Paisà (AKA: Paisan)

IMDB: 7.6/10

American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.

Les adieux à la reine (AKA: Farewell, My Queen)

IMDB: 6.2/10

A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.

Le mépris (AKA: Contempt)

IMDB: 7.4/10

A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.

Et Dieu... créa la femme (AKA: ...And God Created Woman)

IMDB: 6.3/10

In sunny St. Tropez, a young woman loves one brother but marries the other.

Monster (2003)

IMDB: 7.3/10

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

The Jewel of the Nile

IMDB: 6.1/10

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.