La Môme (AKA: La Vie En Rose)

IMDB: 7.5/10

Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

IMDB: 7.7/10

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Eastern Promises

IMDB: 7.6/10

A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

The Number 23

IMDB: 6.4/10

Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.

Grbavica

IMDB: 7.2/10

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.

Hot Fuzz

IMDB: 7.8/10

An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.

Children of Men

IMDB: 7.9/10

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

Donnie Darko (2001)

IMDB: 8.0/10

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.