Sanshô dayû (AKA: Sansho the Bailiff)

IMDB: 8.4/10

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

To Have and Have Not

IMDB: 7.8/10

During World War II, an American expatriate helps transport a French Resistance leader and his wife to Martinique while romancing a lounge singer.

Abre los ojos (AKA: Open Your Eyes)

IMDB: 7.7/10

A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.

Un prophète (AKA: A Prophet)

IMDB: 7.8/10

A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.

Fa yeung nin wah (AKA: In the Mood for Love)

IMDB: 8.1/10

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (AKA: The Hidden Fortress)

IMDB: 8.0/10

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

Låt den rätte komma in (2008) (AKA: Let the Right One In)

IMDB: 7.8/10

Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (AKA: Sunrise)

IMDB: 8.1/10

A sophisticated city woman seduces a farmer and convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when he changes his mind at the last moment.