Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (AKA: The Band's Visit)

IMDB: 7.5/10

A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.

Shizukanaru kettô (AKA: The Quiet Duel)

IMDB: 7.3/10

A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. The doctor's life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesn't destroy others along with him.

Busanhaeng (AKA: Train to Busan)

IMDB: 7.6/10

While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.

Riso amaro (AKA: Bitter Rice)

IMDB: 7.6/10

Two criminals on the run end up working in a rice field and decide to recruit other workers for their next robbery.

La mala educación (AKA: Bad Education)

IMDB: 7.4/10

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Roma città aperta (AKA: Rome, Open City)

IMDB: 8.0/10

During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.

Idi i smotri (AKA: Come and See)

IMDB: 8.3/10

After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.

Le notti di Cabiria (AKA: Nights of Cabiria)

IMDB: 8.1/10

A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.