50 Movies to Watch Before You Turn 30

By Vlad Zakh · March 7, 2026

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Some films hit differently depending on where you are in life, and these are the ones people come back to for exactly that reason: leaving home, working out who you are, realising your parents are just people. Good Will Hunting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Whiplash, Fight Club and American Beauty lead the way, while Manchester by the Sea, Her and Moonlight tend to land differently each time you watch.

Good Will Hunting (1997) 01

Good Will Hunting (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 71

A brilliant but troubled janitor with a gift for mathematics is guided by a therapist towards self-acceptance.

Directed by Gus Van Sant · 2h 07m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars25 wins & 61 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 02

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 89

A heartbroken man undergoes a procedure to erase all memory of his former relationship.

Directed by Michel Gondry · 1h 48m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar73 wins & 111 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Whiplash (2014) 03

Whiplash (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 94% Metacritic 89

An ambitious young drummer is pushed to his psychological limits by a ruthless, abusive music conductor.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 1h 47m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars100 wins & 144 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Fight Club (1999) 04

Fight Club (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 81% Metacritic 67

A satire so stylish that a lot of viewers missed it was a satire at all.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 19m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar12 wins & 38 nominations

Where to watch

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American Beauty (1999) 05

American Beauty (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 87% Metacritic 84

A suburban father's midlife crisis upends his family when he becomes infatuated with his daughter's friend.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars112 wins & 102 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Manchester by the Sea (2016) 06

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Grief handled with restraint instead of melodrama, which makes it land harder.

Directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 2h 18m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Room (2015) 07

Room (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 86

A young mother and her son, raised in captivity, must adjust to life after their escape.

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson · 1h 58m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar108 wins & 143 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Her (2013) 08

Her (2013)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A love story about loneliness that has only got more prophetic every year since.

Directed by Spike Jonze · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Star Is Born (2018) 09

A Star Is Born (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.6

The fourth go at this story, and it still works completely.

Directed by Bradley Cooper · 2h 16m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Moonlight (2016) 10

Moonlight (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 98% Metacritic 99

A quiet, three-part coming-of-age story told with real restraint.

Directed by Barry Jenkins · 1h 52m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars237 wins & 315 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Social Network (2010) 11

The Social Network (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A founding-myth drama about Facebook that plays like a genuine thriller.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 12

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A rags-to-riches structure told through game-show trivia.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) 13

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Earns its ending through everything that comes before it.

Directed by Gabriele Muccino · 1h 57m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Angel Studios · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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500 Days of Summer (2009) 14

500 Days of Summer (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A breakup told out of order, and not the romance it first appears to be.

Directed by Marc Webb · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 15

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 91% Metacritic 80

A dysfunctional family road-trips a young girl to a beauty pageant she barely wants to attend.

Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris · 1h 42m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars73 wins & 112 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Lady Bird (2017) 16

Lady Bird (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A coming-of-age story that treats a teenage girl's life as genuinely important.

Directed by Greta Gerwig · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Boyhood (2014) 17

Boyhood (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.9

One boy's childhood, filmed with the same cast over twelve real years.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 2h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) 18

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A withdrawn freshman is pulled out of his shell by two seniors who see him clearly.

Directed by Stephen Chbosky · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Graduate (1967) 19

The Graduate (1967)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A directionless college graduate drifts into an affair with an older family friend.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dead Poets Society (1989) 20

Dead Poets Society (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 79

An unconventional English teacher inspires his boarding school students to seize the day through poetry.

Directed by Peter Weir · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar20 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rocky (1976) 21

Rocky (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 70

A struggling small-time boxer is given a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the heavyweight title.

Directed by John G. Avildsen · 2h 00m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars23 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Amélie (2001) 22

Amélie (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 90% Metacritic 70

A whimsical Parisian waitress quietly improves the lives of those around her.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 2h 02m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars60 wins & 74 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Truman Show (1998) 23

The Truman Show (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 90

An ordinary man slowly discovers his entire life has been broadcast as a reality television show.

Directed by Peter Weir · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars42 wins & 69 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Big Fish (2003) 24

Big Fish (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 76% Metacritic 58

A son tries to separate fact from fantasy in his dying father's tall tales.

Directed by Tim Burton · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar69 nominations

Where to watch

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Y Tu Mamá También (2001) 25

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 90% Metacritic 89

A road-trip comedy that turns unexpectedly melancholy about class and mortality.

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar39 wins & 48 nominations

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Lost in Translation (2003) 26

Lost in Translation (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 95% Metacritic 91

Two lonely Americans form an unexpected bond while both staying at the same Tokyo hotel.

Directed by Sofia Coppola · 1h 42m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar98 wins & 133 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Frances Ha (2012) 27

Frances Ha (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 92% Metacritic 82

A struggling dancer drifts between apartments and friendships in black-and-white New York.

Directed by Noah Baumbach · 1h 26m · Rated R

1 win & 49 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Adventureland (2009) 28

Adventureland (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A recent graduate's humiliating summer job at a run-down theme park turns into an unexpected coming-of-age.

Directed by Greg Mottola · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Call Me by Your Name (2017) 29

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 94

A summer romance between a teenager and his father's research assistant changes how he sees himself.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino · 2h 12m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar107 wins & 263 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Farewell (2019) 30

The Farewell (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A granddaughter hides her grandmother's terminal diagnosis at her family's insistence.

Directed by Lulu Wang · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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About Time (2013) 31

About Time (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 70% Metacritic 55

A young man finds out the men in his family can travel through time and mostly uses it for small things.

Directed by Richard Curtis · 2h 03m · Rated R

3 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) 32

Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A son hides German reunification from his bedridden, die-hard socialist mother.

Directed by Wolfgang Becker · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) 33

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 83% Metacritic 75

A young Che Guevara's road trip across South America radicalises him mile by mile.

Directed by Walter Salles · 2h 06m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar36 wins & 49 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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School of Rock (2003) 34

School of Rock (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 92% Metacritic 82

A failed musician poses as a supply teacher and secretly trains his class to form a rock band.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

8 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Hulu, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Booksmart (2019) 35

Booksmart (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 96% Metacritic 84

Two overachieving best friends try to cram four years of fun into one wild night before graduation.

Directed by Olivia Wilde · 1h 42m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award29 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Juno (2007) 36

Juno (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.4

The indie-comedy voice that defined a specific late-2000s tone.

Directed by Jason Reitman · 1h 36m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Superbad (2007) 37

Superbad (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 88% Metacritic 76

Two inseparable best friends face the reality of splitting up for college the night of one legendary party.

Directed by Greg Mottola · 1h 53m · Rated R

11 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 38

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 85% Metacritic 61

A high schooler fakes his way through one perfect, elaborate day off school.

Directed by John Hughes · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Breakfast Club (1985) 39

The Breakfast Club (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Five students from five different cliques spend a Saturday detention actually talking to each other.

Directed by John Hughes · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Stand By Me (1986) 40

Stand By Me (1986)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 89% Metacritic 76

Four young boys set out on a journey to find the body of a missing local teenager.

Directed by Rob Reiner · 1h 29m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Into the Wild (2007) 41

Into the Wild (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 83% Metacritic 73

A college graduate gives away his savings and walks into the Alaskan wilderness alone.

Directed by Sean Penn · 2h 28m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars23 wins & 106 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) 42

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A daydreaming photo archivist finally lives out the adventures he's only ever imagined.

Directed by Ben Stiller · 1h 54m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Life of Pi (2012) 43

Life of Pi (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 86% Metacritic 79

A shipwrecked teenager shares a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for 227 days at sea.

Directed by Ang Lee · 2h 07m · Rated PG

Won 4 Oscars81 wins & 134 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wild (2014) 44

Wild (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 88% Metacritic 74

A grieving woman hikes eleven hundred miles alone to rebuild herself from nothing.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 1h 55m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars13 wins & 70 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Up in the Air (2009) 45

Up in the Air (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A corporate downsizer who lives entirely out of a suitcase is forced to confront how empty that life really is.

Directed by Jason Reitman · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) 46

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A group of British retirees move to a rundown Indian hotel that turns out to be better in the brochure.

Directed by John Madden · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sing Street (2016) 47

Sing Street (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 95% Metacritic 79

A Dublin teenager starts a band purely to impress a girl, and it becomes much more than that.

Directed by John Carney · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

16 wins & 45 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Kids Are All Right (2010) 48

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 93% Metacritic 86

Two teenagers track down the sperm donor behind their two mums' family.

Directed by Lisa Cholodenko · 1h 46m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars29 wins & 133 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Garden State (2004) 49

Garden State (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A numbed-out actor returns home for his mother's funeral and starts feeling things again.

Directed by Zach Braff · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Way, Way Back (2013) 50

The Way, Way Back (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A withdrawn teenager finds an unlikely mentor at a summer-town water park.

Directed by Jim Rash & Nat Faxon · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.