10d 2 2 nimu @plushiedata
created a collection

non-usamerican movies i liked

18 movies  

(starting from september 16 2025. will be updating)

~ movies i gave 3.5 or more ⭐

i watch way too many usamerican movies (proportionally). particularly since recent developments there, i've been wanting to change that.

note: i've included movies from all other countries besides the US, despite their particular history of human rights violations. that's because (1) i believe that, as of today, the US has the greatest capacity to influence foreign policy and thinking through its media and (2) this is mainly an attempt to reduce my cultural dependence on a single country and diversify my perspectives.

hopefully other folks might find something interesting to watch in this list too?

(人 •͈ᴗ•͈)

cover

Movie

The Settlers (2023)
Los colonos
Felipe Gálvez actor: Camilo Arancibia / Heinz K. Krattiger …
other title: Les Colons / Los colonos …
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
cover

Movie

Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)
Добро пожаловать, или Посторонним вход воспрещен TMDB Douban NeoDB
Elem Germanovich Klimov actor: Evgeniy Evstigneev / Arina Aleynikova …
other title: Benvenuti ovvero vietato l'ingresso agli estranei / Soyez les bienvenus …
A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.
cover

Movie

Heads or Fails (2025)
Aimer perdre WikiData IMDb TMDB
Lenny Guit / Harpo Guit actor: Maria Cavalier-Bazan / Melvil Poupaud …
other title: Aimer perdre
Armande Pigeon, a queen of shenanigans in Brussels struggles to make ends meet because she can’t stop gambling on everything, always ending up on the wrong side of luck. When she teams up with Ronnie one night, everything changes — they win it all. And when you hit a winning streak, you have to know when to stop.
cover

Movie

Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Lásky jedné plavovlásky IMDb TMDB
Miloš Forman actor: Hana Brejchová / Vladimír Pucholt …
other title: Gli amori di una bionda / Lásky jedné plavovlásky …
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.
cover

Movie

Eternity (2018)
Wiñaypacha WikiData IMDb TMDB
Óscar Catacora actor: Vicente Catacora / Rosa Nina
other title: Wiñaypacha
A couple of elderlies try to survive in Los Andes of Peru while they wait for their son.
cover

Movie

La Chimera (2023)
La chimera
★ 7.5 18 ratings
Alice Rohrwacher actor: 乔什·奥康纳 / Carol Duarte …
other title: La chimera / A Quimera …
Just out of jail, rumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
cover

Movie

Song Lang (2018)
Song Lang WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Leon Lê actor: Isaac / Liên Bỉnh Phát …
Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.
cover

Movie

And Then We Danced (2019)
და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ
★ 7.6 5 ratings
Levan Akin actor: Levan Gelbakhiani / Bachi Valishvili …
other title: I Morgen Danser Vi / Als wir tanzten …
Merab, a devoted dancer, has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, sparks both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause Merab to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships.
cover

Movie

The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Obchod na korze WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Ján Kadár / Elmar Klos actor: Ida Kamińska / Jozef Kroner …
other title: Il negozio al corso / A Pequena Loja da Rua Principal …
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.
cover

Movie

Apparition (2012)
Aparisyon WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Isabel Sandoval actor: Mylene Dizon / Jodi Sta. Maria …
other title: Aparisyon
Tucked away in a remote forest, the convent of Adoration is inhabited by a group of nuns seeking a peaceful life of devotion and discipline, filling their days with nothing but mundane chores and prayers. But the wish for a life in isolation is threatened when President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, and political protests and chaos begin to infiltrate every corner of the archipelago. Suddenly, the nuns find themselves engulfed in violence and unrest that will eventually put their faith and conscience to the test.
cover

Movie

Before We Vanish (2017)
散歩する侵略者
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Masami Nagasawa / Ryuhei Matsuda …
other title: Avant que nous disparaissions / Before we Vanish …
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.
cover

Movie

Arnold Is a Model Student (2023)
อานนเป็นนักเรียนตัวอย่าง IMDb TMDB
Sorayos Prapapan actor: Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg / Siriboon Naddhabhan …
other title: Arnold is a Model Student / Arnon - un élève modèle …
Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold is considering working with Bee, at his school, many students are not happy with the school’s disrespect of their freedom and they organize a big protest.
cover

Movie

Gandahar (1987)
Gandahar
René Laloux actor: Catherine Chevallier / Pierre-Marie Escourrou …
other title: Gandahar: os anos de luz / Gandahar, los años luz …
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.
cover

Movie

Godland (2022)
Vanskabte land
Hlynur Pálmason actor: Elliott Crosset Hove / Vic Carmen Sonne …
other title: Godland - Nella terra di Dio / Vanskabte land …
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
cover

Movie

Cocoon (2020)
Kokon
Leonie Krippendorff actor: Lena Urzendowsky / Lena Klenke …
other title: Kokon / El despertar de Nora …
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.
cover

Movie

Solaris (1972)
Солярис
★ 8.5 27 ratings
Andrei Tarkovsky actor: Natalya Bondarchuk / Donatas Banionis …
other title: Солярис
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Reply Quote Oct. 21, 2025