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A Town Called Panic (2009)
 10/10 
Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again. (75 mins.)
“ Animated surreal, absurd French comedy ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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Upstream Color (2013)
 10/10 
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. (96 mins.)
Director: Shane Carruth
“ Unparalleled execution of a vision ” - Catnamedmittens
 
 
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Whisper of the Heart (1995)
 10/10 
A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and the boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses. (111 mins.)
Director: Yoshifumi Kondô
“ Always gets me ” - Catnamedmittens
 
 
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Interstellar (2014)
 10/10 
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. (169 mins.)
“ Dream ” - Catnamedmittens
 
 
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Princess Mononoke (1997)
 10/10 
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. (134 mins.)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
“ To see with eyes unclouded by hate ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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The Fountain (2006)
 10/10 
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi. (96 mins.)
Director: Darren Aronofsky
“ Scope ” - Catnamedmittens
 
 
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Confessions (2010)
 9/10 
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death. (106 mins.)
“ Dark dark dark ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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Dev D (2009)
 9/10 
After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption? (144 mins.)
Director: Anurag Kashyap
“ A blend of many things, if anything, engaging ” - Catnamedmittens
 
 
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After the Wedding (2006)
 9/10 
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. (120 mins.)
Director: Susanne Bier
“ Raw ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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Pierrot le Fou (1965)
 9/10 
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run. (110 mins.)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
“ Ultimate expression of Absurdity and Surrealism ” - Catnamedmittens
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
 9/10 
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. (87 mins.)
Director: Wes Anderson
“ Boggis Bunce and Bean, one short one fat one lean, 3 horrible crooks so different in looks but nonetheless equally mean ” - Catnamedmittens
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Summer Wars (2009)
 8/10 
A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday. (114 mins.)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
“ Sleek and fantastical ” - Catnamedmittens
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
 8/10 
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. (172 mins.)
“ The scale of it ” - Catnamedmittens
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Sweet Land (2005)
 7/10 
In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications. (110 mins.)
Director: Ali Selim
“ Most people I recommend watch this don't really like it ” - Catnamedmittens
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Sound of Noise (2010)
 7/10 
A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city. (102 mins.)
“ Quirky ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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Kamome Diner (2006)
 8/10 
Where are we welcome? On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls... (102 mins.)
Director: Naoko Ogigami
“ The odd duckling ” - Catnamedmittens
 
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Under the Skin (2013)
 8/10 
A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. (108 mins.)
Director: Jonathan Glazer
“ Different ” - Catnamedmittens