Top rated taboo movies on Kanopy

Check out today’s highest ranked taboo movies on Kanopy! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best taboo movies on Kanopy, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

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2019-09-18 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel

Rating

rating icon 8.151
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    compelling portrayal
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cinematic triumph
  3. Ranked #1 for
    visual poetry

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2 And Then We Danced (2019)

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.

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2019-09-13 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    clapping
  2. Ranked #1 for
    manly
  3. Ranked #1 for
    traditional

Trailer

And Then We Danced trailer
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3 Queen of Hearts (2019)

Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.

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2019-03-27 | Drama

Cast

Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh

Rating

rating icon 6.926
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    recalcitrant character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    morally corrupt
  3. Ranked #2 for
    reprehensible

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4 Titane (2021)

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.

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2021-07-14 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon

Rating

rating icon 6.439
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shocking
  2. Ranked #1 for
    edgy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bizarre

Trailer

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5 Shiva Baby (2021)

College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

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2021-04-02 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon

Rating

rating icon 7.195
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tightly wound
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tightly packed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    nerve-racking

Trailer

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6 The Worst Person in the World (2021)

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

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2021-10-13 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie

Rating

rating icon 7.532
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    innocence and desire
  2. Ranked #2 for
    resonating
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slice of life

Trailer

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7 Wet Season (2019)

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.

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2019-11-22 | Drama

Cast

Yann Yann Yeo, Koh Jia Ler

Rating

rating icon 6.586
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nuanced
  2. Ranked #1 for
    minor disappointment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    chromatic

Trailer

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8 Joyland (2022)

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

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2022-11-18 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    casual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    social issue
  3. Ranked #2 for
    topical issue

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Joyland trailer
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9 Another Round (2020)

Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

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2020-09-24 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Rating

rating icon 7.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    binge worthy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mopey
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with marital problems

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Another Round trailer
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10 The Mole Agent (2020)

When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

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2020-12-11 | Documentary

Cast

Sergio Chamy, Rómulo Aitken

Rating

rating icon 7.911
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lost youth
  2. Ranked #1 for
    easy-going character
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ethical issue

Trailer

The Mole Agent trailer
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