Top rated testy movies on Criterion Channel

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

1 The Blue Caftan (2023)

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

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2023-02-10 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri

Rating

rating icon 7.223
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    antsy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    young and handsome
  3. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship

Trailer

The Blue Caftan trailer
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2 Election (2005)

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

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2005-10-20 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #44 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #64 for
    backstabbing
  3. Ranked #185 for
    brash

Trailer

Election trailer
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3 Fire Will Come (2019)

When Amador Coro gets out of prison for having provoked a fire, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his elder mother, Benedicta, and three cows. Life goes on calmly, following the rhythm of the nature. Until the night when a fire devastates the region.

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2019-09-04 | Drama

Cast

Arias Amador, Benedicta Sanchez

Rating

rating icon 6.369
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #31 for
    juicy atmosphere
  2. Ranked #212 for
    like The Da Vinci Code
  3. Ranked #261 for
    juicy

Trailer

Fire Will Come trailer
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4 Certain Women (2016)

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

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2016-09-25 | Drama

Cast

Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart

Rating

rating icon 5.992
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #150 for
    canonical
  2. Ranked #173 for
    interconnected story
  3. Ranked #195 for
    demanding multiple views

Trailer

Certain Women trailer
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5 Certified Copy (2010)

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

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2010-05-18 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Juliette Binoche, William Shimell

Rating

rating icon 6.95
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #101 for
    flirtatious
  2. Ranked #176 for
    travelogue
  3. Ranked #188 for
    confusing

Trailer

Certified Copy trailer
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6 Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

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2021-04-11 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima

Rating

rating icon 7.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    as a topic of discussion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    vignette narrative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    boyish

Trailer

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy trailer
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7 Three Colors: Red (1994)

Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its owner, a retired judge, is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his neighbors' phone calls. Although Valentine is outraged, she develops a strange bond with the judge – and as the two become closer, she finds herself caught in the middle of events that could change her life.

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1994-05-12 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Rating

rating icon 7.923
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #75 for
    prosaic
  2. Ranked #113 for
    with biblical reference
  3. Ranked #160 for
    sabbatical

Trailer

Three Colors: Red trailer
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8 Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Info

2016-03-31 | Adventure / Comedy

Cast

Sam Neill, Julian Dennison

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #11 for
    cantankerous
  2. Ranked #39 for
    wayward
  3. Ranked #62 for
    hard-nosed

Trailer

Hunt for the Wilderpeople trailer
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9 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.

Info

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

Trailer

Joyland trailer
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10 After Yang (2022)

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

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2022-03-04 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith

Rating

rating icon 6.424
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    mellow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    posing questions
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for contemplation

Trailer

After Yang trailer
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