Top rated thought-provoking movies on Showtime

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

1 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 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    posing questions
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exploration of human
  3. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic vision

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2 C'mon C'mon (2021)

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

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2021-11-19 | Drama

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman

Rating

rating icon 7.252
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with miserable life
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crisp cinematography
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely terrific

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3 The Whale (2022)

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

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2022-12-09 | Drama

Cast

Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    regretful character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    asthmatic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    unhealthy character

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4 The Green Knight (2021)

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.

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2021-07-29 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander

Rating

rating icon 6.592
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #1 for
    arthurian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    epic story

Trailer

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5 The Farewell (2019)

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen

Rating

rating icon 7.436
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    acute
  3. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme

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6 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

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2022-03-24 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deservedly won awards
  2. Ranked #1 for
    multiverse
  3. Ranked #2 for
    masterpiece

Trailer

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7 Close (2022)

Thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi have always been close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates.

Info

2022-11-01 | Drama

Cast

Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele

Rating

rating icon 7.787
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    elaborate
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unlikely friendship
  3. Ranked #1 for
    manhood

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8 Beanpole (2019)

Set in post-WWII Leningrad as two female soldiers return from war and attempt to rebuild their lives in the ravaged city.

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2019-06-20 | Drama / War

Cast

Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina

Rating

rating icon 7.084
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    devastated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    particularly striking
  3. Ranked #1 for
    chromatic

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9 Lamb (2021)

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

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2021-08-12 | Drama / Fantasy

Cast

Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Rating

rating icon 6.479
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gorgeous landscape
  2. Ranked #2 for
    kind of weird
  3. Ranked #2 for
    undefinable subject

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Lamb trailer
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10 The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

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2019-06-07 | Drama

Cast

Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    above average acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    soulful acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    elegiac

Trailer

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