Top rated thought-provoking movies on IndieFlix
Check out today’s highest ranked thought-provoking movies on IndieFlix! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best thought-provoking movies on IndieFlix, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Jesus of Montreal (1989)
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
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- 1989-05-17 | Drama
Cast
- Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening
Rating
6.9
2 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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- 1967-08-02 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
Rating
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7.628
3 The Ghost Writer (2010)
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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- 2010-02-12 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan
Rating
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6.832
4 Planet of the Apes (1968)
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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- 1968-02-07 | Science Fiction / Adventure
Cast
- Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall
Rating
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7.654
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5 Death of a Salesman (1985)
Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make things up to his family.
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- 1985-08-16 | Drama / TV Movie
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid
Rating
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6.893
6 The House I Live In (2012)
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
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- 2012-10-05 | Documentary
Cast
- Eugene Jarecki, Joe Biden
Rating
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7.4
7 Lucky (2017)
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.
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- 2017-09-29 | Drama
Cast
- Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch
Rating
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7.359
8 The Hustler (1961)
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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- 1961-09-25 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason
Rating
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7.682
9 Travelling Salesman (2012)
Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees that they must be wary with whom to trust and control their solution. The official offers them a reward of $10 million in exchange for their portion of the algorithm, swaying them by attempting to address their concerns. Only one of the four speaks out against the sale, and in doing so is forced to reveal a dark truth about his portion of the solution. Before they sign a license to the government, however, they wrestle with the ethical consequences of their discovery. -- Wikipedia
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- 2012-06-16 | Drama / Mystery
Cast
- Danny Barclay, Eric Bloom
Rating
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5.7
10 Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
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- 1942-07-03 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
Rating
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7.016
