Salaam Bombay! is a 1988 Indian drama film directed by Mira Nair. The film follows the lives of several homeless children living in the slums of Mumbai.

Nayakan is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film follows the life of Velu Nayakan, a young man who rises from poverty to become a powerful gangster.

English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Gauri Shinde. The film follows the story of Shashi Godbole, a housewife who decides to learn English in order to connect with her family and friends.

Parasite is a 2019 South Korean black comedy film directed by Bong Joon-ho. The film follows the lives of two families, one wealthy and one poor, who live in the same neighborhood.

Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film follows T'Challa, the king of Wakanda, a technologically advanced African nation, as he must defend his kingdom from enemies.

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film follows the Corleone family, a powerful Italian-American crime family in New York City.

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott. The film follows the story of two women, Thelma and Louise, who go on a road trip after Thelma kills a man who was trying to rape her.

Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II.

The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 Algerian war film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. The film tells the story of the Algerian National Liberation Front's (FLN) struggle for independence from France.

The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film tells the story of a poor family of Oklahoma farmers who are forced to leave their home during the Dust Bowl and travel to California in search of work.

Silent Spring is a 1962 book by Rachel Carson that documented the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, particularly on birds. The book helped to launch the modern environmental movement.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film tells the story of a group of astronauts who are sent on a mission to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious monolith.

The Theory of Everything is a 2014 biographical drama film directed by James Marsh. The film tells the story of Stephen Hawking, a physicist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 21.

Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film tells the story of Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer who is fired from his job after he is diagnosed with AIDS.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman. The film tells the story of Randle McMurphy, a rebellious inmate who is sent to a mental institution.