With cozy nights in November, all you want to do is sit in and watch TV. We’ve compiled a list of global movies to rediscover.

First stop, are some global picks to boast yourself a film buff…

Hiroshima Mon Amour | Directed by Alain Resnais (Apple TV+)

A Japanese Architect and Fresh actress join in a romance set in Hiroshima. But, can they escape the history of the lovers and lives they lost in the world war so long ago?

Y Tu Mama Tambien | Written by Carlos Cuaron & Alfonso Cuaron (Hulu)

Two high school best friends embark on a road trip with an older woman as they explore mortality across Mexico and what connection really means.

Ikiru | Written and Directed by Akira Kurosawa (MAX)

After finding out he has terminal cancer, elderly Mr. Watanabe relearns how to live by adding passion and a meaningful project to his bureaucratic job in Tokyo.

Story of a Three Day Pass | Written by Melvin van Peebles (MAX)

In the 1960s, a Black soldier stationed in Paris falls in love with a French girl only to face internal and outside racial tensions.

Bicycle Thieves | Written by Cesare Zavattini (MAX)

Catch an Italian father go on a journey to steal back his bike to obtain a job to support his family…only to find that a chase might draw him away from his son.

Finish your rim off with South Asian Films :

The Big Sick | Starring Kumail Ali Nanjiani, Directed by Micheal Showalter (Amazon Prime)

Kumail is too scared to commit to his love, Emily if it means he has to give up his Muslim family. When Emily falls into a coma, he connects with her white parents to accept the families he wants to make himself.

Bombay | Directed by Mani Ratnam, Music Composition by A. R. Rahman (Amazon Prime)

When a Hindu boy and Muslim girl elope, their two Tamil families tear apart from religious conflict. Yet, when the couple faces civil unrest in Bombay, the families must rejoin to save their grandsons.

Charulata | Written and Directed by Satyajit Ray (Apple TV+)

Set in Calcutta in the 1870s, this Bengali romance revolves around a triangle of husband (Bhupati), wife (Charulata), and Bhupati’s brother’s new connection with Charulata.

Monsoon Wedding | Directed by Mira Nair and Written by Sabrina Dhawan (Amazon Prime)

This 2000s Punjabi Wedding is all fun and games until inside family secrets turn dark.

My Beautiful Launderette | Written by Hanif Kureishi (Pluto TV)

Omar is a young Pakistani-English adult fixing up his uncle’s laundromat. He must combat a racist group tearing down the place led by his ex-lover making amends.

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